Nile Ranger
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nile Ranger | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Wood Green, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kettering Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crystal Palace | |||
| 2007–2008 | Southampton | ||
| 2008–2009 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Newcastle United | 51 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Barnsley (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Swindon Town | 23 | (8) |
| 2014–2016 | Blackpool | 14 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Southend United | 45 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | Spalding United | 1 | (1) |
| 2021 | Southend United | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Boreham Wood | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Kettering Town | 24 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | England U19 | 11 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:34, 10 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:18, 4 January 2018 (UTC) | |||
Nile Ranger (born 11 April 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kettering Town.
Previously with Crystal Palace and Southampton, Ranger finished his youth career at Newcastle United, where he made his professional debut and was part of their team which won the Football League Championship in 2009–10. Later on in his spell at St James's Park, he was loaned to Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday. He played international football for England U19.
After leaving Newcastle by mutual consent in 2013, he went on to play for Swindon Town, Blackpool and Southend United in the English Football League, with his spells at all three clubs being hindered by disciplinary issues including multiple absences from training. Ranger, who was incarcerated for involvement in armed robbery as a teenager, served a prison sentence for fraud in 2017.