Today, we shine a cynical beam on Thelo Aasgaard - born on the 2nd of May 2002, in the heart of England. At a sprightly age of 23, the young chap chooses to exert his youthful vigour by clashing with overly enthusiastic defenders on the football pitch. His choice of position, you ask? The central attacking berth, naturally, where bruisers and delicate artists alike play their trade.
Standing tall and commanding at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88m for our metric souls) and weighing in at a solid 11 stone 4 pounds (72kg for our continental readers), Aasgaard proudly dons the number 11 jersey for Rangers up here in Scotland. When he's not nipping at the heels of his Scottish contemporaries, Aasgaard identifies as a proud son of Norway, having represented his country on the international stage.
If you're in the habit of making monetary valuations on young athletes, well then, you may be glad to know that Transfermarkt (available here) would consider £1.7m a fair price for the lad.
Aasgaard's humble beginnings trace back to Wigan Athletic, where he turned up like an eager beaver in the English League One. That was back in the sunny summer of 2016. Fast track through a few years of chasing a leather ball around to his debut season in 2022-2023, the man managed to grace the pitch 41 times, hitting the back of the net on 3 occasions.
His next adventure would take him to Luton Town, still within the comforting confines of the English League One, where he made a grand total of 17 first team appearances and scored two goals in the 2024-2025 season. Monetary details of the move were, as usual, buried under a shroud of 'undisclosed fees'.
Then came the call from the grand Highlands. Rangers, of the Scottish Premiership fame, caught the scent of a potential bargain in young Aasgaard. In what has become a typical footballing tale, our protagonist was lured to the picturesque landscapes of Scotland for a fee of around £3.5m in the summer of 2025. At Rangers, he's so far made a grand total of two first team appearances in league matches this current 2025-2026 season.
Despite his scant domestic exploits, Mr Aasgaard's exploits in the cups and on the international stage have been a bit more fruitful; a League Cup appearance here, a start and goal in the World Cup Qualifiers for Norway there, and some Champions League qualifying action to boot. And yet, one's left to wonder if he's really achieved his full potential in these highly esteemed competitions?
