Tremendous Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers has described his Scottish Premiership Golden Boot win as a “wee reward for by no means giving up” after a turbulent season with Rangers, Soccernet.ng reviews.
The Nigeria worldwide netted 18 objectives in 35 league appearances to high the 2024/25 scoring chart, ending forward of Celtic’s Daizen Maeda and Dundee’s Simon Murray, who each ended on 16 objectives.
Whereas delighted with the accolade, Dessers admitted the achievement feels bittersweet after Rangers did not win the league title.
Tremendous Eagles striker Dessers wins high scorer award – however says “It’s not the trophy we wished”
“Scottish Premiership High Scorer 2024-25. Not the massive trophy all of us wished, however a wee reward for by no means giving up…” the 29-year-old wrote on X, previously Twitter.
— Cyriel Dessers (@CyrielDessers) Might 19, 2025
Dessers’ journey at Ibrox has been a rollercoaster since his arrival two seasons in the past. Praised for his tireless working and bodily presence, he’s additionally been criticised for erratic ending, with a modest 22% conversion price that raised questions over his consistency.
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Regardless of being benched at occasions, the striker rediscovered kind beneath new supervisor Barry Ferguson, who restored him to the beginning XI in the course of the title run-in.
The Tremendous Eagles striker has beforehand performed for FC Utrecht, Heracles Almelo, Genk, Feyenoord, and Cremonese amongst a number of others.
Dessers was the highest scorer within the Eredivisie within the 2019–20 season, whereas enjoying for Heracles Almelo. The 30-year-old ahead was additionally the highest scorer within the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Convention League and was named within the competitors’s Workforce of the Season, whereas enjoying for Feyenoord.
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