Bright Osayi-Samuel

Bright Osayi-Samuel
Osayi-Samuel playing for QPR
Personal information
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
Team 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 98 (6)
International career‡
2022– Nigeria 14 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:15, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

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]

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]

Club career

Blackpool

Osayi-Samuel was a youth academy graduate of Blackpool. He made his professional debut on 7 March 2015 in a 0–1 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.

By the end of his career with the team, he had scored four goals in 64 league games, and five goals in 79 games, in all competitions.

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.

International career

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 Africa Cup of Nations, Osayi-Samuel was a part of the 25-man Nigerian squad that emerged runners-up.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
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[c] 0 26 0
2016–17[17] League Two 31 4 4 1 1 0 — 6[d] 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[e] 0 — 43 2
2022–23 Süper Lig 22 0 4 0 — 11[f] 0 — 35 0
2023–24 Süper Lig 23 4 1 0 — 15[g] 0 0 0 39 4
2024–25 Süper Lig 4 0 0 0 — 5[h] 0 0 0 9 0
Total 98 6 8 1 0 0 41 0 0 0 145 6
Career total 265 21 19 3 8 1 41 0 8 0 339 24
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup and Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Four appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
  5. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  8. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 7 February 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 2022 1 0
2023 7 0
2024 6 0
Total 14 0

Honours

Blackpool

Fenerbahçe

Individual

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Bright Osayi-Samuel". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Bright Osayi-Samuel". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (13 April 2016). "Blackpool Tricky Winger Bright Osayi-Samuel Picks Nigeria Ahead Of England". all NIGERIA soccer. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  5. ^ Davies, Mark (9 March 2015). "Double delight for Kyle". Blackpool F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Blackpool 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Bright Osayi-Samuel joins from Blackpool". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  9. ^ Morrissey, Paul (23 January 2021). "Club statement: Bright Osayi-Samuel". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Bright Osayi-Samuel Fenerbahçemizde" [Bright Osayi-Samuel at Fenerbahçe]. Fenerbahçe S.K. (in Turkish). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Fenerbahçe 1-0 Çaykur Rizespor".
  12. ^ "İttifak Holding Konyaspor 0-3 Fenerbahçe".
  13. ^ "Peseiro hands debut calls to Onyemaechi, Bright Osayi for Portugal friendly". SportsRation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  14. ^ Acho, Affa (30 December 2023). "Peseiro Unveils 25-man List For 2023 AFCON". Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  22. ^ Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  23. ^ "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  24. ^ a b 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.