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Bright Osayi-Samuel (born 31 December 1997) is a Nigerian-English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.[3]

This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (December 2021)

Bright Osayi-Samuel

Osayi-Samuel with Queens Park Rangers in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Bright Osayi-Samuel[1]
Date of birth	(1997-12-31) 31 December 1997 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth	Okija, Nigeria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger/Wing-back
Club information
Current team	Fenerbahçe
Number	21
Youth career
2014–2015	Blackpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Blackpool	64	(4)
2017–2021	Queens Park Rangers	103	(11)
2021–	Fenerbahçe	60	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022

Early life

Osayi-Samuel was born in Okija, Nigeria, then moved with his family to Spain before emigrating to England when he was ten years old, settling in Woolwich, London.[4]

Career

Blackpool

Osayi-Samuel was a youth academy graduate of Blackpool. He made his professional debut on 7 March 2015 in a 1–0 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.[5][6]

Queens Park Rangers

On 1 September 2017, Osayi-Samuel joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a three-year deal.[7] He made his debut as a substitute against Burton Albion on 23 September.[8]

Fenerbahçe

On 15 January 2021, Osayi-Samuel signed a pre-contract agreement to join Turkish side Fenerbahçe on a four-year deal beginning in July 2021. In a turn of events, he joined the club on 23 January in an immediate transfer.[9][10]

International career

On 11 November 2022, Osayi-Samuel received his first International call-up from Nigeria to play in a friendly game against Portugal.[11]

Career statistics

As of 14 November 2022.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackpool	2014–15[12]	Championship	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2015–16[13]	League One	23	0	0	0	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	26	0
	2016–17[14]	League Two	31	4	4	1	1	0	—		6[lower-alpha 3]	0	42	5
	2017–18[15]	League One	4	0	—		1	0	—		0	0	5	0
	Total		64	4	4	1	3	0	—		8	0	79	5
Queens Park Rangers	2017–18[15]	Championship	18	1	0	0	—		—		—		18	1
	2018–19[16]	Championship	27	2	4	0	3	1	—		—		34	3
	2019–20[17]	Championship	37	5	2	1	1	0	—		—		40	6
	2020–21[18]	Championship	21	3	1	0	1	0	—		—		23	3
	Total		103	11	7	1	5	1	—		—		115	13
Fenerbahçe	2020–21[18]	Süper Lig	18	1	1	0	—		—		—		19	1
	2021–22	Süper Lig	31	1	2	1	—		10[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		43	2
	2022–23	Süper Lig	11	0	0	0	—		10[lower-alpha 5]	0	—		21	0
	Total		60	2	3	1	—		20	0	—		78	3
Career total			227	17	14	3	8	1	20	0	8	0	274	21

Honours

Blackpool

• EFL League Two play-offs: 2017[19]

References

External links

• Bright Osayi-Samuel at Soccerbase
• Bright Osayi-Samuel at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Bright Osayi-Samuel

Bright Osayi-Samuel (* 31. Dezember 1997 in Okija, Anambra) ist ein nigerianisch-englischer Fußballspieler, der seit Januar 2021 beim türkischen Erstligisten Fenerbahçe Istanbul unter Vertrag steht.[2]

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- [en] Bright Osayi-Samuel

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[it] Bright Osayi-Samuel

Bright Osayi-Samuel (Okija, 31 dicembre 1997) è un calciatore nigeriano con cittadinanza inglese, centrocampista del Fenerbahçe.

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