| Yannick Bright | |
| Birth Date: | 3 September 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Milan, Italy |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Inter Miami CF |
| Clubnumber: | 42 |
| Youthclubs1: | Alcione |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | US Seguro |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Arconatese |
| Collegeyears1: | 2020–2023 |
| College1: | New Hampshire Wildcats |
| Collegecaps1: | 69 |
| Collegegoals1: | 3 |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Arconatese |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | North Carolina Fusion U23 |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Inter Miami CF |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Inter Miami II (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | May 18, 2024 |
Yannick Bright (born 3 September 2001) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF.
Bright played youth football with Alcione and later Seguro.[1] [2] Afterwards, he joined the youth team of Arconatese.[3]
In 2020, he chose to head to the United States to play college soccer.[4] In the fall of 2020, he began attending the University of New Hampshire, where he played for the men's soccer team.[5] On April 2020, he scored his first collegiate goal in a victory over the UMass Lowell River Hawks,[6] which earned him America East Conference Rookie of the Week honours.[7] At the end of his first season, he was named to the America East All-Rookie Team, the America East All-Tournament Team, the America East Academic Honor Roll, and was named the team's Most Valuable Player.[8] [9]
At the end of his sophomore season, he was again named the team's MVP, and was also named the America East Midfielder of the Year, named to the All-America East First Team, All-Northeast Region First Team, the First Team All-America, and the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.[8] [10] He was also named the New England Soccer Journal Division I Player of the Year and a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.[11] [12]
In 2022, he was again named the America East Midfielder of the Year, and was named to the All-America East First Team, the All-ECAC First Team, the All-Northeast region First Team, and a Third Team All-American.[13] He was also named the America East Men's Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year,[14] and named to the America East All-Academic Team, Academic All-District, National College Athlete Honor Society, and the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.[8] [15] He was also invited to participate in the MLS College Showcase.[16]
Ahead of his senior season, he was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and the NCAA Division I Men's Players to Watch List.[17] [18] After the season, he was again named the America East Midfielder of the Year, named to the All-America East First team and a First Team All-American.[8] [19] He was also named the America East Men’s Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year for the second straight year and was named to the America East All-Academic Team, the Academic All-District Team, and was named a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.[20] [21] He was also invited once again to attend the MLS College Showcase.[22]
In 2019, he began playing with Arconatese in the Serie D.[23] He played 20 matches for the club, before departing in 2020.[24]
In 2022, Bright played with the North Carolina Fusion U23 in USL League Two.[25]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Bright was selected in the first round (15th overall) by Inter Miami.[26] [27] He then joined the club for their pre-season camp.[28] In March 2024, he signed a one-year contract with the club with club options from 2025 to 2027.[29] [30] He made his Major League Soccer debut on 23 March.[31]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arconatese | 2018–19 | Serie D | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| North Carolina Fusion U23 | 2022 | USL League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Inter Miami CF | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Inter Miami CF II (loan) | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
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