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Nicolas Raskin

Nicolas Raskin

Belgian footballer


Nicolas Raskin (born 23 February 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.

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Raskin had spells in the youth academies of Standard Liège and Anderlecht, before joining Gent in 2017. He made his competitive debut for Gent in February 2018, becoming the first player born in the 21st century to play in the Belgian Pro League. He re-joined Standard Liège in January 2019 and signed for Rangers four years later.

Raskin earned more than 50 caps for Belgium's youth national teams. He represented the country from under-15 to under-21 level.

Club career

Raskin's first club as a child was Royal Stade Waremmien FC,[2] before playing youth football for Standard Liège from 2008 to 2015.[3] He then spent two years in Anderlecht's youth academy.[4] In May 2017, Raskin left Anderlecht to join Gent, signing a three-year contract.[5] Raskin made his professional debut for Gent at the age of 16, in a 3–0 Belgian Pro League win over Sint-Truiden in February 2018, becoming the first player born in the 21st century to play in the league.[6]

On 23 January 2019, Raskin returned to his former youth club Standard Liège.[7]

On 31 January 2023, Raskin joined Scottish club Rangers on a long-term contract, for an undisclosed transfer fee.[8] It was reported that the fee paid was £1.32m (€1.5m) plus additional bonuses and Raskin signed a four and a half year contract.[9] He made his debut four days later, in a 2–1 victory over Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.[10] A few weeks later on 26 February, Raskin saw his opportunity to win the first trophy of his Rangers career end in disappointment, he was a 65th minute substitute during a 2-1 defeat in the Scottish League Cup final.[11]

International career

Raskin has played youth international football for Belgium at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[12]

He represented the Belgium under-17 team at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[13] In June 2023, he scored both goals for the Belgium under-21 team in a 2–0 win over Israel.[14] The same summer he was named in the Belgian squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Personal life

Raskin was born in Liège.[15] He is the son of Thierry Raskin, who was also a professional footballer in Belgium.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 April 2024[17]
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Standard Liège

Rangers


References

  1. "Nicolas Raskin". standard.be. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. "C'est officiel: Nicolas Raskin est un joueur du Standard". lesoir.be. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. "KAA Gent strikt toptalent Nicolas Raskin". kaagent.be. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. "Avec Nicolas Raskin (Gand), l'élite belge est entrée dans le 21e siècle". lesoir.be. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. "Nicolas Raskin tekent bij de Rouches". standard.be. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  6. "Rangers transfers: Nicolas Raskin signs from Standard Liege". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  7. "As reminder, Nicolas #Raskin to #RangersFC". Sacha Tavolieri. Twitter, Inc. 31 January 2023.
  8. "Rangers 2–1 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  9. Moffat, Colin (26 February 2023). "Kyogo strikes twice as Celtic beat Rangers in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. "Nicolas Raskin". rbfa.be. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  11. "16-jarig toptalent maakt debuut bij AA Gent". www.voetbalnieuws.be. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  12. Nicolas Raskin at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

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