Bright Osayi-Samuel

Bright Osayi-Samuel (born 31 December 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or winger for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Nigeria national team.[3]

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[2]
Place of birth Okija, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger/Wing-back
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 70 (2)
International career‡
2022– Nigeria 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 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] He was in the starter eleven and played 90 minutes for his international debut.

Career statistics

Club
As of 18 May 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackpool 2014–15[12] Championship 600000——60
2015–16[13] League One 2300010—2[lower-alpha 2]0260
2016–17[14] League Two 3144110—6[lower-alpha 3]0425
2017–18[15] League One 40—10—0050
Total 6444130—80795
Queens Park Rangers 2017–18[15] Championship 18100———181
2018–19[16] Championship 2724031——343
2019–20[17] Championship 3752110——406
2020–21[18] Championship 2131010——233
Total 103117151——11513
Fenerbahçe 2020–21[18] Süper Lig 18110———191
2021–22 Süper Lig 31121—10[lower-alpha 4]0—432
2022–23 Süper Lig 21030—11[lower-alpha 5]0—330
Total 70261—210—953
Career total 23717173812108028921
  1. Includes FA Cup and Turkish Cup
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. Four appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
  4. Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 27 March 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 202210
202320
Total20

Honours

Blackpool

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. "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. "Peseiro hands debut calls to Onyemaechi, Bright Osayi for Portugal friendly". SportsRation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  12. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  13. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  14. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  15. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  16. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  17. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  18. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  19. Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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