Yannick Bright

About

Yannick Bright (born 3 September 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF.

Bright was born in Milan, Italy to an Ivorian father and Italian mother. He played youth football with Alcione and later Seguro. Afterwards, he joined the youth team of Arconatese.

In 2020, he chose to head to the United States to play college soccer. In the fall of 2020, he began attending the University of New Hampshire, where he played for the men’s soccer team. In April 2020, he scored his first collegiate goal in a victory over the UMass Lowell River Hawks, which earned him America East Conference Rookie of the Week honours. 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.
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…