Friday Zico

Friday Zico
Personal information
Full name Friday Zico Paul
Date of birth (1994-11-01) 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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 July 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals 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]

References

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