Clinton Nsiala has completed a loan move from Rangers to Belgian side KVC Westerlo, joining the Jupiler Pro League club on a temporary deal starting 2026-02-02 and running until 2026-06-30. The France/DR Congo centre-back leaves the Scottish Premiership with a current market valuation of €500k and will return to Rangers at the end of the agreed loan period.
The transfer is a straight loan transfer from the Glasgow club to Westerlo, with no permanent option indicated in the documentation provided. Nsiala, 22, remains under contract with Rangers and is scheduled to go back to the Scottish side when the loan expires on 2026-06-30, meaning he is not set to become a free agent as a consequence of this move.
For Westerlo, the deal adds a left-footed central defender with experience in three different football cultures: France, Italy and Scotland. Nsiala stands 1.89m tall and is listed primarily as a defender in the centre-back role, offering height and physical presence to a Westerlo back line competing in Belgium’s top flight. The move positions him to gain further first-team exposure in the Jupiler Pro League while Rangers monitor his development from afar.
Nsiala’s career trajectory has moved steadily upward through European academies and first teams. Born in Rennes, he came through the youth ranks at FC Nantes, stepping from FC Nantes Youth to FC Nantes U17 before earning a move abroad. In 2021 he left France for Italy, signing for AC Milan Primavera, where he continued his development in one of Europe’s most demanding tactical environments for defenders.
From Milan’s youth setup he moved to Rangers in 2024, entering the Scottish Premiership system and seeing his market value rise over subsequent updates from €75k at AC Milan Primavera to €200k and eventually to €500k while on the books at Rangers. That increasing valuation reflects how he is regarded as a prospect, and Westerlo now become the latest club to benefit from his progression.
Internationally, Nsiala holds both French and DR Congolese nationality, giving him potential future options at senior international level, but the data provided links him only to his club commitments rather than any senior national-team caps. His dual background, however, underlines the cross-border nature of his club career, with steps in France, Italy, Scotland and now Belgium.
The loan to Westerlo places Nsiala again outside his home country environment, and firmly in a league regarded as a strong platform for young defenders aiming to prove themselves at a high level. With his return to Rangers already scheduled for 2026-06-30, this spell in the Jupiler Pro League will be a key audition that could influence his standing back in Glasgow and his longer-term career path once he is back from Belgium.
