Nicolas Raskin
Belgian footballer
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Nicolas Raskin (born 23 February 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and the Belgium national team.
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Raskin playing for Belgium in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Raskin | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Royal Stade Waremmien FC | |||
| 2008–2015 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2015–2017 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2017–2018 | Gent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Gent | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Standard Liège | 80 | (4) |
| 2023– | Rangers | 96 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Belgium U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Belgium U16 | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Belgium U21 | 10 | (3) |
| 2025– | Belgium | 11 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:25, 6 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:24, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
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, before making his senior debut in 2025.
Club career
Early career
Raskin's first club as a child was Royal Stade Waremmien FC,[3] before playing youth football for Standard Liège from 2008 to 2015.[4] He then spent two years in Anderlecht's youth academy.[5] In May 2017, Raskin left Anderlecht to join Gent, signing a three-year contract.[6] 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.[7]
Standard Liège
On 23 January 2019, Raskin returned to his former youth club Standard Liège.[8]
Rangers
On 31 January 2023, Raskin joined Scottish club Rangers on a long-term contract for an undisclosed transfer fee.[9] It was reported that the fee paid was £1.5 million plus additional bonuses and Raskin signed a four-and-a-half-year contract.[10] He made his debut four days later, in a 2–1 victory over Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.[11]
International career
Raskin 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.
On 14 March 2025, Raskin was called-up to the senior Belgium squad for the first time.[15] Raskin made his debut on 20 March 2025, replacing Koni De Winter in the 80th minute of a defeat to Ukraine in a UEFA Nations League relegation play-off tie.[16]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 May 2026[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gent | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Standard Liège | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 1 | 43 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 80 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 95 | 5 | ||
| Rangers | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12[c] | 1 | 48 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14[e] | 0 | 50 | 7 | |
| Total | 96 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 145 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 177 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 241 | 18 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup, Scottish Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2025 | 9 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Raskin goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2025 | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht, Belgium | 5 |  Kazakhstan | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Standard Liège
- Belgian Cup runner-up: 2020–21[21]
Rangers
- Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2022–23[22]