Rangers, in a remarkable stroke of genius or perhaps just pure necessity, have roped in Robin Pröpper, a defender characterised by his knack of barging into rival strikers in an almost balletic display of brute force. Born in the flavourful climes of the Netherlands on 23 September 1993, Pröpper can be spotted creating harmonious chaos as a central defender, equipped with his sizeable 6ft 3in (1.92m) frame which carries a solid 13st (83kg) of pure footballing dedication.
The lad, a connoisseur of the number 4 jersey, boasts a not-so-humble market value of around £2.5m, as per the footballing gurus at Transfermarkt.
As an integral cog in the Rangers' well-oiled, haphazard machine of the 2024 - 2025 season, Pröpper has ushered in his services to one Premiership match as a first-team player. Long live Pröpper and may his glorious streak of singlehandedly playing one match continue unscathed.
In July 2011, Pröpper embarked on his professional journey by joining De Graafschap, a quaint little club plying their trade in the Eerste Divisie of the Netherlands. Without neglecting to mention, the lad showcased some fine ball control and scoring prowess with two goals under his belt in his first season, unfailingly replicated in the seasons to come.
The summer of 2016 treated Pröpper with a new home base - Heracles Almelo, another Dutch outfit, but this time in the superior Eredivisie. Here, he had a rather predictable showing with 19 first team appearances in league matches, and a mere one goal in the 2020 – 2021 season. Talk about consistency, eh?
For reasons only the footballing gods can attest, Pröpper found himself moving to FC Twente in the Eredivisie league in July 2021, where he put a spin on his routine performance by netting five goals in the 2021 - 2022 season. But old habits die hard and the lad returned to his customary rate of one goal per season shortly after.
In a twist of fate, or perhaps misfortune for Rangers, Pröpper set his sights, or rather, boots, on the Scottish Premiership in August 2024, all for a staggering fee of £1.5m. And if there's anything the boy is known for, it's maintaining his routine. Accordingly, he's already played one match in the current season.
But let us not forget, Rome was not built in a day, and neither is a football cv like that of Pröpper's. No doubt, the lad has a bright future full of single league match appearances and precisely one goal per season. And that is something to look forward to, isn't it?
