Friday Zico
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Friday Zico Paul | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Magwi, South Sudan | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cockburn City | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Fremantle United | ||
| 2009–2010 | Melville City | ||
| 2011 | FWNTC | ||
| 2012–2014 | Perth SC | ||
| 2015 | Cockburn City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Perth SC | 19 | (3) |
| 2015– | Cockburn City | 12 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | South Sudan | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 July 2015. | |||
Friday Zico (born 1 November 1994) is a South Sudanese footballer who plays as an attacking left winger or defender for Cockburn City SC in the National Premier Leagues Western Australia.
Personal life
Zico was born in Magwi (present-day 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.
International career
On the 8th of June 2015 Zico made his debut as second-half substitute for South Sudan National team in an International friendly match against Kenya which ended in a 2-0 defeat to Kenya. 5 days later on the 13th of June 2015 Zico made his full International appearance against Mali in South Sudan first ever 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match which ended in a 2-0 defeat. On 1 September 2015 Zico was called up to the South Sudan national football team training camp to prepare for their 2017 African cup of Nation qualification match against Equatorial Guinea, however Zico sustained a serious knee injury during training, which will keep him out of action for 9 months.[1]
External links
- Friday Zico profile at Soccerway
- Friday Zico at National-Football-Teams.com
- CAF Online