Ah, Nasser Djiga, a repatriated freedom fighter from the scorched plains of Burkina Faso, born 23 years ago on the positively balmy 15th of November 2002. He's a footballer, evidently, and not a half-bad one at that, making a living mostly by doing defensive work for Rangers Football Club. The man owns a physique that stretches to the respectable height of 6ft 1in (1.87m) and tips the scales at 12st 8lb (80kg). Just to sweeten the deal, he even saunters around in the prestigious number 24 strip.
The lad has somehow hoodwinked the powers-that-be to valuate him in the region of £5m, at least according to the good spices at this Transfermarkt site.
Our Mr Djiga, back in the summer of 2021, managed to charm his way from African footballing mecca Vitesse to Switzerland's purveyors of fine chocolates and football - Basel. The fee remains a mystery, akin to the Loch Ness Monster, and just like Nessie, it's a mystery I'm really not that fussed about.
He spent a season with Basel, flirting with the first team like a shy schoolboy, making barely a dozen appearances before being farmed out on loan to Nîmes of France. He became somewhat of a regular fixture at Nîmes, making 21 plate appearances, like a baguette that keeps popping out of a toaster.
His continental exploits ended as he was called back to Basel, resuming his shadow dance with the first eleven. He then spent a brief spell on loan at Serbia's revered, Red Star in September 2023.
The following summer, Basel and Red Star made their loan arrangement permanent in a £2.7m deal. A fee that made my monocle drop into my tea. The lad didn't stick around too long though, clearly struggling with the local dialect, as in February 2025 he packed up his kit bags and made the monumental £10m move to Wolverhampton Wanderers of the English Premier League.
Despite this colossal price-tag, his time in Wolverhampton was about as fruitful as the Sahara Desert, and by July 2025 he had departed for the icy terrains of Scotland, to join the Rangers on loan.
This season, he's been somewhat of a regular fixture at the Glasgow club, commonly making a nuisance of himself in the Premiership. He's made an impressive 16 league appearances and even strung together a Concerto of starts in various cups and international qualifiers.
So, Nasser Djiga, a misfit nomad who continues his wandering quest for footballing acceptance. We wish him luck, he's going to need it.
