Faith Friday Obilor (born 5 March 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Penang.
Club Career
PS Kemi In 2011, he came from Nigeria to join PS Kemi in Finnish 2nd league Ykkönen.
RoPS He changed clubs after the first season as PS Kemi was relegated and continued to play in Ykkönen another year. Obilor joined RoPS and formed a defensive partnership with fellow Nigerian Nduka Alison, and RoPS secured a promotion to Veikkausliiga at the end of the 2012 season.
FC Inter Obilar joined another Finnish club FC Inter on loan from RoPS. On 19 January 2016, Obilar back again joining FC Inter on a permanent transfer from RoPS.
HJK On 29 November 2016, Obilor signed a two-year contract with HJK.
PDRM FC In March 2024, Obilor moved to Southeast Asia for the first time, signing with Malaysia Super League side PDRM FC. He made 22 appearances during the 2024–25 season, establishing himself as one of the league's top-rated defenders.
Penang On 27 August 2025, Obilor joined Penang on a free transfer. He made an immediate impact, scoring his first goal for the club in a 5–0 victory over Melaka FC in January 2026. He followed this with a match-winning header against Kuala Lumpur City F.C. on 14 January 2026.
Honours RoPS Ykkönen (1): 2012 Finnish Cup (1): 2013
HJK Veikkausliiga: 2017, 2018 Finnish Cup: 2017
Penang MFL Challenge Cup runner-up: 2026
Individual Veikkausliiga Defender of the Year: 2015, 2018 Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2018
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAmaZulu2010–11South African Premier Division0000––00PS Kemi2011Ykkönen210–––210RoPS2012Ykkönen201–––2012013Veikkausliiga31151–604212014Veikkausliiga3112020403912015Veikkausliiga30210–71383Total112581201711397Inter Turku (loan)2012Veikkausliiga70–––70Inter Turku2016Veikkausliiga33030–50410HJK2017Veikkausliiga2428030–3522018Veikkausliiga2918160–4322019Veikkausliiga2305050–330Total763211140––1114Sheriff Tiraspol2020–21Moldovan Super Liga1701030–210Taraz2021Kazakhstan Premier League24260––302Aksu2022Kazakhstan Premier League22050––2702023Kazakhstan Premier League24020––260Total46070––––530PDRM2024–25Malaysia Super League13000––130Career total3491046219022143613
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