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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faith Friday Obilor | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1991 | ||
| 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) |
| 2012 | → Inter 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 | 19 | (2) |
| Total | 317 | (17) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2026 | |||
Club Career
editPS Kemi
editRoPS
editHe 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
editHJK
editPDRM FC
editIn 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
editOn 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
edit- RoPS
- Ykkönen (1): 2012
- Finnish Cup (1): 2013
HJK
- Veikkausliiga: 2017, 2018
- Finnish Cup: 2017
Penang
- MFL Challenge Cup runner-up: 2026[6]
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Defender of the Year: 2015,[7] 2018
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2018
Career statistics
edit- As of 27 November 2024.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AmaZulu | 2010–11 | South African Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| PS Kemi | 2011 | Ykkönen | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| RoPS | 2012 | Ykkönen | 20 | 1 | – | – | – | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 6[b] | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 7[b] | 1 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Total | 112 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 139 | 7 | ||
| Inter Turku (loan) | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Inter Turku | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 5[b] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| HJK | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | – | 35 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | – | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 76 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 111 | 4 | ||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2020–21 | Moldovan Super Liga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |
| Taraz | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 2 | ||
| Aksu | 2022 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 53 | 0 | ||
| PDRM | 2024–25 | Malaysia Super League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 349 | 10 | 46 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 436 | 13 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup, Moldovan Cup, Kazakhstan Cup
- 1 2 3 4 Includes Finnish League Cup
- 1 2 Includes UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ↑ Faith Friday Obilor at Soccerway
- ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ↑ "HJK sopimukseen Obilorin kanssa". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ↑ "Faith Obilor sedia perkuat kental pertahanan Sang Saka Biru". Stadium Astro. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Penang FC sambar khidmat Faith Obilor". Berita Harian. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "MFL Challenge Cup Final: Sabah lengkapkan minggu gemilang wakil Borneo". 19 April 2026.
- ↑ Kai (30 October 2015). "Tässä ovat Captain's Ball -futisgaalan kaikki palkitut tahot". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.