John Souttar

John Souttar was a regular league starter for Rangers in 2025-26, making 24 Premiership appearances and starting 23 of them. He did not score, which fitted the profile of a central defender whose value was tied more to selection reliability than attacking output, while seven bookings pointed to a defender often involved in direct defensive work.

Souttar averaged a 7.07 rating across the league season, with a high of 7.86 and a low of 6.4. That range suggested generally stable performance levels, with enough variation to show both stronger defensive outings and less convincing matches.

Souttar's senior path stayed within Scotland, moving from Dundee United to Hearts and then to Rangers. The trajectory read as a steady domestic progression, with Hearts acting as the bridge between his early development at Dundee United and his Rangers spell.

Souttar entered Dundee United as a trainee in 2012, moved to Hearts for £150,000 in February 2016 and joined Rangers on a free transfer in July 2022. The pattern was not one of repeated fees – the only disclosed fee was the Hearts move, while the Rangers switch came as a free transfer.