Patrick Friday Eze (born 22 December 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career Born in Kaduna, Eze played with Ajiya Babes and Zamfara United in his homeland, before moving abroad to Ivorian club Africa Sports in 2011. He won the national championship in his first season with the side. Eze also appeared for Africa Sports in the qualification phase for the 2012 CAF Champions League.
In the summer of 2013, Eze moved to Europe and signed with Serbian SuperLiga club Rad. He switched to league rivals Napredak Kruševac in the 2014 winter transfer window. In the summer of 2014, Eze was acquired by newly promoted Mladost Lučani. He scored a hat-trick in a 3–2 home league victory over Spartak Subotica on 7 March 2015. Eze finished the season as the league's top scorer with 15 goals.
In July 2015, Eze moved to the United Arab Emirates and signed with Fujairah. He was the team's top scorer in the 2015–16 UAE Pro League, netting 14 goals in 24 appearances, but failed to save the club from relegation. In July 2016, Eze was sent on a season-long loan to Saudi Pro League side Al Qadsiah.
In August 2017, Eze was transferred to Turkish club Konyaspor, penning a three-year contract. He was loaned out to Denizlispor in January 2018.
After spending half a season without a club, Eze moved to Poland and signed with Raków Częstochowa in early 2019. He helped the side win the I liga to earn promotion to the Ekstraklasa.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRad2013–14Serbian SuperLiga2000——20Napredak Kruševac2013–14Serbian SuperLiga3000——30Mladost Lučani2014–15Serbian SuperLiga261500——2615Fujairah2015–16UAE Pro League24140033—2717Al Qadsiah (loan)2016–17Saudi Pro League2452310—278Konyaspor2017–18Süper Lig7220—20112Denizlispor (loan)2017–18TFF 1. Lig6000——60Raków Częstochowa2018–19I liga6110——71Kukësi2020–21Kategoria Superiore331522—213718Al Ahli2021–22Qatar Stars League1140076—1810Ankara Keçiörengücü2022–23TFF 1. Lig12011——131Mladost Lučani2023–24Serbian SuperLiga27810——2882024–25Serbian SuperLiga13010——140Total408200000428Career total194641061194121980
Honours Africa Sports Ligue 1: 2011 Raków Częstochowa I liga: 2018–19 Individual Serbian SuperLiga top scorer: 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2014–15
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