Person in history
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Bright Osayi-Samuel, Nigerian footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · December 31
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- association football player. Citizenship: Nigeria, United Kingdom
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Bright Osayi-Samuel is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for EFL Championship club Birmingham City and the Nigeria national team.
Early life
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. [ 1 ] ^ Emmanuel, Ifeanyi (13 April 2016). "Blackpool Tricky Winger Bright Osayi-Samuel Picks Nigeria Ahead Of England" . all NIGERIA soccer . Retrieved 13 April 2016 .
Path and career
Career statistics Club As of match played 6 April 2026 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 [ 1 ] Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 — — 6 0 2015–16 [ 2 ] League One 23 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 [ c ] 0 26 0 2016–17 [ 3 ] League Two 31 4 4 1 1 0 — 6 [ d ] 0 42 5 2017–18 [ 4 ]
Honours Blackpool EFL League Two play-offs : 2017 [ 1 ] Fenerbahçe Turkish Cup : 2022–23 [ 2 ] Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2025 [ 3 ] Individual Queens Park Rangers Young Player of the Year: 2019–20 [ 4 ] ^ Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 23 December 2018 . ^ "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in" . fenerbahce.org . 11 June 2023 . Retrieved 11 June 2023 . ^ Stevens, Rob (17 January 2026).
Why this date
Bright Osayi-Samuel appears on our December 31 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1997Nico HoernerMay 13
- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
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“Bright Osayi-Samuel”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/bright-osayi-samuel, accessed October 26, 2026.
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Questions about Bright Osayi-Samuel
When was Bright Osayi-Samuel born?
December 31 1997.
How old would Bright Osayi-Samuel be today?
29 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on December 31?
Karl Kruuda, ND Stevenson, Ludovic Blas and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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