External links
- Profile at the Rangers F.C. website
- Youssef Chermiti national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Youssef Chermiti – UEFA competition record ( archive )
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youssef Ramalho Chermiti [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 2004 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Vila do Porto, Azores, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Os Marienses | ||
| 2014–2015 | ACF Pauleta | ||
| 2015–2016 | GD São Pedro | ||
| 2016–2021 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Sporting CP B | 10 | (3) |
| 2023 | Sporting CP | 16 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Everton | 22 | (0) |
| 2025– | Rangers | 13 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Portugal U15 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Portugal U16 | 12 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U18 | 12 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U19 | 4 | (3) |
| 2023 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2024– | Portugal U21 | 4 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:28, 8 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Youssef Ramalho Chermiti (born 24 May 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
Chermiti is a youth product of Os Marienses, ACF Pauleta, and GD São Pedro, before moving to the youth academy of Sporting CP in 2016. [3]
On 22 July 2020, Chermiti signed his first professional contract with Sporting for three seasons. [4] He was promoted to their B-team in 2021, but was sidelined with injuries for eight months before training with the senior team in November 2022. [5]
Chermiti made his debut for Sporting's main team on 15 January 2023, coming off the bench to replace Paulinho in the 78th minute of a 2–2 Primeira Liga draw away at local rivals Benfica. [6] [7] On 1 February, he made his first start for the side, playing the full match in a 5–0 home victory over Braga. [8] Five days later, Chermiti scored his first goal for Sporting and first Primeira Liga goal, in a 1–0 away victory over Rio Ave. [9] Six days later, he once again started in the league, at home to rivals Porto, scoring a late consolation goal in a 2–1 loss. [10] After the match, Porto's manager Sérgio Conceição congratulated Chermiti on his performance, describing him as a "youngster with a lot of quality" during the post-match press conference. [11] Four days later, he made his debut in European competitions, coming on as a substitute for the final minutes of a 1–1 draw at home to Midtjylland in the knockout round play-offs of the UEFA Europa League. [12] In the 2022–23 season, Chermiti made 22 appearances in all competitions for Sporting CP, scoring three goals and providing two assists. [13]
On 11 August 2023, Chermiti signed a four-year contract with Premier League club Everton, [14] for a fee of £11.5 million, which could rise to £14 million with add-ons. Sporting CP are also owed 12.5% of any profit Everton receive from a future transfer of the player. [15]
Chermiti made his debut for Everton on 26 August, coming off the bench in the 66th minute to replace Lewis Dobbin in a 1–0 league loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Goodison Park. [16] Four days later, he made his first start for the club in an EFL Cup match away at Doncaster Rovers; at half-time, with the Toffees losing 1–0 to the League Two side, Chermiti was replaced by compatriot Beto, who went on to score the equaliser; Everton ended up achieving a 2–1 comeback win. [17] On 7 November 2023, Chermiti started for Everton U21s in an EFL Trophy group stage match against Mansfield Town, scoring the only goal of the game through an extra-time penalty. [18]
On 1 September 2025, Chermiti moved to Scottish Premiership club Rangers in a deal worth £8m. [19] He made his debut for Rangers in a league match on 13 September 2025 in a 2–0 defeat to Hearts at Ibrox. [20] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October 2025 during a 3–1 victory over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park which was new manager Danny Röhl’s first game in charge. [21] On 03 January 2026 Rangers found themselves 1–0 down to Old Firm rivals Celtic at Celtic Park, Chermiti scored a brace as Rangers came back to win the match 3–1 and go level on points in the Scottish Premiership with their rivals after being 13 points behind them earlier in the season. [22]
He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U19s. [23]
On 21 November 2023, after representing Portugal U20 in a 2–1 loss in a friendly against Italy U20, Chermiti announced on social media that an opponent had racially abused him during the match. [24]
Chermiti was born in Azores, Santa Maria in Portugal to a Tunisian-French father and Bissau-Guinean mother. Chermiti holds Tunisian, French and Bissau-Guinean citizenship. [3] Chermiti is the cousin of the Tunisian footballer Amine Chermiti. [25]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Sporting CP | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [c] | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |
| Everton | 2023–24 | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Everton total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Everton U21 | 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 1 [d] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Rangers | 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 [c] | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |
| Career total | 55 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 10 | ||
