Nile Ranger

Club

Boreham Wood

Position

Forward

Nationality

England

Date of birth

1991-04-11

Birthplace

London, England

Height

1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight

77.1

Shirt number

22

Nile Ranger (born 11 April 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Boreham Wood.

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.