Harrison Bright

Harrison Bright
Personal information
Full name	Harrison William Bright
Date of birth	23 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Blaenavon, Wales
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Newport County
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2024	Newport County
2023	→ Pontypridd United
2023	→ Barry Town United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:55, 4 July 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:01, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Last updated July 05, 2024

Harrison Bright is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender, most recently for EFL League Two club Newport County.

Career

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]

Bright was released by Newport County at the end of the 2023-34 season.^[11]

International

Bright was called up to the Wales Under-18 squad for the Croatia tournament in June 2022.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 January 2024^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup^{[lower-alpha 1]}		League Cup^{[lower-alpha 2]}		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	2	0
	2021–22	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		2^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	3	0
	2022–23	League Two	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1^{[lower-alpha 3]}	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

↑ Includes Welsh Cup
↑ Includes EFL Cup
1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

↑ 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.
↑ "Omar Bogle leaves Newport County as Will Evans has contract extended". BBC Sport. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
↑ Bright Wales under 18
↑ "H. Bright". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

External links

Harrison Bright at Soccerbase

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[14] Includes Welsh Cup

[15] Includes EFL Cup

[EFLT-16] 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

[ENFA-1] Harrison Bright at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[2] Bright profile

[3] Bright Newport debut

[4] Bright second Newport appearance

[5] Bright Football League debut

[6] Bright professional contract

[7] Bright Pontypridd loan

[8] Bright contract extension

[9] Bright Barry Town United loan

[10] Bright loan recalled.

[11] "Omar Bogle leaves Newport County as Will Evans has contract extended". BBC Sport. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

[12] Bright Wales under 18

[13] "H. Bright". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

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Personal information
Full name	Harrison William Bright^[1]
Date of birth	(2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 20)^[2]
Place of birth	Blaenavon, Wales
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Newport County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Newport County	10	(0)
2023	→ Pontypridd United	7	(0)
2023	→ Barry Town United	15	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:55, 4 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:01, 25 May 2022 (UTC)