Bright Osayi-Samuel

Osayi-Samuel's current-season form is up 100% on last season (Season 13→26), while his Rating climbed 44→47. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Birmingham · 4th	11	0	0	6.8	44	20
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

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 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 depthCentral defender

B. Osayi-Samuel is a 28-year-old central defender at Birmingham, rated 46.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 181st of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (44.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.65 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 26 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 2.653 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, 38th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship. At 28 Osayi-Samuel is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Remarkably consistentStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential38th of 54 centre-backs · Championship · 11 apps Current season19th of 54 centre-backs · Championship · 11 apps 19th-best centre-back in the Championship 181st in the Championship · potential 38th-highest potential centre-back in the Championship

46.6

Ratingi

38th of 54 centre-backs

25.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

44.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.65

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Birmingham finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.65

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

Game time. Only 44.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.6, Osayi-Samuel carries the 38th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 54 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.65 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 %44.3%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.653

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %80

Dribble success %58.3

Cards / 900.393

Foul involvement / 902.653

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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 28, Osayi-Samuel sits on 12.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Osayi-Samuel's projected Rating — 46.6 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 centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots4

Passing

Assists0

Chances created4

Passes417

Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles7

Dribble success58.3%

Duels won55

Duels won %56.7%

Fouls won16

Defending

Tackles22

Interceptions3

Blocks2

Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

BirminghamJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

FenerbahçeJan 2021 – Jul 2025

QPRAug 2017 – Jan 2021

Blackpooluntil Aug 2017

About B. Osayi-Samuel

Bright Osayi-Samuel is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Birmingham, born on December 31, 1997 in Okija, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Nigeria. Birmingham currently sit 4th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, B. Osayi-Samuel has made 11 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 916 minutes, averaging a 5.5 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 4 yellow cards.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 1-6 loss at home vs Brentford (90 minutes, 5.5 rating)

B. Osayi-Samuel's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Birmingham face Lincoln away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Osayi-Samuel at 46.6 with a Season form score of 25.6, ranking 181st of 272 centre-backs in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

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

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, B. Osayi-Samuel has totalled 305 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

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Birmingham finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

Watch points