An athletic stiker who burst onto the international scene with the U19s late in the 2008-09 campaign with a debut against Czech Republic in March 2009.
His goals in the Elite Qualifying Round that May then helped the Young Lions to qualify for the European U19 Championship Finals and he was part of the squad which travelled to the Finals in Ukraine, where he netted in the game against Slovenia. All of this was done whilst he was still a year younger than most of his team-mates.
At club level, Ranger began his career with Southampton before heading to the north-east and joining Newcastle United, where he played a big part in their promotion campaign in the 2009-10 season.