Bright_Osayi-Samuel
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Nigerian footballer
Bright Osayi-Samuel MON (born 31 December 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Nigeria national team.[3]
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| Full name | Bright Osayi-Samuel[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1997-12-31) 31 December 1997 (age 26)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Okija, Nigeria | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back, winger | |||||||||||||
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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 | 86 | (5) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Nigeria | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 10 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:15, 7 February 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
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]
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]
On 10 December 2016, he scored his first professional goal against Stevenage in a 2–0 away win.
At the end of his career with the team, he scored four goals in 64 league games and five goals in 79 games.
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 with the team on 23 September 2017 in a 0–0 home draw as a substitute against Burton Albion.[8] On 28 April 2018, he scored his first goal with the team against Birmingham City in a 3-1 home win.
At the end of his career with the team, he scored 11 goals in 103 games. Also in all competitions, he scored 13 goals in 115 games.
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]
He made his debut in a 1-0 win over Çaykur Rizespor on 30 January 2021.[11] On 8 March 2021, he scored his first goal against Konyaspor in Süper Lig away match, Fenerbahçe won 3-0.[12]
On 19 August 2021, he made his continental debut in his career in a 2021–22 UEFA Europa League qualifying round match against HJK Helsinki, which Fenerbahçe won 1-0 in home game.
After successful seasons with Fenerbahçe, on 11 November 2022, Osayi-Samuel received his first International call-up from Nigeria to play in a friendly game against Portugal.[13] He was in the starting eleven and played 90 minutes for his international debut.
At the 2023 AFCON, Osayi-Samuel was a part of the 25-man Nigerian squad that emerged runners-up.[14]
Club
- As of match played 14 March 2024.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackpool | 2014–15[15] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[16] | League One | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[17] | League Two | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
| 2017–18[18] | League One | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 79 | 5 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2017–18[18] | Championship | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19[19] | Championship | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20[20] | Championship | 37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21[21] | Championship | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| Total | 103 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 13 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2020–21[21] | 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 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 13[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Total | 86 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 253 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 320 | 24 | ||
- Includes FA Cup and Turkish Cup
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Four appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
- Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 7 February 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
Blackpool
Fenerbahçe
Individual
- Queens Park Rangers Young Player of the Year: 2019–20[24]
Orders
Member of the Order of the Niger[25]
- "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "Bright Osayi-Samuel". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- "Bright Osayi-Samuel". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (13 April 2016). "Blackpool Tricky Winger Bright Osayi-Samuel Picks Nigeria Ahead Of England". all NIGERIA soccer. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- Davies, Mark (9 March 2015). "Double delight for Kyle". Blackpool F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "Blackpool 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- "Bright Osayi-Samuel joins from Blackpool". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- "Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- Morrissey, Paul (23 January 2021). "Club statement: Bright Osayi-Samuel". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Bright Osayi-Samuel Fenerbahçemizde" [Bright Osayi-Samuel at Fenerbahçe]. Fenerbahçe S.K. (in Turkish). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Peseiro hands debut calls to Onyemaechi, Bright Osayi for Portugal friendly". SportsRation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- Acho, Affa (30 December 2023). "Peseiro Unveils 25-man List For 2023 AFCON". Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- Jones, George (21 July 2020). "Ebere Eze named QPR Supporters' Player of the Year". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- "Afcon: Ivory Coast and Nigeria players get cash, villas and honours". BBC News. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- Bright Osayi-Samuel at Soccerbase
- Bright Osayi-Samuel at Soccerway
