Bright Osayi-Samuel

Bright Osayi-Samuel
Personal information
Full name Bright Osayi-Samuel[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-31) 31 December 1997[2]
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Blackpool
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2015 Blackpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Blackpool 21 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:43, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Bright Osayi-Samuel (born 31 December 1997) is a Nigerian born English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackpool.

Career

Osayi-Samuel was born in Nigeria, then moved with his family to Spain before emigrating to England when he was ten years old.[3]

He made his debut on 7 March 2015 in a 0-1 home defeat by Sheffield Wednesday.[4][5]

In April 2016 he confirmed his desire to play for Nigeria should he be picked at international level.

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. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Bright Osayi-Samuel". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (13 April 2016). "Blackpool Tricky Winger Bright Osayi-Samuel Picks Nigeria Ahead Of England". all NIGERIA soccer. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. "Double delight for Kyle". www.blackpoolfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. "Blackpool 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

External links

Bright Osayi-Samuel career statistics at Soccerbase

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