Dessers reveals the 'best moment' of his 'painful' season
But the Nigerian international believes winning an international recall because of his goals for the Ibrox club helped soften the blow.
Dessers was the top scorer in the Premiership this term and won a surprise call-up for the Super Eagles again.
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He celebrated by scoring last week in a friendly against Ghana in London.
And he's looked back on his season with a mixture of emotions.
Dessers said: "I think it is painful at Rangers when you miss out on a big trophy.
"But overall, I personally had some good moments, stayed fit and to get called up again by Nigeria was one of the best moments of my season.
"I am very happy for myself to be here."
But Dessers admitted he was disappointed former international teammate Leon Balogun was released by the Ibrox club.
He said: "Of course I speak with Leon Balogun a lot, even now, we still text.
"The form he showed at Rangers this season - at a high level like the Europa League for example - was very good.
"I think he still hopes to be part of the Nigeria team moving forward and I hope he will be."
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