Harrison Bright
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harrison William Bright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 2004[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Blaenavon, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newport County | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newport County | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Newport County | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Pontypridd United | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Barry Town United | 15 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:01, 25 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Harrison Bright is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Newport County.
Career[edit]
Bright made his senior debut for Newport on 6 October 2020 in the 5-0 EFL Trophy defeat to Norwich City Under 21's as a second-half replacement for Robbie Willmott.[3] He made his second appearance for Newport on 10 November 2020 in the 3–1 EFL Trophy defeat to Plymouth Argyle as a half time substitute for Scot Bennett.[4] Bright made his football league debut for Newport on 7 May 2022 in the EFL League Two 2–0 defeat to Rochdale as a second-half substitute.[5] In May 2022 he signed his first professional contract with Newport County[6]
On 31 January 2023 Bright joined Pontypridd United on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[7] In June 2023 his Newport contract was extended to the end of the 2023–24 season.[8] On 31 August 2023 Bright joined Barry Town United on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[9] On 1 January 2024 Bright was recalled from his loan by Newport.[10]
International[edit]
Bright was called up to the Wales Under-18 squad for the Croatia tournament in June 2022.[11]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 16 January 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newport County | 2020–21 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pontypridd United (loan) | 2023–24 | Cymru Premier | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Barry Town (loan) | 2023–24 | Cymru Premier | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Harrison Bright at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Bright profile
- ^ Bright Newport debut
- ^ Bright second Newport appearance
- ^ Bright Football League debut
- ^ Bright professional contract
- ^ Bright Pontypridd loan
- ^ Bright contract extension
- ^ Bright Barry Town United loan
- ^ Bright loan recalled.
- ^ Bright Wales under 18
- ^ "H. Bright". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- Harrison Bright at Soccerbase
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