Friday Zico
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Friday Oyèlé Zico Paul | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Magwi, Sudan (now South Sudan) | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kalamunda City FC | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Fremantle City FC | ||
| 2009–2010 | Melville City | ||
| 2011 | FWNTC | ||
| 2012–2014 | Perth SC | ||
| 2009 | Cockburn City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Perth SC | 19 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Cockburn City | 12 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Armadale SC | 52 | (1) |
| 2022 | Gwelup Croatia | 15 | (0) |
| 2023-2024 | Cockburn City SC | 19 | (5) |
| 2025- | Kalamunda City FC | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | South Sudan | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Friday Zico (born 1 November 1994) is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kalamunda City FC in the State League Division 1 and the South Sudan national team.[1]
Zico was born in a town called Magwi in South Sudan, and spent his early life in a refugee camp near the Ugandan city of Gulu, after his parents fled the Sudanese Civil War. In 2004, he and his family were accepted as refugees by Australia, and settled in the city of Perth, where he attended Melville Senior High School. Zico started playing football age 12 for Fremantle United SC in 2006 spending 3 years in the club youth system before moving to club Cockburn City Soccer club to further his education in the game in 2009.[2] In 2010 Zico made another move to Melville City FC playing for their Men's Reserve Team in which he collected Player Of The Year and club Top goal Scorer in the Reserve League. In 2011 Zico signed with Fremantle City State League Division One. In 2012 Zico performance attracted the attention of Football West National Training Centre coach Kenny Lowe who offered Zico a scholarship in the National Development Squad.