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.

Bright Addae

Personal information
Full name	Bright Christopher Addae[1]
Date of birth	(1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Wa, Ghana
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team	Nardò
Number	19
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	22	(5)
International career‡
2009	Ghana U20	3	(0)
2010	Ghana	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:47, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

Club career

Wa All Stars

Born in Wa, Addae began his career with Wa All Stars.^[3]

Parma and loan deals

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

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

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

On 10 September 2020 he moved to Romania and signed with Hermannstadt.^[16]

International career

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

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

Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898

• Lega Pro: 2014–15

ND Gorica

• Slovenian Football Cup: 2013–14^[3]

Ghana U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2009^[1]