Bright Osayi-Samuel

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

Bright Osayi-Samuel
Osayi-Samuel's goal celebration
Personal information
Full name Bright Osayi-Samuel[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-31) 31 December 1997[2]
Place of birth Okija, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-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 77 (4)
International career‡
2022– Nigeria 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023

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]

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 4 goals in 64 games. Also in all competitions, he scored 5 goals in 79 games.

Queens Park Rangers
with QPR in 2017

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.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 26 October 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackpool 2014–15[14] Championship 600000——60
2015–16[15] League One 2300010—2[lower-alpha 2]0260
2016–17[16] League Two 3144110—6[lower-alpha 3]0425
2017–18[17] League One 40—10—0050
Total 64441300080795
Queens Park Rangers 2017–18[17] Championship 18100———181
2018–19[18] Championship 2724031——343
2019–20[19] Championship 3752110——406
2020–21[20] Championship 2131010——233
Total 103117151000011513
Fenerbahçe 2020–21[20] Süper Lig 18110———191
2021–22 Süper Lig 31121—10[lower-alpha 4]0—432
2022–23 Süper Lig 22040—11[lower-alpha 5]0—350
2023–24 Süper Lig 6200—8[lower-alpha 6]000142
Total 7747100290001115
Career total 24419183812908030523
  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
  6. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International
As of match played 18 June 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 202210
202330
Total40

Honours

Blackpool

Fenerbahçe

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. "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. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  15. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  16. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  17. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  18. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  19. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  20. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  21. Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  22. "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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