Born on the 23rd of February 2001, our good friend Nicolas Raskin hails from the delightful land of Belgium. Currently 25 years of age, Raskin is a midfielder – or, to get all technical on you, a central defensive midfielder – for the Rangers. When it comes to measurements, he ticks in at a sturdy 5ft 10in (1.78m) and weighs in at 11st 9lb (74kg). Seems he's rather fond of the number 43 - can't imagine why – for that’s the number he's chosen for his jersey. All well and good. Oh, and he's danced his way onto the Belgium national team, too.
Now, Transfermarkt reckons Raskin is worth around a cool £10m - or at least his current market value says so. Not bad, for a lad his age, I'd say.
Rewarding us with the unexpected, our lad here spun the wheel and landed on Gent – a club in the Pro League in Belgium – in July 2017. In his debut season, he treated us to one... yes, you heard it right... one singular first team appearance in league matches. How generous of him.
Deciding that a single appearance in 18 months was more than sufficient, Raskin transferred to Standard Liege – yet again in the Belgium Pro League – for an undisclosed fee in January 2019. And there he was, making two, 29, 29, and then 17 first team appearances over the course of four seasons. He even went on a scoring spree, sneaking the ball past the goalkeeper for a total of four goals over that time.
In a revelation that shocked no one, Raskin made his great escape from Standard Liege to join Rangers in the Premiership in Scotland in January 2023, for the princely sum of around £1.5m, no less. Since then, he's clocked up a healthy number of appearances, 33 being his proudest in the 2024 - 2025 season, and even netted himself a handful of goals.
Oh, and let's not forget about the special occasions. For Raskin, nothing says party like joining the fray of the League Cup, Champions League Qualifiers, and the Europa League for Rangers. Full of surprises, our Nicolas.
