He punched a masked rival fan who entered the field: Who is Bright Osayi-Samuel?
Bright Osayi-Samuel came to the fore after the events in the Trabzonspor – Fenerbahçe match in the Turkish Super League. At the end of the match, unwanted images emerged as the claret-blue fans entered the field.
Fans and players exchanged blows on the field. Osai Samuel was also seen punching a fan.
Bright Osayi-Samuel was born on December 31, 1997, in Okija, Nigeria. However, he also has British citizenship. Bright Osayi-Samuel started his career at England's Blackpool FC club. He was later transferred to Queens Park Rangers. Originally playing as a right winger, Bright Osayi-Samuel can also play as a forward and left winger. The player, who is dominant on his right foot, is 1.75 tall.
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.
He signed a contract with Fenerbahçe for 4.5 seasons, starting from the 2020-2021 season break. He made his debut for Fenerbahçe against Rizespor, replacing Thiam in the 61st minute. He made his first assist in the league against Hatayspor. He scored his first goal against Konyaspor. Osayi-Samuel, who joined the team during the break, played 18 matches in the league and scored 1 goal and 1 assist. He played 1 match in the Turkish Cup.
2021-22
He started the Sivasspor match played in the 4th week of the league in the first 11. In the 23rd minute, Diego Rossi sent the ball to Osayi-Samuel's area and in the chaos that occurred due to Sivasspor players not being able to clear the ball, he scored his first goal with Fenerbahçe jersey this season by sending the ball into the net.
90+4th minute of the match against Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Europa League Group D. Osayi-Samuel, who quickly ran towards the opponent's half at the minute, was brought down by Frankfurt player Jakic. The player, who was very angry with this foul, walked towards Jakic. The discussion escalated as players on the bench of both teams became involved in the incident. After this incident, Osayi-Samuel and Berke Özer in Fenerbahçe, and Kristijan Jakic and Ajdin Hrustic in Frankfurt received yellow cards.
He was referred to PFDK as a result of his abusive post about the referees on his social media account after the match against Trabzonspor on October 17, 2021. He was fined 13,000 ₺ and banned from 3 official competitions.
WHO IS BRIGHT OSAYI-SAMUEL?
Bright Osayi-Samuel was born on December 31, 1997, in Okija, Nigeria. He emigrated with his family first to Spain and then to England and settled in London.
He started his football career with Queens Park Rangers. He started his professional career by signing a 3-year contract with Queens Park Rangers on September 1, 2017.
IN WHICH TEAMS DID BRIGHT OSAYI-SAMUEL PLAY?
He signed a 4.5-season contract with Fenerbahçe, starting from the half-time of the 2020-2021 season. He played his first match for Fenerbahçe against Rizespor and continued to play in the following matches.
Osayi-Samuel also came to the fore with some events that occurred in the 2021-2022 season. He was referred to the disciplinary board and punished, especially for his angry reaction towards the opponent player in the UEFA Europa League match against Eintracht Frankfurt and his abusive post towards the referees on social media after the Trabzonspor match.