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{{short description|Belgian footballer}} {{short description|Belgian footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography {{Infobox football biography
| name = Nicolas Raskin | name = Nicolas Raskin
| fullname = Nicolas Raskin | full_name = Nicolas Raskin
| image = | image = Nicolas Raskin 2023.jpg
| caption = Raskin playing for ] in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|2|23}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|2|23}}
| birth_place = ], ] | birth_place = ], Belgium
| height = 1.79m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://standard.be/en/players/nicolas-raskin |title=Nicolas Raskin |website=standard.be |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref>
| height = 1.77m
| currentclub = ] | currentclub = ]
| clubnumber = 26 | clubnumber = 43
| position = ] | position = ]
| youthyears1 = 2008–2015 | youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = ] | youthclubs1 = Royal Stade Waremmien FC
| youthyears2 = 2015–2017 | youthyears2 = 2008–2015
| youthclubs2 = ] | youthclubs2 = ]
| youthyears3 = 2017–2019 | youthyears3 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs3 = ] | youthclubs3 = ]
| youthyears4 = 2017–2018
| years1 = 2019– | clubs1 = ] | caps1 = 47| goals1 = 3
| youthclubs4 = ]
| nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = ] | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam2 = ] | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = ] | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2023 | clubs2 = ] | caps2 = 80 | goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2023– | clubs3 = ] | caps3 = 46 | goals3 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = Belgium U15 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam2 = Belgium U16 | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam3 = ] | nationalcaps3 = 14 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam3 = ] | nationalcaps3 = 14 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2018–2019 | nationalteam4 = ] | nationalcaps4 = 6 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2018–2019 | nationalteam4 = ] | nationalcaps4 = 6 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2019–2020 | nationalteam5 = ] | nationalcaps5 = 8 | nationalgoals5 = 1 | nationalyears5 = 2019–2020 | nationalteam5 = ] | nationalcaps5 = 8 | nationalgoals5 = 1
| nationalyears6 = 2021– | nationalteam6 = ] | nationalcaps6 = 6 | nationalgoals6 = 1 | nationalyears6 = 2021–2023 | nationalteam6 = ] | nationalcaps6 = 10 <!-- NOTE: RBFA profile missing substitute appearance against Denmark in October 2021, see Soccerway --> | nationalgoals6 = 3
| pcupdate = 16:58, 5 May 2019 (UTC) | club-update = 18:00, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 20:31, 1 October 2022 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 18:19, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
}} }}
'''Nicolas Raskin''' (born 23 February 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a ] for ] in the ]. '''Nicolas Raskin''' (born 23 February 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a ] for {{Scottish football updater|Rangers}} club ].
Raskin had spells in the youth academies of ] and ], before joining ] 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 ]. 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 ].


==Club career== ==Club career==
===Early career===
Raskin was born in ], and began playing football with ] at the age of 7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.letelegramme.fr/football/l-histoire-belge-continue-02-06-2014-10194307.php|title=L'histoire belge continue|publisher=}}</ref>
Raskin's first club as a child was Royal Stade Waremmien FC,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/officiel-indesirable-au-standard-nicolas-raskin-sengage-avec-les-glasgow-rangers-11141567 |title=Officiel : Indésirable au Standard, Nicolas Raskin s'engage avec les Glasgow Rangers |website=rtbf.be |date=31 January 2023 |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> before playing youth football for ] from 2008 to 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lesoir.be/202346/article/2019-01-23/cest-officiel-nicolas-raskin-est-un-joueur-du-standard |title=C'est officiel: Nicolas Raskin est un joueur du Standard |website=lesoir.be |date=23 January 2019 |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> He then spent two years in ]'s youth academy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.walfoot.be/news/2019-02-07/nicolas-raskin-standard-revient-sur-ses-departs-a-anderlecht-et-a-la-gantoise |title=Nicolas Raskin revient sur ses départs à Anderlecht et à La Gantoise : "J'aurais déjà pu revenir au Standard" |website=walfoot.be |date=7 February 2019 |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> In May 2017, Raskin left Anderlecht to join ], signing a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kaagent.be/nl/nieuws/26-05-2017/kaa-gent-strikt-toptalent-nicolas-raskin |title=KAA Gent strikt toptalent Nicolas Raskin |website=kaagent.be |date=26 May 2017 |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> Raskin made his professional debut for Gent at the age of 16 in a 3–0 ] win over ] in February 2018, becoming the first player born in the 21st century to play in the league.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lesoir.be/139561/article/2018-02-11/avec-nicolas-raskin-gand-lelite-belge-est-entree-dans-le-21e-siecle |title=Avec Nicolas Raskin (Gand), l'élite belge est entrée dans le 21e siècle |website=lesoir.be |date=11 February 2018 |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref>


