Bright Enobakhare’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Bright Enobakhare (born 8 February 1998) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for English club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Career

Having moved from his native Nigeria to Birmingham, England aged 15, Enobakhare started playing for Northfield Town Juniors F.C 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. In the summer of 2015, he 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 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.

Career statistics

As of 17 August 2016

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