Bright Sodje

Bright Ojamohare Sodje (born 21 April 1966) is a retired dual-code rugby player, who played for rugby league clubs; the Wakefield Trinity (Wildcats), Hull Kingston Rovers, and the Sheffield Eagles in England as well as rugby union for Wakefield RFC.

Bright Sodje

Personal information
Full name	Bright Sodje
Born	(1966-04-21) 21 April 1966 (age 59)
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1990–94 Hull Kingston Rovers ? 37 0 0 148 1994 Wakefield Trinity 0 4 0 0 16 1994–99 Sheffield Eagles 44 83 0 0 332 2000–01 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 16 4 0 0 16 2001 Hull Kingston Rovers 12 3 0 0 12 2005 Sheffield Eagles 10 3 0 0 12 Total 134 0 0 536
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Wakefield RFC 0 0 0 0 0
As of 22 May 2021
Relatives	Akpo Sodje (brother) Efe Sodje (brother) Onome Sodje (nephew) Sam Sodje (brother) Tai Sodje (son)

Sodje's brothers, Sam, Efe, Akpo, Steve, and his nephew, Onome, have all played professional football in England.

Bright was a winger with a reputation for scoring tries, and noted for his aeroplane style celebration.

Financial Crisis at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

In 2000, at the height of a financial crisis at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, the contracts of all players aged over 24 were terminated during September 2000. The players affected were; Andy Fisher, Bobbie Goulding, Warren Jowitt, Tony Kemp (player-coach), Steve McNamara, Francis Maloney, Martin Masella, Steve Prescott, Bright Sodje, Francis Stephenson and Glen Tomlinson.^[1]

Personal life

In September 2017, Bright was sentenced to 21 months in prison for fraud, having – with his brothers Efe and Stephen – siphoned off money from a charity, the Sodje Sports Foundation.^[2]

His son, Tai, is a professional footballer, and currently plays for the academy team of Manchester City.^[3]