{{short description|Ghanaian international footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use British English|date=July 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Bright Addae |image = |caption = |fullname = Bright Christopher Addae<ref name = "SW">{{Soccerway|bright-addai/97347}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|19|df=y}} |birth_place = Wa, Ghana |height = 1.84m<ref name = "SW"/> |position = Midfielder<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|bright-addae}}</ref> |currentclub = Nardò |clubnumber = 90 |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 = 64 | goals13 = 7 |nationalyears1 = 2009 |nationalteam1 = Ghana U20 |nationalcaps1 = 3 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2010 |nationalteam2 = Ghana |nationalcaps2 = 1 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |club-update = 11 February 2026 |ntupdate = }}
'''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.<ref name="NFT" />
=== 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In January 2011, he was loaned to Spanish club Terrassa until the end of the 2010–11 season,<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
He signed on loan for Slovenian club Gorica on 1 July 2013.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
On 31 January 2014, he was signed by Gubbio along with Alessandro Gozzi.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
=== Ascoli === On 17 July 2014, Addae was signed by Lega Pro club Ascoli in a definitive deal on a 2+1 year contract.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Addae and the club confirmed the optional third year on 30 August 2015.<ref>{{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}}</ref> On 2 May 2017, he signed a new two-year contract.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Throughout his 5 years with the club, he played 155 league matches and scored 8 goals.<ref name = "SW"/>
=== Juve Stadia === Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Addae joined Juve Stabia in Serie B on a two-year contract.<ref>[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</ref> He made his debut 25 August 2019, after playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss against Empoli.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In his only season with the club, he played 28 league matches and scored 2 goals.<ref name = "SW"/>
=== Hermannstadt === On 10 September 2020 he moved to Romania and signed with Hermannstadt.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==International career== Addae made three appearances at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup,<ref>{{FIFA player|311834}}</ref> and made his senior international debut for Ghana in 2010.<ref name = "NFT">{{NFT player|id=39643|access-date=}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Honours== ;Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898 *Lega Pro: 2014–15 '''ND Gorica'''
* Slovenian Football Cup: 2013–14<ref name="NFT" /> ;Ghana U20 *FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2009<ref name = "SW"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
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