Bright Osayi-Samuel
Nigerian footballer (born 1997)
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Bright Osayi-Samuel MON (born 31 December 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for EFL Championship club Birmingham City and the Nigeria national team.[3]
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| Full name | Bright Osayi-Samuel[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1997[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Okija, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2014–2015 | Blackpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Blackpool | 64 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Queens Park Rangers | 103 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Fenerbahçe | 120 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Birmingham City | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Nigeria | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:14, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
Club career
Blackpool (2015–2017)
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 (2017–2021)
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 (2021–2025)
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 away against Konyaspor in a Süper Lig match, in which 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, a 1–0 home victory for Fenerbahçe.[13]
Birmingham City
On 4 July 2025, Osayi-Samuel signed a three-year deal with newly promoted EFL Championship club Birmingham City.[14] On 8 August, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Ipswich Town in the league.[15]
International career
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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.[16] 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.[17]
On 11 December 2025, Osayi-Samuel was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackpool | 2014–15[19] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[20] | League One | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[21] | League Two | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
| 2017–18[22] | League One | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 79 | 5 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2017–18[22] | Championship | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19[23] | Championship | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20[24] | Championship | 37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21[25] | Championship | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| Total | 103 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 115 | 13 | ||||
| Fenerbahçe | 2020–21[25] | Süper Lig | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22[26] | Süper Lig | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 10[e] | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23[27] | Süper Lig | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11[f] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[28] | Süper Lig | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 15[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25[29] | Süper Lig | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[h] | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| Total | 120 | 6 | 10 | 1 | — | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 7 | |||
| Birmingham City | 2025–26[30] | Championship | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 309 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 396 | 25 | ||
- Includes FA Cup, 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
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[31]
- Five appearances in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
- Two appearances in 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
- Four appearances in 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
Honours
Blackpool
Fenerbahçe
Nigeria
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2025[34]
Individual
- Queens Park Rangers Young Player of the Year: 2019–20[35]
