Nicolas Raskin

Nicolas Thierry Yvan Raskin (; born 23 February 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Rangers and the Belgium national team.

Raskin had spells in the youth academies of Standard Liège and Anderlecht, before joining Gent in 2017. He made his competitive debut for Gent in February 2018, becoming the first player born in the 21st century to play in the Belgian Pro League. He re-joined Standard Liège in January 2019, and signed for Rangers four years later.

Raskin earned more than 50 caps for Belgium's youth national teams. He represented the country from under-15 to under-21 level, before making his senior debut in 2025.

Club career Early career Raskin's first club as a child was Royal Stade Waremmien FC, before playing youth football for Standard Liège from 2008 to 2015. He then spent two years in Anderlecht's youth academy. In May 2017, Raskin left Anderlecht to join Gent, signing a three-year contract. Raskin made his professional debut for Gent at the age of 16 in a 3–0 Belgian Pro League win over Sint-Truiden in February 2018, becoming the first player born in the 21st century to play in the league.

Standard Liège On 23 January 2019, Raskin returned to his former youth club Standard Liège.

Rangers

On 31 January 2023, Raskin joined Scottish club Rangers on a long-term contract for an undisclosed transfer fee. It was reported that the fee paid was £1.5 million plus additional bonuses and Raskin signed a four-and-a-half-year contract. He made his debut four days later, in a 2–1 victory over Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.

International career Raskin played youth international football for Belgium at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.

He represented the Belgium under-17 team at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. In June 2023, he scored both goals for the Belgium under-21 team in a 2–0 win over Israel. The same summer he was named in the Belgian squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

On 14 March 2025, Raskin was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the first time. Raskin made his debut on 20 March 2025, replacing Koni De Winter in the 80th minute of a defeat to Ukraine in a UEFA Nations League relegation play-off tie.

Personal life Raskin was born in Liège. He is the son of Thierry Raskin, who was also a professional footballer in Belgium.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Raskin goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Nicolas RaskinNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 7 September 2025 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht, Belgium 5 3–0 6–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 6 June 2026 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 13 5–0 5–0 Friendly

Honours Standard Liège Belgian Cup runner-up: 2020–21

Rangers Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2022–23