Ryan Naderi

Ryan Don Naderi (Bulgarian: Райън Дон Надери; born 10 July 2003) is a German-Czech-Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.

Early life Naderi grew up in Dresden. He started his journey in football playing for SG Dresden Striesen and Soccer for Kids in Dresden before moving to the youth academy of Dynamo Dresden in 2015. With Dynamo Dresden he played two seasons in the Under-17 Bundesliga and in the Under-19 Bundesliga in 2020–21. For the 2021–22 season, he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he played in the West division of the Under-19 Bundesliga.

Career

Borussia Mönchengladbach II Naderi made his debut in the 2021–22 season when he came on as a substitute in Mönchengladbach's U23 team's Regionalliga West home match against Schalke 04's reserve team on 22 January 2022. Despite having a professional contract, he was not included in the Bundesliga squad. On 14 September 2024, Naderi made his professional debut in a home game against Waldhof Manheim that finished in a 1–1 draw, coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute. A week later, Naderi scored his first goal for Hansa Rostock in an away game against his former club Dynamo Dresden that finished as a 1–1 draw. In the 2024–25 season, Naderi finished fifth with Hansa and won the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup. After scoring two goals in a 4–2 away win against Viktoria Köln, Naderi was voted "Player of Matchday 12" in the 2025–26 season. Naderi was also voted "Player of Matchday 21" in a 4–0 away win over Waldhof Manheim, he collected a hat-trick of assists during this game. Rangers had initially agreed to sign the striker in the summer for a fee of £3 million but increased their offer in order to push through the deal on transfer deadline day.

International career Naderi is eligble to represent Germany, Bulgaria and Czech Republic. In March 2026 he was approached by Bulgaria's manager Aleksandar Dimitrov to join the team for the 2026 FIFA Series.

Career statistics His mother is from the Czech Republic, and his father is from Bulgaria. Naderi holds German and Bulgarian citizenship.