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Yannick Bright
Italian footballer (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yannick Bright (born 3 September 2001) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF.
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Early life
Bright was born in Milan, Italy to an Ivorian father and Italian mother.[2] He played youth football with Alcione and later Seguro.[3][4] Afterwards, he joined the youth team of Arconatese.[5]
College career
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In 2020, he chose to head to the United States to play college soccer.[6] In the fall of 2020, he began attending the University of New Hampshire, where he played for the men's soccer team.[7] On April 2020, he scored his first collegiate goal in a victory over the UMass Lowell River Hawks,[8] which earned him America East Conference Rookie of the Week honours.[9] At the end of his first season, he was named to the America East All-Rookie Team, the America East All-Tournament Team, the America East Academic Honor Roll, and was named the team's Most Valuable Player.[10][11]
At the end of his sophomore season, he was again named the team's MVP, and was also named the America East Midfielder of the Year, named to the All-America East First Team, All-Northeast Region First Team, the First Team All-America, and the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.[10][12] He was also named the New England Soccer Journal Division I Player of the Year and a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.[13][14]
In 2022, he was again named the America East Midfielder of the Year, and was named to the All-America East First Team, the All-ECAC First Team, the All-Northeast region First Team, and a Third Team All-American.[10][15] He was also named the America East Men's Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year,[16] and named to the America East All-Academic Team, Academic All-District, National College Athlete Honor Society, and the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.[10][17] He was also invited to participate in the MLS College Showcase.[18]
Ahead of his senior season, he was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and the NCAA Division I Men's Players to Watch List.[19][20] After the season, he was again named the America East Midfielder of the Year, named to the All-America East First team and a First Team All-American.[10][21] He was also named the America East Men’s Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year for the second straight year and was named to the America East All-Academic Team, the Academic All-District Team, and was named a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.[22][23] He was also invited once again to attend the MLS College Showcase.[24]
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Club career
In 2019, he began playing with Arconatese in the Serie D.[25] He played 20 matches for the club, before departing in 2020.[26]
In 2022, Bright played with the North Carolina Fusion U23 in USL League Two.[27]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Bright was selected in the first round (15th overall) by Inter Miami.[28][29] He then joined the club for their pre-season camp.[30] In March 2024, he signed a one-year contract with the club with club options from 2025 to 2027.[31][32] He made his Major League Soccer debut on 23 March.[33]
Career statistics
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Honours
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