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Gian-LucaWaldschmidt

Gian-Luca Waldschmidt career

club career

SeasonClub
25/26
FC KoelnFC Koeln
19
537
3
3
BundesligaBundesliga
19
537
3
3
24/25
FC KoelnFC Koeln
30
1646
3
8
2. Bundesliga2. Bundesliga
30
1646
3
8
23/24
FC KoelnFC Koeln
22
1145
0
3
BundesligaBundesliga
22
1145
0
3
22/23
WolfsburgWolfsburg
18
525
0
4
BundesligaBundesliga
18
525
0
4
21/22
WolfsburgWolfsburg
17
837
0
1
Champions LeagueChampions League
3
120
0
0
BundesligaBundesliga
14
717
0
1
21/22
BenficaBenfica
2
140
0
2
Liga PortugalLiga Portugal
2
140
0
2
20/21
BenficaBenfica
33
1696
3
8
Europa LeagueEuropa League
6
302
1
1
Liga PortugalLiga Portugal
27
1394
2
7
19/20
FreiburgFreiburg
23
1267
1
7
BundesligaBundesliga
23
1267
1
7
18/19
FreiburgFreiburg
30
1717
1
9
BundesligaBundesliga
30
1717
1
9
17/18
Hamburger SVHamburger SV
21
796
1
1
BundesligaBundesliga
21
796
1
1
16/17
Hamburger SVHamburger SV
14
356
1
1
BundesligaBundesliga
14
356
1
1
15/16
Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt
12
236
1
0
BundesligaBundesliga
12
236
1
0
14/15
Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt
3
106
0
0
BundesligaBundesliga
3
106
0
0

International career

SeasonTeam
20/21
GermanyGermany
2
35
0
0
UEFA Nations League AUEFA Nations League A
2
35
0
0
2019
Germany U21Germany U21
5
450
0
7
EURO U21EURO U21
5
450
0
7
2019
GermanyGermany
2
71
0
0
European Championship QualificationEuropean Championship Qualification
2
71
0
0

Key

Key:

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Goals
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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.