Youssef Chermiti

Youssef Chermiti gave Rangers a clear league focal point in 2025-26, scoring 15 goals in 30 Premiership appearances, including 20 starts. That return put him beyond a rotational role: he was used often, carried a notable share of their penalty-box output, and still had enough substitute appearances to suggest Rangers managed his minutes rather than built every match around him.

Chermiti’s 7.18 average rating across the Premiership season supported the goal return rather than flattering it. The spread from 6.2 to 10 showed some volatility, which is normal for a striker whose rating is tied closely to finishing, but the overall level was strong enough to mark him as one of Rangers’ more productive league players.

Chermiti’s career path was still relatively compact: developed at Sporting CP, moved to Everton, then joined Rangers at 22. The available record points to a striker who moved early from Portugal to the Premier League market, then to Scotland for a more defined first-team role, with his 15-goal Premiership season representing the strongest senior output in the supplied data.

The transfer pattern showed a player who retained value despite limited recorded production before Rangers. Everton paid an 11m fee to sign him from Sporting CP in 2023, then Rangers paid an 8m fee in 2025. That was a step down from the Premier League environment, but not a low-cost gamble, and Rangers appeared to be buying age, profile and potential resale as much as proven volume.