Bright Osayi-Samuel

Bright Osayi-Samuel (born 31 December 1997) is a Nigerian–English footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Queens Park Rangers.

Bright Osayi-Samuel

Osayi-Samuel playing for 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	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Queens Park Rangers
Number	20
Youth career
2014–2015	Blackpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Blackpool	64	(4)
2017–	Queens Park Rangers	82	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Career

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

He made his professional debut for Blackpool on 7 March 2015 in a 0–1 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.[4][5]

Queens Park Rangers

On 1 September 2017, Osayi-Samuel joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a three-year deal.[6]

On 23 September 2017 Osayi-Samuel was named as a substitute against Burton Albion he came on at half-time to make his QPR debut.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 March 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackpool	2014–15[8]	Championship	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2015–16[9]	League One	23	0	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	0
	2016–17[10]	League Two	31	4	4	1	1	0	6[lower-alpha 2]	0	42	5
	2017–18[11]	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[11]	Championship	18	1	0	0	—		—		18	1
	2018–19[12]	Championship	27	2	4	0	3	1	—		34	3
	2019–20[13]	Championship	29	5	2	1	1	0	—		32	6
	Total		74	8	6	1	4	1	—		84	10
Career total			138	12	10	2	7	1	8	0	163	15

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. Four appearances in EFL Trophy, two in League Two play-offs

Honours

Blackpool

• EFL League Two play-offs: 2017[14]

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. 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". Blackpool F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
5. "Blackpool 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
6. "Bright Osayi-Samuel joins from Blackpool". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
7. "Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
8. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
9. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
10. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
11. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
12. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
13. "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
14. Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

External links

Bright Osayi-Samuel at Soccerbase