Bright Christopher Addae (also spelled Addai; born 19 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Wa All Stars

Born in Wa, Addae began his career with Wa All Stars.

Parma and loan deals

In November 2009, it was announced that he would be moving to Italian club

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in the summer of 2010, after signing a four-year contract. In January 2011, he was loaned to Spanish club

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until the end of the 2010–11 season, as Parma ran out of non-EU registration quota for signing players from abroad. In August 2011 his contract was finally registered in

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. Addae moved on loan to

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in July 2012. He signed on loan for Slovenian club Gorica on 1 July 2013. On 31 January 2014, he was signed by

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along with Alessandro Gozzi.

Ascoli

On 17 July 2014, Addae was signed by Lega Pro club

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in a definitive deal on a 2+1 year contract. Addae and the club confirmed the optional third year on 30 August 2015. On 2 May 2017, he signed a new two-year contract. Throughout his 5 years with the club, he played 155 league matches and scored 8 goals.

Juve Stadia

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Addae joined Juve Stabia in

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on a two-year contract. He made his debut 25 August 2019, after playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss against

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. In his only season with the club, he played 28 league matches and scored 2 goals.

Hermannstadt

On 10 September 2020 he moved to Romania and signed with

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International career

Addae made three appearances at the

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, and made his senior international debut for

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

in 2010.

Personal life

Addae started a foundation called the ''Bright Addae Foundation'' to support the needy, orphans, widows and widowers in

Assin Fosu Assin Fosu is a town and is the capital of Assin Central Municipal District, in the Central Region of Ghana.

, a town in the Central Region of Ghana. The foundation has also supported The Ghana Skatesoccer Association.

Honours

;Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898 *

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: 2014–15 ND Gorica * Slovenian Football Cup: 2013–14 ;Ghana U20 *

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References

1992 births Living people People from Upper West Region Men's association football midfielders Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Serie B players Serie C players Slovenian PrvaLiga players SS Juve Stabia players Parma Calcio 1913 players Terrassa FC footballers FC Crotone players ND Gorica players AS Gubbio 1910 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players FC Hermannstadt players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Romania {{Ghana-footy-midfielder-stub