Bright Addae
Bright Christopher Addae (also spelled Addai; born 19 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie D club Nardò.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bright Christopher Addae[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Wa, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nardò | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Wa All Stars | ||
| 2010–2014 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Terrassa (loan) | ||
| 2012–2013 | → Crotone (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Gorica (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Gubbio (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2019 | Ascoli | 155 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Juve Stabia | 28 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Hermannstadt | 29 | (2) |
| 2021 | Lavello | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bitonto | 18 | (2) |
| 2022 | Cjarlins Muzane | 11 | (0) |
| 2022– | Nardò | 64 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Ghana U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 February 2026 | |||
Bright Christopher Addae (also spelled Addai; born 19 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie D club Nardò.
Club career
[edit]Wa All Stars
[edit]Born in Wa, Addae began his career with Wa All Stars.[3]
Parma and loan deals
[edit]In November 2009, it was announced that he would be moving to Italian club Parma in the summer of 2010, after signing a four-year contract.[4] In January 2011, he was loaned to Spanish club Terrassa until the end of the 2010–11 season,[5] as Parma ran out of non-EU registration quota for signing players from abroad. In August 2011 his contract was finally registered in Lega Serie A. Addae moved on loan to Crotone in July 2012.[6][7]
He signed on loan for Slovenian club Gorica on 1 July 2013.[8][9]
On 31 January 2014, he was signed by Gubbio along with Alessandro Gozzi.[10]
Ascoli
[edit]On 17 July 2014, Addae was signed by Lega Pro club Ascoli in a definitive deal on a 2+1 year contract.[11] Addae and the club confirmed the optional third year on 30 August 2015.[12] On 2 May 2017, he signed a new two-year contract.[13] Throughout his 5 years with the club, he played 155 league matches and scored 8 goals.[1]
Juve Stadia
[edit]Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Addae joined Juve Stabia in Serie B on a two-year contract.[14] He made his debut 25 August 2019, after playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss against Empoli.[15] In his only season with the club, he played 28 league matches and scored 2 goals.[1]
Hermannstadt
[edit]On 10 September 2020 he moved to Romania and signed with Hermannstadt.[16]
International career
[edit]Addae made three appearances at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[17] and made his senior international debut for Ghana in 2010.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Addae started a foundation called the Bright Addae Foundation to support the needy, orphans, widows and widowers in Assin Fosu, a town in the Central Region of Ghana. The foundation has also supported The Ghana Skatesoccer Association.[18]
Honours
[edit]- Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898
ND Gorica
- Ghana U20
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Bright Addae at Soccerway
- ^ Bright Addae at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c Bright Addae at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Parma Give Ghana Youngster Four-Year Contract". Goal.com. 29 November 2009.
- ^ "Ghana teenager Addae moves to Terrassa on loan". Ghana Soccernet. 31 January 2011.
- ^ Kent Mensah (31 July 2012). "Parma loan Bright Addae to Serie B's Crotone". Goal.com.
- ^ "Addae e Traoré dal Parma" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ Uredništvo (3 July 2013). "Italijan in Ganec v Gorici" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "ZAPISNIK 36 seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 03.07.2013" [Press release [N°] 36: NZS Registration Commission on 3 July 2013] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Nogometna zveza Slovenije (NZS). 12 July 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "ADDAE E GOZZI AL GUBBIO IN PRESTITO" (in Italian). AS Gubbio 1910. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "no title". Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898. Facebook. 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Ufficiale Petagna dal Milan. Prolunga il contratto Addae" (in Italian). Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Addae rinnova fino al 2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ OFFICIAL: Ghanaian defender Bright Addae joins serie B side Juve Stabia, ghanasoccernet.com, 2 July 2019
- ^ "Empoli vs. Juve Stabia - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Bright Addae este la #FCH!" (Press release) (in Romanian). Hermannstadt. 10 September 2020.
- ^ Bright Addae – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (10 August 2020). "Bright Addae Foundation customize Gloves to generate revenue to support It's [sic] operations - Dickson Boadi". Football Made In Ghana. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.