Bright Osayi-Samuel
 Osayi-Samuel playing for Queens Park Rangers in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Bright Osayi-Samuel (born 31 December 1997) is a Nigerian–English footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Queens Park Rangers.
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
| 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[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[10] | League Two | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Four appearances in EFL Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
Honours
Blackpool
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Bright Osayi-Samuel". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (13 April 2016). "Blackpool Tricky Winger Bright Osayi-Samuel Picks Nigeria Ahead Of England". all NIGERIA soccer. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Double delight for Kyle". Blackpool F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Blackpool 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Bright Osayi-Samuel joins from Blackpool". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Bright Osayi-Samuel in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
External links
Bright Osayi-Samuel at Soccerbase
