Here's the lowdown on John Souttar. He's a Scottish lad, ended up as a defender, and now finds himself in the 'central' role at Rangers. The chap was born on 25th September 1996, making him a slightly weathered 28 in age. He's a fairly lofty chap at 6ft 2in (1.88m) and tipping the scales at 11st 11lb (75kg). As is the fashion these days, he wears the number 5 jersey. Don't let me forget to tell you he's played for Scotland's national team too.
Souttar commenced his trainee journey in 2012 with Dundee United. He sallied forth into their first team & made eight appearances during the 2012-2013 season. The boy did improve after a fashion, with 22 games, and even a goal, in the 2013-2014 season. A slightly less stellar 13 appearances were clocked in 2014-2015, then 20 in 2015-2016. Clearly, the United lot were keeping the sprog busy.
In February 2016, he got a bit of a change of scenery. Hearts splashed out a whopping £150k to have him shipped over from Dundee United. Over six seasons with Hearts, he trotted onto the pitch anywhere between 7 and 31 times. Even added the occasional goal to his repertoire. Imagine, £150k for someone who attacks the ball four times in an entire season. Bargain, eh?
In July 2022, the chap somehow landed himself a move to Rangers. He's not half making a meal of it over there, with only twelve games to his name in his first season, a goal each in two further seasons, and 14 appearances so far in the 2024-2025 season.
Not content with just domestic exploits, Souttar has somehow wrangled himself into European tournaments and international duties. Three games in the 2024-2025 League Cup for Rangers, playing in qualifying matches for Scotland's Euro 2024 and the Nations League 2024-2025. And there's more, besides. Four games in the 2023-2024 Europa League, two in the 2024-2025 Champions League qualifiers, and six in the 2024-2025 Europa League, all for Rangers.
You have to give him credit, though. At least he's as committed to running around Europe as any good stag party organiser would be.
