Bright Osayi-Samuel (born 31 December 1997) is a Nigerian-English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.[3]
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![]() Osayi-Samuel with Queens Park Rangers in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 |
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]
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]
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]
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]
On 11 November 2022, Osayi-Samuel received his first International call-up from Nigeria to play in a friendly game against Portugal.[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 |
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