Bright Adjei
Bright Adjei (born 27 April 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ghanaian Premier League side Aduana Stars. He won the Ghana Premier League in his second season with Aduana Stars. He previously played for Tema Youth and Kuwiati side Burgan SC. Club career. Tema Youth. Adjei started his career with Tema Youth before securing a move to Aduana Stars in 2015. He was very instrumental in Tema Youth's second-place finish in the second-tier league, Ghana Division One League in 2015. In October 2015, he was linked with a move  to Ghana Premier League side Aduana Stars. Aduana Stars. In December 2015, Aduana Stars announced that they had secured the services of Adjei and Zakaria Mumuni on a 3-year contract ahead of the 2016 Ghana Premier League campaign. In his debut season, he immediately established himself as a key player for the club playing 27 out of 30 matches and scoring a whopping 12 goals to help Aduana Stars to a second position with 49 points only missing out on the ultimate by 2 points to eventual winners Wa All Stars. In March 2016, his 85th minute acrobatic goal  against Ashanti Gold in game week 4 of the league at Len Clay Stadium in Obuasi, was nominated for the CNN Goal of the Week award. He beat off competition from Barcelona's Luis Suarez, Celtic's Tom Rogic, and Pumas' Javier Cortés to poll 81 per cent of the total votes cast to win the award. In August 2016, Adjei scored another overhead kick goal in Aduana's 1–1 draw at WAFA in Sogakope during the match day 27 Ghana Premier League match, which earned him another nomination for the CNN Goal of the Week award. He won for  the second time beating the likes of Bayern Munich's Xabi Alonso, Anderlecht's Łukasz Teodorczyk and Elliot Durrell of Chester. He became the first ever two-time winner of the award. The following season, 2017 season, he continued his impressive form by playing 19 league matches and scoring 6 goals to help Aduana secure the club's second league title in their history. During that period he formed a good attacking partnership with Yahaya Mohammed. In April 2017, it was reported that he had flown in to Sudan to sign a two-year contract with Sudanese giants, Al Hilal , the deal however fell through and he returned to Aduana Stars. Burgan SC. In August 2019, Adjei joined Kuwaiti side Burgan SC on a free transfer after his contract with Aduana Stars ended. He signed a one-year deal with an option to extend the contract at the end. Return to Aduana Stars. After 6 months into his contract with Kuwaiti side, Adjei returned to Ghana and joined his previous club Aduana Stars. There were rumours that he was in advantaged stage of signing for Accra Hearts of Oak. On 22 December 2020, he scored the equalizer to help Aduana  salvage a draw in a 1–1 Bono derby match against rivals Berekum Chelsea. International career. Adjei was a member of the Ghana national under-23 football team, the Black Meteors in 2015. He was a member of the squad that featured during the 2015 All-African Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. He also earned call-ups to the local Black Stars in the past. Honours. Aduana Stars Individual