Nicolas Raskin

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.

Nicolas Raskin

Raskin playing for Rangers in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Raskin
Date of birth	(2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 24)[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	77	(6)
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	9	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:47, 15 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:24, 18 November 2025 (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

Raskin was born in Liège.^[17] He is the son of Thierry Raskin, who was also a professional footballer in Belgium.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2025^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	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	—		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	14	1	0	0	2	1	12[e]	0	28	2
	Total		77	6	9	0	5	1	32	1	123	8
Career total			158	10	18	0	5	1	38	2	219	13

1. Includes Belgian Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 18 November 2025^[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Belgium	2025	9	1
Total		9	1

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Raskin goal.

List of international goals scored by Nicolas Raskin

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]