| Intro | Nigerian association football player | |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Nigeria | |
| Type | Sports | |
| Gender | male | |
| Birth |
8 February 1998, Nigeria |
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| Age | 22 years | |
| Star sign | Aquarius | |
| Sports Teams |
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Bright Enobakhare (born 8 February 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club AEK Athens.
Career
Early career
Having moved from his native Nigeria to Birmingham, England aged 15, Enobakhare started playing for Northfield Town Juniors where he was part of the team who won the Birmingham Minor Cup in 2014, scoring two goals for Northfield Town as they beat Rugby Town 3–1 at Villa Park. Following his success Enobakhare had trials at several clubs before joining the academy system at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
In the summer of 2015, Enobakhare signed his first professional contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring in a 3–2 friendly win over Chambly on his debut. He scored the winner in a 4–3 friendly win over Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium on 2 August. Four days later, manager Kenny Jackett stated that Enobakhare was going to play in the first team during the upcoming season, due to a shortage of other forwards.
On 11 August 2015, Enobakhare was first included in Wolves’ matchday squad, remaining an unused substitute in their 2–1 win over Newport County in the first round of the League Cup. Two weeks later in the next round, he was given his debut as a starter, and scored within the first three minutes when set up by Adam Le Fondre. On 29 September, he played his first game in The Football League, replacing Le Fondre for the final seven minutes of a 3–0 Championship win at Fulham. Enobakhare scored his first league goal for Wolves in a 2–1 home win against Barnsley on 23 September 2017 after replacing Ivan Cavaleiro in the 65th minute.
On 31 August 2018, Enobakhare was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock until the new year, when he moved to League One side Coventry City on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 8 August 2019, Enobakhare joined Championship club Wigan Athletic on loan for the season. He played an EFL Cup game and two league matches as a substitute, trained with their youth team for several months and returned to Wolves prematurely in January.
On 14 May 2020, Enobakhare left Wolves by a mutual agreement after a total of 49 first team appearances and 3 goals for his parent club.
AEK Athens
On 20 June 2020, AEK Athens officially announced the acquisition of Enobakhare on a three-year deal.
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2015–16 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Championship | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2018–19 | League One | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | |||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2019–20 | Championship | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 67 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 76 | 9 | |||
Honours
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- EFL Championship: 2017–18
Coventry City
- Coventry City young player award: 2018–19