Well, gather round children, for the illustrious tale of Óscar Cortés, a prized footballer born on the surprisingly chilly day of 3rd December 2003 in the exotic lands of Colombia. Now, don't let his youth fool you. Cortés, in his spry 21 years of existence, has made quite the imprint on the footballing world. A forward by designation, he prefers to fly down the left wing for our dear neighbours, Rangers. Can't say we minded the absence of his services at Parkhead.
Gifted with a reasonable body, the lad stands at 5 foot 9, or for our metric friends that's 1.76m, and weighs in at around 11st 9lb (that's about 74kg, for those who appreciate international system of units). Donning the fabled number 7 jersey, no less. According to the wisdom-snug folks over at Transfermarkt, lad's got a market value of roughly £2.5m. High value for dressage, indeed.
Now, affectionately called 'transfers' in our world, his sordid tale of pass-the-parcel begins with Mr. Cortés being shipped from Millonarios in Colombia to Lens in France for the handsome sum of around £3.9m. That was July 2023, if memory serves. Managed to squeeze in four first team appearances and a league goal at Lens in the 2023 - 2024 season, bless him.
Moving right along, the month reads February 2024. Our lad finds himself pawned off again, this time from Lens to our very own Scottish Premiership, but alas, to Rangers, not Celtic. It was a loan, mind you. His tenure there reads like a gradual incline, managing six first team league appearances and a goal in the 2023 - 2024 season, ten team league appearances in the 2024 - 2025 season. Currently, in the ongoing 2025 - 2026 season, he's had a solitary league appearance. Improvement, they call it.
Fast forward to July 2025 and a full transfer happens, this time from Lens to Rangers for around £4.3m. The usual fare followed with six first team appearances and a goal in the 2023 - 2024 season, ten team league appearances in the 2024 - 2025 season. And currently, in the ongoing 2025 - 2026 season, there's been just the one appearance. But, do remember, there's been one start at the League Cup 2025 - 2026 and one substitute appearance at the Champions League Qualifiers 2025 - 2026, both for Rangers. Productivity encapsulated.
Sarcasm aside, we wish the lad well. Even if there's certain bitterness for his choice of playground.
