Cyriel Kolawole Dessers

Cyriel Kolawole Dessers

Cyriel Dessers attacks space and drifts between lines, a mobile target man for Panathinaikos who presses high and looks to run beyond the last defender. Dessers rose from NAC Breda to Eredivisie prominence, claimed the Golden Boot with Heracles, and became a European standout for Feyenoord. He thrives in the box. Nigeria is the international note for Cyriel Dessers, who later moved to Rangers before joining Panathinaikos. Panathinaikos transfer in 2025 added a new stage to his goal tally. Dessers finishes moves, checks short then spins in behind and pins centre-backs to create space. He attacks the back post and gets shots off quickly, keeping the channel alive for his team.

Xtra rating
1750
Global rank
1122
Updated: 14 December 2025
Country of Birth
Belgium
Preferred Foot
Both-footed
Agent
Stirr Associates
Latest Signing Fee
£5.85m
Date of Birth
8 December 1994
Position
Centre-Forward
Shoes
N/A
Wage
N/A

Season snapshot

Overall season statistics (all competitions).

Season Matches Minutes Goals Assists G/90 A/90
2025 12 427 2 0 0.42 0
2024 48 2968 21 4 0.64 0.12
2023 47 2990 18 6 0.54 0.18
2022 32 1950 10 3 0.46 0.14
2021 44 2088 20 5 0.86 0.22
2020 11 238 3 0 1.13 0
2019 27 2408 15 5 0.56 0.19
2018 15 651 5 0 0.69 0
2017 29 1385 9 3 0.58 0.19
2016 3 270 1 0 0.33 0
2015 11 222 0 0 0 0
2014 29 972 7 0 0.65 0
2013 1 13 0 0 0 0

Form - Last 10 games

Strengths Analysis <:season:> 2024

Role: Attacker
Top attributes (percentile)

    Xtra rating history

    Last rating points (most recent matches).

    Recent Matches

    Nigeria
    3 - 2
    27 Dec 2025
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Tunisia
    Nigeria
    Tunisia
    Africa Cup of Nations - Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco
    Nigeria
    2 - 1
    23 Dec 2025
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Tanzania
    Nigeria
    Tanzania
    Africa Cup of Nations - Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco
    Panathinaikos
    2 - 1
    14 Dec 2025
    ⏱ 70’ ⚽ 1 A 0 ★ 7.6
    Volos NFC
    Panathinaikos
    Volos NFC
    Super League 1 - Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis, Athína (Athens), Greece
    Larisa
    2 - 2
    07 Dec 2025
    ⏱ 10’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.3
    Panathinaikos
    Larisa
    Panathinaikos
    Super League 1 - AEL Arena, Larissa, Greece
    Panathinaikos
    2 - 3
    30 Nov 2025
    ⏱ 15’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.5
    AEK Athens FC
    Panathinaikos
    AEK Athens FC
    Super League 1 - Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis, Athína (Athens), Greece
    BSC Young Boys
    1 - 4
    25 Sep 2025
    ⏱ 20’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.3
    Panathinaikos
    BSC Young Boys
    Panathinaikos
    UEFA Europa League
    Panathinaikos
    1 - 1
    21 Sep 2025
    ⏱ 75’ ⚽ 1 A 0 ★ 7.2
    Olympiakos Piraeus
    Panathinaikos
    Olympiakos Piraeus
    Super League 1 - Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis, Athína (Athens), Greece
    Kifisia
    3 - 2
    14 Sep 2025
    ⏱ 23’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.3
    Panathinaikos
    Kifisia
    Panathinaikos
    Super League 1 - Panthessaliko Stadio, Volos, Greece
    South Africa
    1 - 1
    09 Sep 2025
    ⏱ 46’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.3
    Nigeria
    South Africa
    Nigeria
    World Cup - Qualification Africa
    Rangers
    0 - 0
    31 Aug 2025
    ⏱ 18’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.3
    Celtic
    Rangers
    Celtic
    Premiership - Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland

    Teams

    Years: 2025
    Years: 2023-2024
    Years: 2022
    Years: 2020, 2022-2025
    Years: 2020-2021
    Years: 2019
    Years: 2017-2018
    Years: 2017
    Years: 2016
    Years: 2014-2015
    Years: 2013
    Years: []

    Transfers

    01 Sep 2025
    Transfer
    Rangers
    Panathinaikos
    06 Jul 2023
    € 6M
    Cremonese
    Rangers
    10 Aug 2022
    € 6.5M
    Genk
    Cremonese
    01 Jul 2022
    N/A
    Feyenoord
    Genk
    31 Aug 2021
    Loan
    Genk
    Feyenoord
    01 Jul 2020
    € 4M
    Heracles
    Genk
    08 Jul 2019
    N/A
    Utrecht
    Heracles
    09 Jun 2017
    N/A
    NAC Breda
    Utrecht
    07 Jul 2016
    N/A
    Lokeren
    NAC Breda
    01 Jul 2014
    N/A
    OH Leuven
    Lokeren

    Injuries & Sidelined

    Knock
    From: 14 Feb 2022 To: 04 Mar 2022 Team
    Knee Injury
    From: 24 Dec 2018 To: 13 Apr 2019 Team
    No injury records for this player.

    Honors

    No honors recorded for this player.