Jayden Meghoma

Jayden Meghoma has been used as a first-choice left back in the Premiership, making 28 league appearances with 25 starts for Rangers. The attacking return is modest – one goal – but the volume of starts, plus 15 further appearances across domestic cups and Europe, points to a player trusted for minutes rather than protected as a fringe option.

Meghoma’s rating profile is solid rather than spectacular, with a 6.79 season average, a high of 7.73 and a low of 5.93. That range suggests a generally serviceable level with occasional strong outings, but also some fluctuation that is unsurprising for a 19-year-old defender playing heavy minutes.

Meghoma is still only 19, but his path has already taken in Southampton, Brentford, Preston North End and Rangers. The pattern is typical of a highly rated young player being pushed through different environments, with loan football now doing most of the development work after a significant move to Brentford.

The standout move is the £5m transfer from Southampton to Brentford in August 2024, which suggests Meghoma was valued as more than a routine academy prospect. Since then, Brentford have used loans to accelerate his senior exposure – first Preston North End, then Rangers – so the current spell looks like a test of whether he can handle regular first-team demands at a higher-pressure club.