Neraysho Kasanwirjo, born on the 18th February of 2002, is a sturdy Dutch defender who currently stones up the rear for the Rangers, wearing number 24 across his back. A towering figure of an exactly 6ft (that's 1.85m in the continental digits) and a weight equivalent to carrying around about fifteen bowling balls (76kg or 11st 13lb for those of you still stuck in the old empire). Not a bad size for a cog in the wheel, eh?
His current market value stands like a solitary megalith at £1.5m, that's according to Transfermarkt. But be aware, time is ticking on his contract at Rangers, set to expire like old milk on the 30th of June, 2025.
Now for a brief stroll down memory lane. Back in July of 2011, our boy Kasanwirjo steps into his football boots at Jong Ajax. Highlights of this stint? Four appearances, scored one solitary goal across 38 appearances. I guess we've all got to start somewhere.
Forward to July 2021, Kasanwirjo takes a small stride from Eerste Divisie to another team at home, FC Groningen. Nothing ground-breaking again, pitching in a goal in 47 appearances. Life moves on.
Now it gets interesting. 2023, Kasanwirjo moves to Feyenoord for a fee you could buy a miserable flat in South London. £1.5m.
He almost immediately follows this up with a loan move to Rapid Vienna and slips back into Feyenoord as his loan tenure ends. A few more appearances, but the goals, those elusive goals, remain a myth.
Fast forward to August of 2024, he's boarding a flight to Scotland, borrowing a spot of time at Rangers. Two solemn appearances and we're at present.
Our defender did manage to scrape up a couple of Euro nights for Rangers in the 2024 - 2025 Europa League. He also managed to squeeze in some time with the Netherlands U21s and the League Cup.
Not exactly the robust resume we expect of a previous Celt. But who are we to judge? We're just lads at the pub.
