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13 Derek Cornelius
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Club season 2025/26 Scottish Premiership (7), UEFA Europa League (3) - on loan from Marseille
12
Apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
International
44
Caps
1
Goals
Club career totals
217
Career apps
12
Career goals
Form
Out for the rest of 2025/26 with a muscle injury; dropped from Rangers' UEL roster in November 2025
Date of birth1997-11-25 (age 28) NationalityCanada ClubRangers · Scotland LeagueScottish Premiership PositionDF · Centre-back · #13 Height187 cm Preferred foot— Market value—
Born in Ajax, Ontario to a Barbadian father and Jamaican mother, Derek Cornelius took an unusual path through Germany and Serbia before joining Vancouver Whitecaps, then won back-to-back Allsvenskan titles at Malmo. He moved to Marseille in 2024 and was on loan at Rangers. A commanding centre-back and 2018 Canada Soccer Youth International of the Year, he is racing to recover from a muscle injury that ended his 2025-26 club season early.
- Won back-to-back Swedish league titles with Malmo
- Captained Canada's U-23 Olympic qualifying side
- Began his pro career in Germany and Serbia
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