Bright Osayi-Samuel

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

Bright Osayi-Samuel

Osayi-Samuel playing for QPR
Personal information
Full name	Bright Osayi-Samuel[1]
Date of birth	(1997-12-31) 31 December 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Okija, Nigeria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back, winger
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	116	(6)
International career‡
2022–	Nigeria	22	(0)
Medal record Representing  Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 4 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

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]

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–present)

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.^[13]

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.^[14] 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.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackpool	2014–15[16]	Championship	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2015–16[17]	League One	23	0	0	0	1	0	—		2[c]	0	26	0
	2016–17[18]	League Two	31	4	4	1	1	0	—		6[d]	0	42	5
	2017–18[19]	League One	4	0	—		1	0	—		0	0	5	0
	Total		64	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	8	0	79	5
Queens Park Rangers	2017–18[19]	Championship	18	1	0	0	—		—		—		18	1
	2018–19[20]	Championship	27	2	4	0	3	1	—		—		34	3
	2019–20[21]	Championship	37	5	2	1	1	0	—		—		40	6
	2020–21[22]	Championship	21	3	1	0	1	0	—		—		23	3
	Total		103	11	7	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	115	13
Fenerbahçe	2020–21[22]	Süper Lig	18	1	1	0	—		—		—		19	1
	2021–22	Süper Lig	31	1	2	1	—		10[e]	0	—		43	2
	2022–23	Süper Lig	23	0	4	0	—		11[f]	0	—		38	0
	2023–24	Süper Lig	23	4	1	0	—		15[g]	0	0	0	39	4
	2024–25	Süper Lig	19	0	2	0	—		12[h]	0	—		33	0
	Total		114	6	10	1	0	0	48	0	0	0	172	6
Career total			281	21	21	3	8	1	48	0	8	0	366	24

1. Includes FA Cup and Turkish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
4. Four appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
5. Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
8. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 25 March 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Nigeria	2022	1	0
	2023	7	0
	2024	12[a]	0
	2025	2	0
Total		22	0

1. Five appearances in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Blackpool

• EFL League Two play-offs: 2017^[23]

Fenerbahçe

• Turkish Cup: 2022–23^[24]

Individual

• Queens Park Rangers Young Player of the Year: 2019–20^[25]