Bright Osayi-Samuel

Missed 8 of Birmingham's ~46 games this season through 8 injury absences (international duty, yellow cards, injury). He still appeared 27 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	A	Min	Match
Championship	27	1	1568	6.58
FA Cup	1	0	83	6.3
League Cup	1	0	23	6.3

Career

Full career & schedule →

Cup×2

Following his move to Birmingham, Osayi-Samuel's current-season form is down 24% on last season (Season 17→13), while his Rating climbed 41→44. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Birmingham · 10th	27	0	1	6.58	44	13
2024/25	Fenerbahçe · 2nd	25	0	0	6.82	41	17
2023/24	Fenerbahçe · 2nd	23	4	1	7.02	47	32
2022/23	Fenerbahçe · 2nd	23	0	0	6.5	45	15
2021/22	Fenerbahçe · 2nd	31	1	3	6.83	52	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Nigeria · international

Side	Apps	G
Nigeria	32	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

B. Osayi-Samuel is a 28-year-old full-back at Birmingham, rated 43.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 344th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (37.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Osayi-Samuel.

Judged on this season alone, Osayi-Samuel graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 57th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 2.583 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 51st of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 28 Osayi-Samuel is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Osayi-Samuel missed 8 games through injury (international duty, yellow cards, injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 27 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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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: 2023/24Stepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential51st of 77 full-backs · Championship Current season57th of 77 full-backs · Championship57th-best full-back in the Championship344th in the Championship · potential51st-highest potential full-back in the Championship

43.9

Ratingi

51st of 77 full-backs

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.58

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Birmingham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

2.58

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 37.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 43.9, Osayi-Samuel carries the 51st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.9%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.057

Goal contribution / 900.057

Defensive actions / 902.583

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %81

Dribble success %46.2

Cards / 900.344

Foul involvement / 902.985

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~20), then tapers with age. At 28, Osayi-Samuel sits on 12.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Osayi-Samuel's projected Rating — 43.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots2

Passing

Assists1

Chances created7—

Passes580—

Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles12

Dribble success46.2%

Duels won92—

Duels won %51.1%—

Fouls won30

Defending

Tackles27

Interceptions16

Blocks2

Fouls committed22

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

Birmingham2025/26 – nowFree Transfer

Fenerbahçe2020/21 – 2025/26

QPR2017/18 – 2020/21

Blackpooluntil 2017/18

About B. Osayi-Samuel

Bright Osayi-Samuel is a 28-year-old full-back who plays for Birmingham, born on December 31, 1997 in Okija, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Nigeria. Birmingham currently sit 10th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, B. Osayi-Samuel has made 27 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 1,568 minutes, averaging a 6.67 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 6 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Championship, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

When B. Osayi-Samuel plays, Birmingham's record this season is 15W-6D-8L — and his match ratings average 6.75 at home against 6.32 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Portsmouth (90 minutes, 7 rating)
April 25, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Bristol City (70 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 22, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Preston (25 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Hull City (50 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 12, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Wrexham (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 6, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Ipswich (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 3, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Blackburn (10 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 2, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Middlesbrough (72 minutes, 6.6 rating)
February 25, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Millwall (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 21, 2026: 2-1 win away at Norwich (79 minutes, 1 assist, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Osayi-Samuel at 43.9 with a Season form score of 13, ranking 344th of 493 full-backs in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: B. Osayi-Samuel has missed 8 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, B. Osayi-Samuel has totalled 294 club appearances with 21 goals and 15 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 37 appearances for QPR.

B. Osayi-Samuel's career has also included time at Fenerbahçe, QPR and Blackpool.

On the international stage, B. Osayi-Samuel has represented Nigeria — 32 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Birmingham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

Watch points