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Player Bio

France
France
Nationality
29Shirt Number
17/12/2000Date Of Birth
25Age
DefenderPosition

All competitions

2025/2026

Total
Appearances3434
Starting eleven2727
Mins played23972397
Goals00
Minutes per goal-0
Assists22
Own goals00
Penalty goals00
Penalties missed00
Shots on target33
Shots off target77
Blocked shots33
Goals outside box00
Hit woodwork00
Freekick goals00
Offsides11
Corners00
Crosses00
Successful crosses11
Tackles1212
Clearances127127
Yellow cards66
Red cards11
Fouls commited2424
Fouls suffered1919

Frequently asked questions

Declan Rice primarily plays as a defensive midfielder for Arsenal, either as a single pivot or in a double-pivot formation. More recently, though, he has been used in a bit more advanced position as an #8, thanks to his progressive ball-carrying and goalscoring abilities.

Declan Rice was born in Kingston upon Thames in the Greater London region in England.

The English international dons the No. 41 jersey at his current club Arsenal. In an episode of The Overlap in 2022, where he had a chat with Gary Neville, Rice explained that 41 was a number given to his by his kit man at his previous club, West Ham United, and that he continues to wear it because he's superstitious.

The Arsenal man is 1.88m (6ft 2in) tall, and is one of the best defensive midfielders in the world at the moment.

Declan Rice weighs 80kg (176 lbs) and is a physically dominant force in midfield.

Declan Rice spent the majority of his youth career at Chelsea (2006-2013), before spending two years in West Ham United's youth setup.

Declan Rice and long-term girlfriend Lauren Fryer welcomed their first child, son Jude, in August 2022.

Declan Rice hasn't exchanged vows yet, but he has been dating childhood sweetheart Lauren Fryer since 2016.