Bright Esieme
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| Date of birth | 4 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Umuahia, Nigeria[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 April 2024 (aged 31) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | ABS | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Enyimba | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Enugu Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Niger Tornadoes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Abia Comets | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Enyimba | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Nigeria | 4[1] | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Bright Esieme (4 October 1992 – 8 April 2024) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a defender.[2][3] He died from a brief illness on 8 April 2024, at the age of 31.[4]
Club career
[edit]He played for ABS, Enyimba, Enugu Rangers, Niger Tornadoes and Abia Comets.[1]
International career
[edit]In January 2014, coach Stephen Keshi invited him to the Nigeria 23-man team for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[3][5][6] He helped the team defeat Zimbabwe 1–0 for a third-place finish.[7][8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Bright Esieme at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1 2 "Keshi names Chan squad". kickoffnigeria.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- 1 2 "Nigeria name final squad for 2014 CHAN". Retrieved 10 February 2014.[dead link]
- ↑ "Former Super Eagles, Rangers Defender, Bright Essieme Dies At 32". Best Choice Sports. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ↑ "Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi names weakened CHAN Squad". BBC. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ "Nigeria announce 23-man CHAN squad". goal.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ "Nigeria win Chan bronze". kickoff.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ "CHAN 2014: Eagles win bronze". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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- 1992 births
- 2024 deaths
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Nigeria men's A' international footballers
- 2014 African Nations Championship players
- ABS F.C. players
- Enyimba F.C. players
- Rangers International F.C. players
- Niger Tornadoes F.C. players
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- People from Umuahia
- Footballers from Abia State
- Nigerian football defender stubs