Bright Enobakhare

Bright Enobakhare
Personal information
Full name Bright Enobakhare[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998
Place of birth Benin City, Nigeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Kilmarnock
(on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number 15
Youth career
2014–2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Wolverhampton Wanderers 41 (1)
2018– → Kilmarnock (loan) 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:10, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Bright Enobakhare (born 18 May 1998) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Kilmarnock, on loan from 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.[2] Following his success Enobakhare had trials at several clubs before joining the academy system at Wolverhampton Wanderers.[3] 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.[4] He scored the winner in a 4–3 friendly win over Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium on 2 August.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] Enobakhare scored his first league goal for Wolves in a 2–1 home win against Barnsley on 23 September 2017[10] after replacing Ivan Cavaleiro in the 65th minute.

Career statistics

As of 10 August 2018[11]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2015–16 Championship 7000210091
2016–17 130100000140
2017–18 211203100262
Career total 411305200493

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2017. p. 41. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Birmingham County F.A Minor Cup 2014". Birmingham County F.A. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bright future secured!". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 17 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bright Enobakhare signs new Wolves deal". Express & Star. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bright Enobakhare rated ready for Wolves". Express & Star. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Bright Enobakhare has a place at Wolves". Express & Star. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Campbell, Darren (11 August 2015). "Wolves 2 Newport 1: Match report with pictures – Wolves escape cup shock". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Dodd, Christopher (25 August 2015). "Half-Time Report: Bright Enobakhare gives Wolverhampton Wanderers half-time lead". Sports Mole. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Fulham 0–3 Wolves". BBC Sport. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Wolves 2–1 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Bright Enobakhare at Soccerbase
  12. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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