===Standard Liège===
On 26 May 2017, Raskin signed his first professional contract with ] for 3 years, joining from ]'s youth academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kaagent.be/nl/supporter/news/26-05-2017/kaa-gent-strikt-toptalent-nicolas-raskin|title=KAA Gent strikt toptalent Nicolas Raskin|website=KAA Gent}}</ref> Raskin made his professional debut for Gent in a 3-0 ] win over ], at the age of 16 becoming the first player born in the 21st century to play in the league<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ca.soccerway.com/matches/2018/02/10/belgium/pro-league/koninklijke-atletiek-associatie-gent/sint-truidense-vv/2462068/|title=Gent vs. Sint-Truiden - 10 February 2018 - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com}}</ref>
On 23 January 2019, Raskin returned to his former youth club Standard Liège.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://standard.be/nl/news/nicolas-raskin-tekent-bij-de-rouches |title=Nicolas Raskin tekent bij de Rouches |website=standard.be |date=23 January 2019 |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref>


===Rangers===
On 23 January 2019, ] announced that Raskin had returned to his former youth club.<ref>, standard.be, 23 January 2019</ref>
On 31 January 2023, Raskin joined Scottish club Rangers on a long-term contract for an undisclosed transfer fee.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64403296 |title=Rangers transfers: Nicolas Raskin signs from Standard Liege |publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2023 |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/sachatavolieri/status/1620469621852864512|title=As reminder, Nicolas #Raskin to #RangersFC|work=Sacha Tavolieri|publisher=Twitter, Inc|date=31 January 2023}}</ref> He made his debut four days later, in a 2–1 victory over ] in the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64436051 |title=Rangers 2–1 Ross County |publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport |date=4 February 2023 |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> A few weeks later on 26 February, Raskin saw his opportunity to win the first trophy of his Rangers career end in disappointment, as he was a 65th-minute substitute during a 2–1 defeat in the ].<ref name="2023 league cup"/>


==International career== ==International career==
Raskin is a youth international for Belgium, and represented the ]s at the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2018/teams/player=250108589/index.html|title=Under-17 - Nicolas Raskin – UEFA.com|first=|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA.com}}</ref> Raskin has played youth international football for Belgium at under-15, under-16, ], ], ] and ] levels.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rbfa.be/en/international/8309/career |title=Nicolas Raskin |website=rbfa.be |access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref>

He represented the Belgium under-17 team at the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2018/teams/player=250108589/index.html|title=Under-17 - Nicolas Raskin – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA.com}}</ref> In June 2023, he scored both goals for the Belgium under-21 team in a 2–0 win over ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c2v83l15el5o |title=Raskin nets double for Euros-bound Belgium U21s |work=BBC Sport |date=16 June 2023}}</ref> The same summer he was named in the Belgian squad for the ].


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Raskin is the son of Thierry Raskin, who was also a professional footballer in Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/278237/16jarig-toptalent-maakt-debuut-bij-aa-gent|title=16-jarig toptalent maakt debuut bij AA Gent|website=www.voetbalnieuws.be}}</ref> Raskin was born in ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.walfoot.be/news/2019-01-23/raskin-vu-par-son-coach-en-belgique-u17--un-tres-jeune-talent-qui-a-besoin-dun-nouveau-challenge |title=Raskin vu par son coach en Belgique U17 : "Un très jeune talent qui a besoin d'un nouveau challenge" |website=walfoot.be |date=23 January 2019 |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> He is the son of ], who was also a professional footballer in Belgium.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/278237/16jarig-toptalent-maakt-debuut-bij-aa-gent |title=16-jarig toptalent maakt debuut bij AA Gent |website=www.voetbalnieuws.be |date=11 February 2018 |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 2 January 2025}}<ref>{{Soccerway|nicolas-raskin/491798|access-date=17 December 2024}}</ref>

