Article by Eduard Apostol – Published Sunday, June 14, 2026, 2:08 p.m. / Updated Sunday, June 14, 2026, 2:10 p.m.
Versatile, in the lane, in defense or in the midfield, Friday Adams, 23 years old, ex-FC Botoșani, is the player of U Cluj, officially, after the parties have agreed since the winter. Here are the details!
There are three more days of vacation at U Cluj, and at the reunion Cristiano Bergodi will have pleasant surprises. Today, the club formalized another transfer. Basically, he confirmed what is already known, since the winter, when the 23-year-old football player Friday Adams, last time at FC Botoșani, agreed to join the “Red Caps” team from this summer.
5U Cluj has already made transfers in the summer market: Friday Adams, Florent Poulolo, Marius Ștefănescu, Neoftyos Michel and Pedro Pinho
Who is Friday Adams, the new footballer of U Cluj
The former Moldovan footballer can play both in the lane, in defense, and in the midfield. He played at FC Botoșani in the last three seasons.
“Adams started his career in his home country at the Ikon Allah Kaduna academy and his progress was noticed by the Russian youth team FDC Vista, where he played until 2022, before signing his first senior contract with FC Noah in July of that year.
For the multiple champions of Armenia, the new University player made 35 appearances in the 2022-2023 season and contributed two goals and an assist. After just one season at Noah, the footballer who can play in both lanes, both defensively and in the midfield, accepted a new challenge and arrived at FC Botoșani, for whom he played in 23 matches in his first competitive year.
In the next season, Friday became one of the main pieces of the team from the north of Moldova, ticking off 31 matches, to which are added another 27 matches, in all competitions, played in the recently ended season”, the U Cluj team reported on the club's official channels.
81of matches Adams collected for FC Botoșani: one goal, three decisive assists
Cristiano Bergodi on U Cluj's goal in 2027: “First, the play-offs. Then, we'll see”
One of the artisans of success in the last year for U Cluj, Cristiano Bergodi, 61 years old, contributed to the rise of the “Red Caps”. He took the team from an area where the Transylvanians were closer to the red zone of relegation than the play-offs and made the supporters believe in a historic performance.
In an interview given to Gazeta Sporturilor, still in Rome, on vacation, because he will only return to Romania on Tuesday, the technician explained what are the future plans of those from U.
“(no Can the team fight for the title?) It's not a real goal. The goal is the play-offs, then we'll see. (laughs) I'll answer you next year. We're trying to get players, I think the club has moved very well so far.
Let's also see what will happen with the players who stood out in the last season. Lukic, goalscorer, striker of the World Cup, Macalou, also very good, plus others.
To confirm what we have achieved in the last year, we need to keep most of the players. The nucleus. It was a fantastic 8 months of work, but it was worth it. You don't have to buy who knows what players for what's to come.
It is important that the ones we have taken are of high quality, that will strengthen (the team) in terms of value. I'm not saying the title doesn't exist in my mind and the club's, because the second year is always the most difficult. But let's take it step by step,” commented Bergodi for GSP.ro.
