Bright Addae

{{short description|Ghanaian international footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Bright Addae

|image =

|caption =

|fullname = Bright Christopher Addae{{Soccerway|bright-addai/97347}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|19|df=y}}

|birth_place = Wa, Ghana

|height = 1.84m

|position = Midfielder{{WorldFootball.net|bright-addae}}

|currentclub = Nardò

|clubnumber = 19

|years1 = 2009–2010

|clubs1 = Wa All Stars

|caps1 =

|goals1 =

|years2 = 2010–2014

|clubs2 = Parma

|caps2 = 0

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2011

|clubs3 = → Terrassa (loan)

|caps3 =

|goals3 =

|years4 = 2012–2013

|clubs4 = → Crotone (loan)

|caps4 = 12

|goals4 = 1

|years5 = 2013–2014

|clubs5 = → Gorica (loan)

|caps5 = 3

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2014

|clubs6 = → Gubbio (loan)

|caps6 = 11

|goals6 = 2

|years7 = 2014–2019

|clubs7 = Ascoli

|caps7 = 155

|goals7 = 8

|years8 = 2019–2020

|clubs8 = Juve Stabia

|caps8 = 28

|goals8 = 2

|years9 = 2020–2021

|clubs9 = Hermannstadt

|caps9 = 29

|goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2021 | clubs10 = Lavello | caps10 = 6 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2021–2022 | clubs11 = Bitonto | caps11 = 18 | goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2022 | clubs12 = Cjarlins Muzane | caps12 = 11 | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2022– | clubs13 = Nardò| caps13 = 22 | goals13 = 5

|nationalyears1 = 2009

|nationalteam1 = Ghana U20

|nationalcaps1 = 3

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2010

|nationalteam2 = Ghana

|nationalcaps2 = 1

|nationalgoals2 = 0

|club-update = 24 September 2023

|ntupdate = 14:47, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

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Bright Christopher Addae (also spelled Addai; born 19 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie D club Nardò.

Club career

= Wa All Stars =

Born in Wa, Addae began his career with Wa All Stars.

= Parma and loan deals =

In November 2009, it was announced that he would be moving to Italian club Parma in the summer of 2010, after signing a four-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1658/ghana/2009/11/29/1655519/parma-give-ghana-youngster-four-year-contract|title=Parma Give Ghana Youngster Four-Year Contract|date=29 November 2009|publisher=Goal.com}} In January 2011, he was loaned to Spanish club Terrassa until the end of the 2010–11 season,{{cite web|url=http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-teenager-addae-moves-to-terrasa-on-loan/|title=Ghana teenager Addae moves to Terrassa on loan|date=31 January 2011 | publisher = Ghana Soccernet }} as Parma ran out of non-EU registration quota for signing players from abroad. In August 2011 his contract was finally registered in Lega Serie A. Addae moved on loan to Crotone in July 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/07/31/3276954/parma-loan-bright-addae-to-serie-bs-crotone | title = Parma loan Bright Addae to Serie B's Crotone|date=31 July 2012|author=Kent Mensah|publisher=Goal.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fccrotone.it/component/news/1523/addae-e-traore-dal-parma.html|title=Addae e Traoré dal Parma|date=26 July 2012|access-date=7 March 2014|language=Italian|publisher=FC Crotone}}

He signed on loan for Slovenian club Gorica on 1 July 2013.{{cite news | url = http://www.nogomania.com/Slovenski-Nogomet/Ekipa/Gorica/Novica/Italijan-in-Ganec-v-Gorici.aspx | title = Italijan in Ganec v Gorici | author = Uredništvo | publisher = Nogomania | language = Slovenian | date = 3 July 2013 | access-date = 3 July 2013 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.nzs.si/resources/files/doc/dokumenti/registracijski_zapisniki/Registracijski%20zapisnik_36_2013.pdf|title=ZAPISNIK 36 seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 03.07.2013|trans-title=Press release [N°] 36: NZS Registration Commission on 3 July 2013|date=12 July 2013|access-date=6 March 2014|publisher=Nogometna zveza Slovenije (NZS)|language=Slovenian}}

