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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for Italian

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club

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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 Ascoli 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

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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

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in 2010.

Personal life

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

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

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References

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