Faith Friday Obilor

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Full name Faith Friday Obilor
Date of birth (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Aba, Nigeria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Faith Friday Obilor
Personal information
Full name Faith Friday Obilor
Date of birth (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Aba, Nigeria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Penang
Number 55
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 RoPS 21 (0)
2012Inter Turku (loan) 4 (0)
2013–2015 RoPS 89 (8)
2016 Inter Turku 31 (2)
2017–2019 HJK 73 (2)
2020 Sheriff Tiraspol 12 (0)
2021 Taraz 15 (1)
2021–2022 Aksu 30 (2)
2023 Pyunik 1 (0)
2023–2024 Northeast United 0 (0)
2024–2025 PDRM FC 22 (0)
2025– Penang 12 (2)
Total 310 (17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 January 2026

Faith Friday Obilor (born 5 March 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Penang.[1][2]

Club

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.[3]


PDRM FC

In March 2024, Obilor moved to Southeast Asia for the first time, signing with Malaysia Super League side PDRM FC.[4] 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.[5] 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

Career statistics

References

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