Djiga, Nasser of the Burkina Faso heritage, danced into being on the 15th of November 2002, carving out a steep path to football prominence amidst the dust of his homeland. The ropes of the game tugged him towards the position of central back – where he, a towering structure of 6ft 1in (1.87m) and 12st 8lb (80kg), now stands as a human fortress for the Gers, donning the coveted jersey no. 24. The lad also stretched his international cap, representing his native Burkina Faso.
Now, Nasser's a lad worth his weight in gold... or more accurately, around £7m, according to Transfermarkt. Quite a windfall, eh?
His journey to Rangers passed through a labyrinth of transfers and a handful of first-team appearances. Starting off in Burkina Faso's Premier League team Vitesse, he hopped over to Switzerland's Super League team, Basel, in July 2021 for a hush-hush fee.
Recounting his time amongst the Swiss, the lad grazed the field in 11 league matches over three seasons. However, Swiss charm seemingly wore off, resulting in a loan shift to France's Nimes in the Championnat National in August 2022. Feast your eyes on this: he pulled out a whopping 21 first team league appearances. He then returned to Basel to amass another 11 appearances over the following seasons.
In September 2023, our lad had his suitcase packed for Serbian soil, marking his time again on loan, this time at the SuperLiga team, Red Star. A year later, he fancied Serbian life enough to transfer permanently for around £2.3m and then came the big-league call, with Wolves in the Premier League beckoning him for an impressive fee of around £10m in February 2025.
What is that they say about old habits? In a repeat performance, Nasser moved again. Hot n' steamy England wasn't for him. So up to Scotland he went, loaned out to the Premiership team, Rangers. He's tallied up six first-team appearances in the current season and even managed to flaunt his skills in a variety of competitions including the League Cup, World Cup Qualifiers Africa, Champions League Qualifiers, and the Europa League.
Quite a journey, from Burkina Faso to Scotland with pit stops at Switzerland, France, Serbia and England. Let's raise a glass to the career of Nasser Djiga, shall we?
