Cyriel Kolawole Dessers is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Rangers. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Nigeria national team.Information Guide Nigeria

Club career

A report from BBC sport has it that during the 2013–14 season, 19-year-old Dessers stood out in the reserves and youth competitions for OH Leuven, scoring over 20 goals. However, with OHL in danger of relegation and several first team strikers either out of shape, injured or suspended, he was given his first minutes in the first team in a 3–2 away loss against Mons.Information Guide Nigeria

According to the report, it is claimed that in July 2016, he signed with NAC Breda on a contract until summer 2019, of Dutch second-tier Eerste divisie. On the 28th of May 2017, they were promoted to the Eredivisie, after a 1–4 victory over N.E.C., in which Dessers scored three goals. He finished the season with 29 goals in 40 matches.Information Guide Nigeria

Again, in the month of July 2017, Dessers moved to FC Utrecht, agreeing a contract for three years with an option for an additional year. And on the 11th of August 2017, he scored the first goal in the competition.

However, after the 2019–20 Eredivisie season was abandoned, Dessers was jointly awarded the Top Goalscorer award alongside Steven Berghuis with fifteen goals each.Information Guide Nigeria

On the 30th of June 2020, Dessers moved to Genk on a four-year deal.NYSC Portal

As per the report from the talkSPORT, it was claimed that on the 31st of August 2021, Dessers returned to the Netherlands to join Feyenoord on loan with an option to buy. The young star scored his first goal for the club on the 19th of September, scoring Feyenoord’s fourth goal in a 0–4 away win against PSV. And on the 1st of June 2022 Feyenoord announced that they had opted not to exercise the option to purchase Dressers’ contract.

International career

Cyriel Kolawole Dessers who was born in Belgium to a Belgian father and Nigerian mother, chose to represent Nigeria at international level in December 2019. On the 4th of March 2020, he was called up by Nigeria national team head coach Gernot Rohr as part of the team players invited for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Sierra Leone. The young goalscorer debuted for Nigeria in a friendly 1–1 draw with Tunisia on the 13th of October 2020.NYSC Portal

Other Top Football News:

• 2023 Updated: Eberechi Eze’s Net Worth, Salary, Football Career
• 2023 Updated: Michael Olise’ Net Worth, Salary, Football Career, Honours
• 2023 Updated: Marc Guéhi’s Net Worth, Salary, Football Career, Honours
• 2023 Updated: Diego Carlos’ Net Worth, Salary, Football Career, Honours
  

Cyriel Dessers Net Worth

Cyriel Dessers’s net worth or net income is estimated to be $1 million – $5 million dollars. He has made such an amount of wealth from his primary career as a Soccer Player.

Cyriel Dessers Salary

When the young star moved to KRC Genk in 2020, he signed a four-year contract worth €25,000 (£18,899) a week in salaries.

The report from ESPN has it that the Super Eagles star became the second-highest-earning player in the Genk squad after Slovakian midfielder Patrik Hrosovsky.

Dessers earned the same amount in salaries while on loan at Feyenoord during the 2021/22 season. The Nigerian international still has two (2) years left on his contract at Genk.NYSC Portal

Honours

Genk

Belgian Cup: 2020–2

Feyenoord

UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2021–22

Individual

Eredivisie top scorer: 2019–20

UEFA Europa Conference League top scorer: 2021–22

UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season: 2021–22

Check: JAMB Result

Check and Confirm: How much is Dollar to Naira today

📢 We are hiring writers!