Derek Cornelius
Defender - Centre-Back
at Rangers FC
at Rangers FC
265 days · joined 2025-09-01
👕200+ Apps
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
€5.00m
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Malmö FF
top club · 48 apps
Career highs
€5.00m
peak value · 2025
€4.00m
top transfer fee · 24/25
3
best season · 2023
43 / 1
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1997-11-25 · 5 players total
206Appearances
11Goals
4Assists
39Yellow cards
0Red cards
53Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Derek Cornelius |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Derek Austin Cornelius |
| Date of birth | 1997-11-25 (28 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Ajax, Ontario, Canada |
| Citizenship | Canada Jamaica |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 187.00 m |
| Current club | Rangers FC |
| On loan from | ↩ Olympique Marseille parent contract: 2028-06-30 |
| Joined | 2025-09-01 |
| Contract expires | 2026-05-31 |
| Agent | Axia Sports ... |
May 2026
Transfer: Rangers → Marseille
25/26 · Return from loan
Sep 2025
Transfer: Marseille → Rangers
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — Olympique Marseille
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Aug 2024
Transfer: Malmö FF → Marseille
24/25 · Transfer · €4.00m
Jul 2024
2024 — Malmö FF
12 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Olympique Marseille
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Malmö FF
25 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — Malmö FF
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2023
Transfer: Vancouver → Malmö FF
22/23 · Transfer · €458k
Dec 2022
Transfer: Panetolikos → Vancouver
22/23 · Return from loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Panetolikos GFS, Malmö FF
18 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Vancouver → Panetolikos
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
2021 — Vancouver Whitecaps FC
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
21/22 — Panetolikos GFS
33 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2020
2020 — Vancouver Whitecaps FC
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Vancouver Whitecaps FC
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Javor-Matis → Vancouver
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — FK Javor-Matis Ivanjica
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
17/18 — FK Javor-Matis Ivanjica
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: VfR Neumünster → Javor-Matis
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
Transfer: VfB Lübeck → VfR Neumünster
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — VfR Neumünster, FK Javor-Matis Ivanjica
20 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — VfB Lübeck
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Transfer: VfB Lübeck U19 → VfB Lübeck
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 2014
Transfer: Unionville → VfB Lübeck U19
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: Spartacus SC → Unionville
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Olympique Marseille
0.0%
Malmö FF
33.8%
Panetolikos GFS
20.4%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
29.8%
FK Javor-Matis Ivanjica
0.0%
VfR Neumünster
16.0%
VfB Lübeck
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympique Marseille | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malmö FF | 4 | 2023 | 23/24 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 1,616 |
| Panetolikos GFS | 2 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 976 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 2019 | 2021 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1,426 |
| FK Javor-Matis Ivanjica | 3 | 16/17 | 18/19 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| VfR Neumünster | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 765 |
| VfB Lübeck | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Ligue 1 | Olympique Marseille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Coupe de France | Olympique Marseille | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Ligue 1 | Olympique Marseille | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Svenska Cupen | Malmö FF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Kypello Elladas | Panetolikos GFS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Super League 1 | Panetolikos GFS | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Svenska Cupen | Malmö FF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 |
| 21/22 | Kypello Elladas | Panetolikos GFS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | SL1 Play-out | Panetolikos GFS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Super League 1 | Panetolikos GFS | 23 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 976 |
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | Malmö FF | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 530 |
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | Malmö FF | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 696 |
| 2021 | MLS | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | MLS | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | MLS is Back | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Canadian Championship | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | MLS | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,426 |
| 18/19 | Prva liga Srbije | FK Javor-Matis Ivanjica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Kup Srbije | FK Javor-Matis Ivanjica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Super liga | FK Javor-Matis Ivanjica | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | SH-Liga | VfR Neumünster | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 765 |
| 16/17 | Super liga | FK Javor-Matis Ivanjica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Regionalliga Nord | VfB Lübeck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Spartacus SC | Unionville | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-01 | Unionville | VfB Lübeck U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | VfB Lübeck U19 | VfB Lübeck | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-29 | VfB Lübeck | VfR Neumünster | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-31 | VfR Neumünster | Javor-Matis | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-18 | Javor-Matis | Vancouver | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-12 | Vancouver | Panetolikos | Loan | 400000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-12-31 | Panetolikos | Vancouver | Return from loan | 800000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-02-01 | Vancouver | Malmö FF | Transfer | 800000 | €458k |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-04 | Malmö FF | Marseille | Transfer | 2800000 | €4.00m |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-01 | Marseille | Rangers | Loan | 5000000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-05-31 | Rangers | Marseille | Return from loan | 5000000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Knee problems | 2021-04-01 | 2021-04-21 | 21 | 1 |
| 24/25 | Bruised ribs | 2024-11-04 | 2024-12-06 | 33 | 5 |
Current€5.00m
Peak€5.00m
Low—
Δ since start+€4.98m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #32645 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #29112 | #5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3510 | #13 | 36 | 0 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Morsay | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Jørgensen | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ali Adnan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alphonso Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Osorio | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Diamantis Chouchoumis | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lasse Berg Johnsen | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Theo Bair | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaos Vergos | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxime Crépeau | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Nanasi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan David | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frederico Duarte | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Dahlin | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio Peña | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Busanello | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Kiese Thelin | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Taha Ali | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Deybi Flores | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | Malmö FF | 3 | 25 |
