Harrison Bright

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Harrison Bright
Personal information
Full name Harrison William Bright [1]
Date of birth (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth Blaenavon, Wales
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Llanelli Town
Number 2
Youth career
Newport County
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Newport County 10 (0)
2023Pontypridd United 7 (0)
2023Barry Town United 15 (2)
2024–2025 Barry Town United 13 (2)
2025– Llanelli Town 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:10, 29 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:01, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Harrison Bright is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender for Cymru Premier club Llanelli Town.

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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]

In August 2024, Bright joined Barry Town United in a permanent move. [12]

International

Bright was called up to the Wales Under-18 squad for the Croatia tournament in June 2022. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 January 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic Cup [a] League Cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newport County 2020–21 League Two 0000002 [c] 020
2021–22 League Two1000002 [c] 030
2022–23 League Two0000101 [c] 020
2023–24 League Two0000100010
Total100020005080
Pontypridd United (loan)2023–24 Cymru Premier 7000000070
Barry Town (loan)2023–24Cymru Premier1521000162
Career Total23210200050312
  1. Includes Welsh Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. Harrison Bright at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Bright profile". Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  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 back to Barry in permanent move". 23 August 2024.
  13. Bright Wales under 18
  14. "H. Bright". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.