Oh, the joy and sunshine this brings, writing about the Rangers - particularly about a player who has never donned the glorious green and white hoops. Nedim Bajrami, a spritely 26-year old, popped into the world on the 28th of February of 1999 in the balmy climes of Macedonia. His footballing journey would take him as far from Celtic Park as possible - and landed him at the Rangers. Well, one supposes it takes all kinds.
A midfielder by trade, Bajrami primarily fancies himself a central attacking midfielder, the chap sporting the number 14 for the Rangers. Quite trim for a lad of his age, Bajrami stands at a respectable 5ft 10in (1.79m) and weighs in at a quite reasonable 10st 9lb (68kg). He's not just a one-club man, though, and has represented Albania on the international stage.
The lad is worth a few bob – Transfermarkt reckons his current market value hovers around the £2.5 million mark. Sounds like someone's been pulling up some trees, eh?
Bajrami started his career as a young trainee at tiptop Swiss club, Grasshoppers, back in 2009. He spent a good bit of time at the Swiss outfit, putting in a shift in league matches from seasons 2016 to 2019.
In 2019, for a petty sum of £430K, Bajrami bid adieu to Grasshoppers and ventured to Italy's Serie B with Empoli. A decent run of appearances and goals followed, culminating in a move to Serie A side Sassuolo on a loan deal - an Italian adventure, if you will.
Bajrami liked what he saw in the land of pasta and San Siro, because in July 2023, he waved goodbye to Empoli and moved permanently to Sassuolo for a slightly more impressive fee of £5.2 million. Oh, to be earning paychecks with that many zeros...
But the itchy feet wouldn't last, and in August of 2024, the player made a move to Scottish Premiership side Rangers in a £3.5 million deal. Now strutting his stuff for Rangers, Bajrami has been causing a bit of a stir. In the current season 2025 - 2026, he's bagged a goal in nine appearances for the blue side of Glasgow.
And let's take a moment to acknowledge his cup record. Bajrami has dabbled in the League Cup for Rangers, World Cup Qualifiers for Albania, Champions League Qualifiers for Rangers and the Nations League for Albania.
So, here we have the tale of Nedim Bajrami. Sorry, no Celtic connections, no tales of last-minute winners against Rangers and definitely no European Cup triumph anecdotes. But hey, at least I’ve kept the sarcasm to a minimum, right?