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | Malmö FF | 2 | 12 |
| 16/17 | SH-Liga | VfR Neumünster | 2 | 17 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Super League 1 | Panetolikos GFS | 1 | 23 |
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | Malmö FF | 1 | 12 |
| 17/18 | Super liga | FK Javor-Matis Ivanjica | 1 | 22 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-05-31 | Rangers | Marseille | Return from loan | — | €5.00m |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-01 | Marseille | Rangers | Loan | — | €5.00m |
| 22/23 | 2022-12-31 | Panetolikos | Vancouver | Return from loan | — | €800k |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-12 | Vancouver | Panetolikos | Loan | — | €400k |
Last 50 matches for Rangers FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | SC1 |
Hibernian FC | 0–1 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-10-26 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 3–1 | Kilmarnock FC | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 2–2 | Dundee United | Available |
| 2025-10-05 | SC1 |
Falkirk FC | 1–1 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-09-28 | SC1 |
Livingston FC | 1–2 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 0–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Available |
| 2025-08-31 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 0–0 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-08-24 | SC1 |
St. Mirren FC | 1–1 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 1–1 | Dundee FC | Available |
| 2025-08-02 | SC1 |
Motherwell FC | 1–1 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-05-17 | SC1 |
Hibernian FC | 2–2 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-05-14 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 3–1 | Dundee United | Available |
| 2025-05-11 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 4–0 | Aberdeen FC | Available |
| 2025-05-04 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 1–1 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-04-26 | SC1 |
St. Mirren FC | 2–2 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-04-13 | SC1 |
Aberdeen FC | 2–2 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 0–2 | Hibernian FC | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | SC1 |
Dundee FC | 3–4 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-03-16 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 2–3 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-03-01 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 1–2 | Motherwell FC | Available |
| 2025-02-26 | SC1 |
Kilmarnock FC | 2–4 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-02-22 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 0–2 | St. Mirren FC | Available |
| 2025-02-16 | SC1 |
Heart of Midlothian | 1–3 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-02-02 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 4–0 | Ross County FC | Available |
| 2025-01-26 | SC1 |
Dundee United | 1–3 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-01-15 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 3–0 | Aberdeen FC | Available |
| 2025-01-12 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 3–1 | St. Johnstone FC | Available |
| 2025-01-09 | SC1 |
Dundee FC | 1–1 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-01-05 | SC1 |
Hibernian FC | 3–3 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-01-02 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 3–0 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2024-12-29 | SC1 |
Motherwell FC | 2–2 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2024-12-26 | SC1 |
St. Mirren FC | 2–1 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2024-12-21 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 1–0 | Dundee FC | Available |
| 2024-12-08 | SC1 |
Ross County FC | 0–3 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2024-12-04 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 6–0 | Kilmarnock FC | INJURED Bruised ribs |
| 2024-12-01 | SC1 |
St. Johnstone FC | 0–1 | Rangers FC | INJURED Bruised ribs |
| 2024-11-23 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 1–1 | Dundee United | INJURED Bruised ribs |
| 2024-11-10 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian | INJURED Bruised ribs |
| 2024-10-30 | SC1 |
Aberdeen FC | 2–1 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2024-10-27 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 2–1 | St. Mirren FC | Available |
| 2024-10-20 | SC1 |
Kilmarnock FC | 1–0 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2024-10-06 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 2–0 | St. Johnstone FC | Available |
| 2024-09-29 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 1–0 | Hibernian FC | Available |
| 2024-09-15 | SC1 |
Dundee United | 0–1 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2024-09-01 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 3–0 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2024-08-24 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 6–0 | Ross County FC | Available |
| 2024-08-10 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 2–1 | Motherwell FC | Available |
| 2024-08-03 | SC1 |
Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2024-05-18 | SC1 |
Heart of Midlothian | 3–3 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2024-05-14 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 5–2 | Dundee FC | Available |
Teams faced most often by Derek Cornelius's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0% |
| Juventus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0% |
| S.C. Braga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0% |
| Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0% |
| Chelsea FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0% |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 18 | 390 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 21/22 | 33 | 976 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 530 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2023 | 25 | 696 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18 | 1,426 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 18/19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 20 | 765 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.12 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Allsvenskan
37 apps
5 G
1 A
Super League 1
36 apps
2 G
2 A
SH-Liga
17 apps
2 G
0 A
Svenska Cupen
11 apps
1 G
0 A
MLS
33 apps
1 G
0 A
Super liga
25 apps
0 G
1 A
Ligue 1
23 apps
0 G
0 A
Kypello Elladas
5 apps
0 G
0 A
SL1 Play-out
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Derek Cornelius?
Derek Cornelius is a Canada professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Rangers FC.
How old is Derek Cornelius?
Derek Cornelius is 28 years old. He was born on November 25, 1997 in Ajax, Ontario.
What position does Derek Cornelius play?
Derek Cornelius plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Derek Cornelius play for?
Derek Cornelius currently plays for Rangers FC.
How many career goals has Derek Cornelius scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Derek Cornelius has scored 11 goals in 206 appearances.
What is Derek Cornelius's market value?
Derek Cornelius's most recent reported market value is €5.00m.