Born in Mauritania on the 10th of September 2003, young Djeidi Gassama has gallivanted his way around Europe's (less glamorous) football leagues before eventually exhibiting his skills in Scotland, representing Rangers as a left-winger. The 21-year-old lad measures up at a relatively modest 1.77m (5ft 9in) and tips the scales at a reasonable 70kg (11st). He gallivants about in the number 23 jersey, a number famed for being worn by the footballing legends from generations past.
As of the current running, Gassama's value in the football world is that of £1.7m, or if you prefer your numbers in Euros and spice them with some authority, that's about €2.00m - That's according to the lovely stuff you find on Transfermarkt. His stay with Rangers continues for the next three years and 12 months, assuming they are the same length as everyone else's years and months, that is. So, tentatively, his departure from Rangers would be around 30th June 2029 - leaving loads of room for more sarcasm and cynicism until then, I promise.
Gassama's adventures on and off the pitch started when he signed on the dotted line for Paris Saint-Germain as a trainee in July 2019. He got one chance to glisten in the 2021-2022 season, surrounding himself among some renowned names. While the glitz and glam of Paris didn't last for long, he found himself shipped off to Eupen in Belgium for a loan spell in September 2022. Here, he got his boots dirty in 19 league matches and managed to hit the net twice.
Later, the curtains of Paris finally closed for Gassama in August 2023 when he packed his bags for Sheffield Wednesday for a fee that, for reasons beyond my understanding, remains a secret. Gassama proved quite a regular for the English Championship side, finding himself on the score sheet ten times over two seasons. However, his cemented place couldn't prevent his eventual departure in July 2025, when he moved on to Rangers for a pretty penny (around £2.2m, more precisely).
Now, bouncing about the Scottish Premiership, Gassama will be seen galloping up and down the left flank for Rangers in the 2025-2026 season in the shiny number 23 jersey. And let's not forget his Champions League Qualifiers jaunt where he pitched in with two goals over two games as a substitute, which is a rather decent return.
Enough sarcasm? Thought so...stay tuned for more adventures and exploits of the young winger, Djeidi Gassama.
