# Bright Addae
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{{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[{{Soccerway|bright-addai/97347}}]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|19|df=y}}
|birth_place = [Wa](/source/Wa%2C_Ghana), Ghana
|height = 1.84m[{{WorldFootball.net|bright-addae}}]
|currentclub = [Nardò](/source/ACD_Nard%C3%B2)
|clubnumber = 90
|years1 = 2009–2010
|clubs1 = [Wa All Stars](/source/All_Stars_F.C.)
|caps1 =
|goals1 =
|years2 = 2010–2014
|clubs2 = [Parma](/source/Parma_F.C.)
|caps2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2011
|clubs3 = → [Terrassa](/source/Terrassa_FC) (loan)
|caps3 =
|goals3 =
|years4 = 2012–2013
|clubs4 = → [Crotone](/source/F.C._Crotone) (loan)
|caps4 = 12
|goals4 = 1
|years5 = 2013–2014
|clubs5 = → [Gorica](/source/ND_Gorica) (loan)
|caps5 = 3
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2014
|clubs6 = → [Gubbio](/source/A.S._Gubbio_1910) (loan)
|caps6 = 11
|goals6 = 2
|years7 = 2014–2019
|clubs7 = [Ascoli](/source/Ascoli_Picchio_F.C._1898)
|caps7 = 155
|goals7 = 8
|years8 = 2019–2020
|clubs8 = [Juve Stabia](/source/S.S._Juve_Stabia)
|caps8 = 28
|goals8 = 2
|years9 = 2020–2021
|clubs9 = [Hermannstadt](/source/FC_Hermannstadt)
|caps9 = 29
|goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2021 | clubs10 = [Lavello](/source/USD_Lavello) | caps10 = 6 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2021–2022 | clubs11 = [Bitonto](/source/US_Bitonto) | caps11 = 18 | goals11 = 2
| years12 = 2022 | clubs12 = [Cjarlins Muzane](/source/ASD_Cjarlins_Muzane) | caps12 = 11 | goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2022– | clubs13 = [Nardò](/source/ACD_Nard%C3%B2)| caps13 = 64 | goals13 = 7
|nationalyears1 = 2009
|nationalteam1 = [Ghana U20](/source/Ghana_national_under-20_football_team)
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2010
|nationalteam2 = [Ghana](/source/Ghana_national_football_team)
|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](/source/association_football) who plays as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder) for Italian [Serie D](/source/Serie_D) club [Nardò](/source/ACD_Nard%C3%B2).
==Club career==
=== Wa All Stars ===
Born in [Wa](/source/Wa%2C_Ghana), Addae began his career with [Wa All Stars](/source/All_Stars_F.C.).[{{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](/source/Terrassa_FC) 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](/source/Lega_Serie_A). Addae moved on loan to [Crotone](/source/F.C._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](/source/ND_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](/source/A.S._Gubbio_1910) along with [Alessandro Gozzi](/source/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](/source/Ascoli_Picchio_F.C._1898) 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.[[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](/source/Empoli_F.C.).[{{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.[{{cite press release|publisher=[Hermannstadt](/source/FC_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](/source/2009_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup),[{{FIFA player|311834}}] and made his senior international debut for [Ghana](/source/Ghana_national_football_team) 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](/source/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}}]
==Honours==
;Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898
*[Lega Pro](/source/Lega_Pro): [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Lega_Pro)
'''ND Gorica'''
* Slovenian Football Cup: [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Slovenian_Football_Cup)