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|]
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0
|-
|]
|Belgian Pro League
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||1||0
|-
|rowspan="6"|]
|]
|Belgian Pro League
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0
|-
|]
|Belgian Pro League
|2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||3||0
|-
|]
|Belgian Pro League
|32||2||5||0||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in ]}}||1||43||3
|-
|]
|Belgian Pro League
|29||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||1
|-
|]
|Belgian Pro League
|17||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||1
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!80||4||9||0||colspan=2|—||6||1||95||5
|-
|rowspan="4"|]
|]
|]
|12||0||3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||16||0
|-
|]
|Scottish Premiership
|18||1||5||0||0||0||8{{efn|Four appearances in ], four appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||31||1
|-
|]
|Scottish Premiership
|16||0||0||0||2||0||6{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||24||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!46||1||8||0||3||0||14||0||71||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!127||5||17||0||3||0||20||1||167||6
|}

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== Honours ==

'''Standard Liège'''
* ] runner-up: ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/onuachu-with-an-assist-as-genk-clinch-belgian-cup-title/1jp81i8ofssju1k0yrdb9b6nu8|title=Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win|website=Goal|date=26 April 2021|accessdate=29 April 2021}}</ref>

'''Rangers'''
*] runner-up: ]<ref name="2023 league cup">{{Cite news |last=Moffat |first=Colin |date=26 February 2023 |title=Kyogo strikes twice as Celtic beat Rangers in final |language= |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64688959 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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* {{RBFA player|PH_6637}} * {{RBFA player|PH_6637}}
* at Standard Liége * at the Rangers F.C. website
* at KAA Gent


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Latest revision as of 09:12, 3 January 2025

Belgian footballer

Nicolas Raskin
Raskin playing for Rangers in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nicolas Raskin
Date of birth (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Liège, Belgium
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) 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 46 (1)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:19, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

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

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

Early career

Raskin's first club as a child was Royal Stade Waremmien FC, before playing youth football for Standard Liège from 2008 to 2015. He then spent two years in Anderlecht's youth academy. In May 2017, Raskin left Anderlecht to join Gent, signing a three-year contract. 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.

Standard Liège

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

Rangers

On 31 January 2023, Raskin joined Scottish club Rangers on a long-term contract for an undisclosed transfer fee. 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. He made his debut four days later, in a 2–1 victory over Ross County in the Scottish Premiership. A few weeks later on 26 February, Raskin saw his opportunity to win the first trophy of his Rangers career end in disappointment, as he was a 65th-minute substitute during a 2–1 defeat in the Scottish League Cup final.

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.

He represented the Belgium under-17 team at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. In June 2023, he scored both goals for the Belgium under-21 team in a 2–0 win over Israel. 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. He is the son of Thierry Raskin, who was also a professional footballer in Belgium.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup 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 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 0 31 1
2024–25 Scottish Premiership 16 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 24 0
Total 46 1 8 0 3 0 14 0 71 1
Career total 127 5 17 0 3 0 20 1 167 6
  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. "Officiel : Indésirable au Standard, Nicolas Raskin s'engage avec les Glasgow Rangers". rtbf.be. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. "C'est officiel: Nicolas Raskin est un joueur du Standard". lesoir.be. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. "Nicolas Raskin revient sur ses départs à Anderlecht et à La Gantoise : "J'aurais déjà pu revenir au Standard"". walfoot.be. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. "KAA Gent strikt toptalent Nicolas Raskin". kaagent.be. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  6. "Avec Nicolas Raskin (Gand), l'élite belge est entrée dans le 21e siècle". lesoir.be. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  7. "Nicolas Raskin tekent bij de Rouches". standard.be. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  8. "Rangers transfers: Nicolas Raskin signs from Standard Liege". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  9. "As reminder, Nicolas #Raskin to #RangersFC". Sacha Tavolieri. Twitter, Inc. 31 January 2023.
  10. "Rangers 2–1 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  11. ^ Moffat, Colin (26 February 2023). "Kyogo strikes twice as Celtic beat Rangers in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  12. "Nicolas Raskin". rbfa.be. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  13. uefa.com. "Under-17 - Nicolas Raskin – UEFA.com". UEFA.com.
  14. "Raskin nets double for Euros-bound Belgium U21s". BBC Sport. 16 June 2023.
  15. "Raskin vu par son coach en Belgique U17 : "Un très jeune talent qui a besoin d'un nouveau challenge"". walfoot.be. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  16. "16-jarig toptalent maakt debuut bij AA Gent". www.voetbalnieuws.be. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  17. Nicolas Raskin at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  18. "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

External links

Rangers F.C. – current squad
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