B. Osayi-Samuel · career
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Full Back · Birmingham · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Remarkably consistentStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 150 appearances with 15 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Fenerbahçe — Season rating 32, 4 goals and 1 assist in 23 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 18 points at Fenerbahçe. Form has slipped 16 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 16 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 8 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±7 points) across 6 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Süper Lig) and kept playing — 31 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Birmingham | 27 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | Fenerbahçe | 25 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | Fenerbahçe | 23 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | Fenerbahçe | 23 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 15 |
| 2021/22 | Fenerbahçe | 31 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | Fenerbahçe | 18 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | QPR | 21 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 16 |
| 2019/20 | QPR | 37 | 5 | 8 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | QPR | 27 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | QPR | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Blackpool | 33 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Blackpool | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2025/26 | Africa Cup of Nations | 6 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Cup×2Süper Lig×5CAF Africa Cup of Nations×2Super Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 27 | 1568 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Africa Cup of Nationsat Nigeria | 6 | 544 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualificationat Nigeria | 2 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| League Cup | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Friendliesat Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Schedule · 2025/26
29 played10 unused sub8 injured11 not in squad· 1674 min, 0g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | Friendlies Clubs | H Atlanta United FC | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Chattanooga | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Burton Albion | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Crewe | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A Solihull Moors | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Port Vale | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Northampton | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | Championship | H Ipswich | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 13 | League Cup | H Sheffield Utd | 2-1 | Played | 23 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 16 | Championship | A Blackburn | 2-1 | Played | 81 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 23 | Championship | H Oxford United | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H Port Vale | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | Championship | A Leicester | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 13 | Championship | A Stoke City | 0-1 | Played | 31 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 20 | Championship | H Swansea | 1-0 | Played | 67 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | A Coventry | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| Sep 30 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | Played | 59 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 3 | Championship | A Wrexham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Championship | H Hull City | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 21 | Championship | A Preston | 1-0 | Played | 54 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 25 | Championship | A Bristol City | 0-1 | Yellow Cards | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 4-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Nov 4 | Championship | H Millwall | 4-0 | Played | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 8 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 22 | Championship | H Norwich | 4-1 | Played | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 26 | Championship | A West Brom | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 1 | Championship | H Watford | 2-1 | Played | 73 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | Championship | A Southampton | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 9 | Championship | A QPR | 1-2 | Played | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 13 | Championship | H Charlton | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 20 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 0-3 | International duty | — | |||
| Dec 26 | Championship | H Derby | 1-1 | International duty | — | |||
| Dec 29 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-1 | International duty | — | |||
| Jan 1 | Championship | A Watford | 0-3 | International duty | — | |||
| Jan 4 | Championship | H Coventry | 3-2 | International duty | — | |||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | A Cambridge United | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Championship | A Swansea | 1-1 | International duty | — | |||
| Jan 20 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Injury | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Championship | H Stoke City | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 31 | Championship | A Oxford United | 2-0 | Played | 25 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 7 | Championship | H Leicester | 2-1 | Played | 28 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 10 | Championship | H West Brom | 0-0 | Played | 58 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 15 | FA Cup | H Leeds | 1-1 | Played | 83 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 21 | Championship | A Norwich | 2-1 | Played | 79 | 1 | 6.3 | |
| Feb 25 | Championship | A Millwall | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 2 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 1-3 | Played | 72 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 7 | Championship | A Charlton | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 11 | Championship | H QPR | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 14 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 21 | Championship | A Derby | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 3 | Championship | H Blackburn | 0-1 | Played | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 6 | Championship | A Ipswich | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 12 | Championship | H Wrexham | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 18 | Championship | A Hull City | 1-1 | Played | 50 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 22 | Championship | H Preston | 2-1 | Played | 25 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 25 | Championship | H Bristol City | 2-1 | Played | 70 | 7.3 | ||
| May 2 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 |