Bright Osayi-Samuel

Osayi-Samuel's current-season form is level with last season (Season 13→13), while his Rating held around 44. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Birmingham · 10th	8	0	0	6.6	44	13
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 43.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 134th of 202 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 31st of 39 of the 39 centre-backs in the Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 2.583 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 24th of 39 of the 39 centre-backs in the Championship. At 28 Osayi-Samuel is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.1 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 potential24th of 39 centre-backs · Championship Current season31st of 39 centre-backs · Championship 31st-best centre-back in the Championship 134th in the Championship · potential 24th-highest potential centre-back in the Championship

43.8

Ratingi

24th of 39 centre-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

Apps

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 43.8, Osayi-Samuel carries the 24th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 39. 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

Cards / 900.344

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 — 43.8 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

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles27

Interceptions16

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

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 10th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, B. Osayi-Samuel has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 646 minutes, averaging a 5.5 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 3 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 10, 2026, when Birmingham face West Brom away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Osayi-Samuel at 43.8 with a Season form score of 13, ranking 134th of 202 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 302 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 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

Watch points