{"id":849723,"date":"2025-05-20T16:11:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/20\/super-eagles-striker-wins-top-scorer-award-but-says-its-not-the-trophy-we-wanted\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T16:11:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:11:55","slug":"super-eagles-striker-wins-top-scorer-award-but-says-its-not-the-trophy-we-wanted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/20\/super-eagles-striker-wins-top-scorer-award-but-says-its-not-the-trophy-we-wanted\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Eagles striker wins top scorer award \u2013 but says \u201cIt\u2019s not the trophy we wanted\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Super Eagles striker <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/?s=Dessers\">Cyriel Dessers<\/a> has described his Scottish Premiership Golden Boot win as a \u201cwee reward for never giving up\u201d after a turbulent season with Rangers, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/?s=Nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> international netted 18 goals in 35 league appearances to top the 2024\/25 scoring chart, finishing ahead of Celtic\u2019s Daizen Maeda and Dundee\u2019s Simon Murray, who both ended on 16 goals.<\/p>\n<p>While delighted with the accolade, Dessers admitted the achievement feels bittersweet after <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/?s=Rangers\">Rangers<\/a> failed to win the league title.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155665\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/imago1059576949-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Nigeria and Rangers star Cyriel Dessers.\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155665\">Nigeria and Rangers star Cyriel Dessers. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Super Eagles striker Dessers wins top scorer award \u2013 but says \u201cIt\u2019s not the trophy we wanted\u201d<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cScottish Premiership Top Scorer 2024-25. Not the big trophy we all wanted, but a wee reward for never giving up\u2026\u201d the 29-year-old wrote on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p>\u2014 Cyriel Dessers (@CyrielDessers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyrielDessers\/status\/1924460935755751906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dessers\u2019 journey at Ibrox has been a rollercoaster since his arrival two seasons ago. Praised for his tireless running and physical presence, he\u2019s also been criticised for erratic finishing, with a modest 22% conversion rate that raised questions over his consistency.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145775\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145775\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gd_RsewXgAA1hyO.jpeg\" alt=\"Soccer Nigeria Super Eagles star, Cyriel Dessers\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145775\">Cyriel Dessers. Photo Credit X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>READ MORE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/05\/dessers-rangers-ferguson-dundee.html\">Delirious Dessers elated after hitting 50 goals in Rangers colours, draws praise from Ferguson<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/05\/dessers-burnley-celtic-idah.html\">He\u2019ll outscore him\u201d \u2013 Former Burnley midfielder rates Cyriel Dessers above Celtic forward<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/04\/cyriel-dessers-rangers-2.html\">Despite Premiership title disappointment, Cyriel Dessers scoops top award at Rangers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/04\/nigerias-osimhen-dessers-rangers.html\">Nigeria\u2019s top marksmen: Osimhen leads, Dessers chases as Rangers\u2019 title hopes fade<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite being benched at times, the striker rediscovered form under new manager Barry Ferguson, who restored him to the starting XI during the title run-in.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles striker has previously played for FC Utrecht, Heracles Almelo, Genk, Feyenoord, and Cremonese among several others.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_155666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155666\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/imago1059577090-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Nigeria Super Eagles and Rangers star Cyriel Dessers.\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-155666\">Nigeria Super Eagles and Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dessers was the top scorer in the Eredivisie in the 2019\u201320 season, while playing for Heracles Almelo. The 30-year-old forward was also the top scorer in the 2021\u201322 UEFA Europa Conference League and was named in the competition&#8217;s Team of the Season, while playing for Feyenoord.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_0327-copy-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/imhonlamhen-eronmhonsele\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImhonlamhen Eronmhonsele\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tImhonlamhen Eronmhonsele turns into a ball of passion when writing about Nigerian football and its talents, whether rising stars or established legends, locally and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>From the deepest corners of the Middle East, to the green fields of the Americas, to the celebrated grounds in Europe, and the rich soils of Africa, Imhons is more than glad, usually with a glass of a tasty drink nearby, to capture the essence of the game, by connecting the dots between culture, identity, and football.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/05\/super-eagles-2.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers has described his Scottish Premiership Golden Boot win as a \u201cwee reward for never giving up\u201d after a turbulent season with Rangers, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigeria international netted 18 goals in 35 league appearances to top the 2024\/25 scoring chart, finishing ahead of Celtic\u2019s Daizen Maeda and Dundee\u2019s Simon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":849724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3577,2005,4578],"tags":[7956,6323],"class_list":{"0":"post-849723","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eagles","8":"category-soccer","9":"category-super","10":"tag-eagles","11":"tag-super"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/849724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}