Bright Silas

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Bright Silas
Personal information
Full name Bright Silas
Date of birth (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 → Kano Pillars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Plateau United F.C. 2 (1)
2017-2019 Enugu Rangers
2019- Kano Pillars
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bright Silas (born 19 November 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer for Kano Pillars. [1] [2] He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for the Kano Pillars. [3] [4] He formerly played for Plateau United F.C. in 2016. [5] In April 2017, he signed a deal with Enugu Rangers. On 20 June 2019 El Entag El Harby SC Of Egypt signed Silas from Enugu Rangers. On 1 July 2019 Kano Pillars signed Silas and offered him a deal. [6] [7] [8]

Silas has also played at the CAF Confederation Cup in 2018. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Adedapo, Abdulquadir. "CAF CC: Bright Silas' brace sends Enugu Rangers to final round qualifiers". AOIFOOTBALL.COM. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  2. ↑ "Bright Silas". Nigeria Professional Football League. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  3. ↑ Adeyanju, Kola (2019-01-15). "Four Goals in Five Matches - Bright Silas". Latest football news in Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  4. ↑ "Rangers forward Silas comments on his four goals in five CAF Confederation Cup games". Futaa.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  5. ↑ Inyang, Ifreke (2016-09-19). "NPFL: Ikorodu United relegated". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  6. ↑ Staff Reporter. "Rangers finally clear Bright Silas". AOIFOOTBALL.COM. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  7. ↑ "New boy Bright Silas eyes more Rangers wins". SCORE NIGERIA. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  8. ↑ Alao, Seyi (2018-12-25). "Bright Silas reveals Rangers target in CAF Confederations Cup". Latest Sports News In Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  9. ↑ "Confederation Cup : Silas' brace lifts Enugu Rangers to next round". Vanguard News Nigeria. 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  10. ↑ Adesanya-Daniel, Adeyemi (2018-12-24). "Bright Silas brace send Rangers to next round of CAF Confederations Cup". TODAY.NG. Retrieved 2019-02-04.


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