On 31 January 2014, he was signed by Gubbio along with Alessandro Gozzi.{{cite news|url=http://www.asgubbio1910.com/flash-news/2014/01/ADDAE-E-GOZZI-AL-GUBBIO-IN-PRESTITO|title=ADDAE E GOZZI AL GUBBIO IN PRESTITO|date=31 January 2014|access-date=7 March 2014|publisher=AS Gubbio 1910|language=Italian}}

= Ascoli =

On 17 July 2014, Addae was signed by Lega Pro club Ascoli in a definitive deal on a 2+1 year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=592519014197945&id=567052460077934|title=no title|date=17 July 2014|work=Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898|publisher=Facebook}} Addae and the club confirmed the optional third year on 30 August 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.ascolipicchio.com/index.php/news/leggi/ufficiale-petagna-dal-milan.-prolunga-il-contratto-addae|title=Ufficiale Petagna dal Milan. Prolunga il contratto Addae|date=30 August 2015|access-date=16 November 2015|publisher=Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904084507/http://www.ascolipicchio.com/index.php/news/leggi/ufficiale-petagna-dal-milan.-prolunga-il-contratto-addae|archive-date=4 September 2015|url-status=dead}} On 2 May 2017, he signed a new two-year contract.{{cite press release|url=http://www.ascolipicchio.com/index.php/news/dettaglio/addae-rinnova-fino-al-2019|title=Addae rinnova fino al 2019|date=2 May 2017|access-date=19 September 2017|publisher=Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898|language=Italian}} Throughout his 5 years with the club, he played 155 league matches and scored 8 goals.

= Juve Stadia =

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Addae joined Juve Stabia in Serie B on a two-year contract.[https://ghanasoccernet.com/official-ghanaian-defender-bright-addae-joins-serie-b-side-juve-stabia OFFICIAL: Ghanaian defender Bright Addae joins serie B side Juve Stabia], ghanasoccernet.com, 2 July 2019 He made his debut 25 August 2019, after playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss against Empoli.{{cite web|title=Empoli vs. Juve Stabia - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/25/italy/serie-b/empoli-fc/ss-juve-stabia/3122546/|access-date=9 June 2021|website=int.soccerway.com}} In his only season with the club, he played 28 league matches and scored 2 goals.

= Hermannstadt =

On 10 September 2020 he moved to Romania and signed with Hermannstadt.{{cite press release|publisher=Hermannstadt|url=https://fchermannstadt.ro/comunicate-de-presa/%F0%9F%A4%9D-bright-addae-este-la-fch/|title=Bright Addae este la #FCH!|date=10 September 2020|language=Romanian}}

International career

Addae made three appearances at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup,{{FIFA player|311834}} and made his senior international debut for Ghana in 2010.{{NFT player|id=39643|access-date=}}

Personal life

Addae started a foundation called the Bright Addae Foundation to support the needy, orphans, widows and widowers in Assin Fosu, a town in the Central Region of Ghana. The foundation has also supported The Ghana Skatesoccer Association.{{cite web|last=Osman|first=Abdul Wadudu|date=10 August 2020|title=Bright Addae Foundation customize Gloves to generate revenue to support {{sic|I|t's|nolink=y|expecting=Its}} operations - Dickson Boadi|url=https://footballmadeinghana.com/2020/08/10/bright-addae-foundation-customize-gloves-to-generate-revenue-to-support-its-operations-dickson-boadi/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927094909/https://footballmadeinghana.com/2020/08/10/bright-addae-foundation-customize-gloves-to-generate-revenue-to-support-its-operations-dickson-boadi/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=27 September 2020|access-date=9 June 2021|website=Football Made In Ghana|language=en-US}}