# Patrick Friday Eze

Patrick Friday Eze (born 22 December 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian club Mladost Lučani.

## 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

    As of match played 20 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rad | 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Napredak Kruševac | 2013–14 | Serbian SuperLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Mladost Lučani | 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 15 |
| Fujairah | 2015–16 | UAE Pro League | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 17 |
| Al Qadsiah (loan) | 2016–17 | Saudi Pro League | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 8 |
| Konyaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Denizlispor (loan) | 2017–18 | TFF First League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Raków Częstochowa | 2018–19 | I liga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Kukësi | 2020–21 | Kategoria Superiore | 33 | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 37 | 18 |
| Al Ahli | 2021–22 | Qatar Stars League | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 18 | 10 |
| Ankara Keçiörengücü | 2022–23 | TFF First League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Mladost Lučani | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 8 |
| Mladost Lučani | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Mladost Lučani | Total | Total | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 194 | 64 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 219 | 80 |
* ↑ Includes Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Turkish Cup, Polish Cup, Albanian Cup, Serbian Cup
* ↑ Includes UAE League Cup, King's Cup, Qatari Stars Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

## 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