The Belgian-bred footballer of our interest, Nicolas Raskin (24), is often spotted in the depths of the midfield for Rangers. Though he was born and raised in Belgium, he seems to have found a particular fondness for the merciless miseries of Scottish weather. Scaling the heights of a modest 5ft 10in (1.78m) and tipping the scales at 11st 9lb (74kg), Raskin fits the typical profile of a central defensive midfielder, his primary position for both Rangers and the Belgian national team. Number 43 is the jersey he goes to battle in, establishing his allegiance with the club.
If one believes Transfermarkt, our Belgian midfield maestro is valued at around €12.00 million - or, for us in Britain, a more homely £10.5 million. Of course, we know how fast such figures can change in the whimsical world of football.
Before joining the ranks of Rangers, Raskin spent some time in the Belgian Pro League, first with Gent and then Standard Liege. His tenure at Gent can, with a hint of sarcasm, be described as a marathon of one single league match appearance in the 2017 - 2018 season. Clearly, the harvest was scant or perhaps the soil just wasn't suitable for our Belgian seedling.
Raskin then relocated his services from Gent to Standard Liege in January 2019 for a fee shrouded in the cloak of confidentiality. In the 2019 - 2020 season, he was allowed a generous two first team league match appearances. However, perseverance and dunce cap wearing finally paid off. He made 29 appearances and scored once in the 2020 - 2021 and the 2021 - 2022 seasons, followed by 17 performances with a solitary goal in the 2022 - 2023 season.
January 2023 radiated a new dawn for Raskin when he was exported from Standard Liege to Rangers for an estimated £1.5 million. He strutted on the pitch 12 times for Rangers in the 2022 - 2023 season, managing 18 appearances with one goal to his name the next season. The 2024 - 2025 season saw him comb the grass 33 times, finding the back of the net four times in the process. The current season (2025 - 2026) seems promising with 19 matches worn on his sleeves and two goals scored so far.
Let's not overlook his performance in alternative sporting events like the League Cup (2025 - 2026), where he notched up one goal across two starts. He also battled in the Champions League Qualifiers (2025 - 2026) with four starts and two appearances as a substitute, and Europe's secondary but still important competition, the Europa League (2025 - 2026), for which Raskin got a call six times.
