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Full name | Neraysho Meritchio Kasanwirjo | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 18 February 2002 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Rangers (on loan from Feyenoord) | |||||||||||||
Number | 24 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Zeeburgia | ||||||||||||||
2011–2020 | Ajax | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2019–2021 | Jong Ajax | 38 | (1) | |||||||||||
2021–2023 | FC Groningen | 47 | (1) | |||||||||||
2023– | Feyenoord | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
2023–2024 | → Rapid Wien (loan) | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||
2024– | → Rangers (loan) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
2017–2018 | Netherlands U16 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||
2021– | Netherlands U21 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 |
Neraysho Kasanwirjo (born 18 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a full-back or centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Rangers, on loan from Eredivisie club Feyenoord.
Born in Amsterdam, Kasanwirjo started playing in the youth ranks of Zeeburgia before being scouted and joining the Ajax Youth Academy at the age of nine. Progressing through the ranks, he made his professional debut in the Dutch Eerste Divisie, the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands, playing for Jong Ajax, the reserves team of Ajax. On 19 August 2019, Kasanwirjo made his debut against N.E.C. in a 3–3 draw. [1]
On 10 May 2021, it was announced that FC Groningen had signed Kasanwirjo on a three-year contract, joining the club for the 2021–22 season after his contract with Ajax had ended. [2]
On 20 January 2023, Feyenoord announced that it had reached a deal with FC Groningen for the transfer of Kasanwirjo, with the player signing a contract for four and a half years. [3]
On 1 September 2023, Feyenoord and Rapid Wien announced that Kasanwirjo would spend the rest of the season at the Austrian club. [4]
On 21 September 2024, Kasanwirjo made his Rangers debut in a 3-0 win over Dundee in the Scottish League Cup quarter-final, coming off the bench to replace captain James Tavernier. He made his full debut for the club just five days later, starting at left-back in a 2-0 win away at Malmo in matchday one of the UEFA Europa League. On 1 December 2024, it was confirmed that Kasanwirjo suffered a knee injury whilst playing for Netherlands U21 and would return to his parent side Feyenoord to complete his rehabilitation.
Born in the Netherlands, Kasanwirjo is of Surinamese and Javanese descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands. [5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
2020–21 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 34 | 1 | |||
Total | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
FC Groningen | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | |
2022–23 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 17 | 2 | |||
Total | 47 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | ||
Feyenoord | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2024–25 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Rapid Wien (loan) | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |
Rangers (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Career total | 121 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 138 | 4 |
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