Declan Rice, Defensive Midfield at Arsenal

Defensive Midfield · Midfielder

#41 Declan Rice

Arsenal Premier League · England

Date of birth / Age: 14 Jan 1999 (27)
Height · Weight: 1.85 m · 80 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Citizenship: England, Ireland
Joined club: 15 Jul 2023
Contract until: 2028
International: England · 79 caps, 8 goals

Date of birth / Age: 14 Jan 1999 (27)
Height · Weight: 1.85 m · 80 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Citizenship: England, Ireland
Joined club: 15 Jul 2023
Contract until: 2028
International: England · 79 caps, 8 goals

Season 2025/26

Appearances: 56
Starting eleven: 50
Goals: 5
Assists: 4
Yellow cards: 7
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 4,570

Starting eleven89%

50 of 56 appearances

Minutes played4,570

82 per appearance

Goal involvement9

5 goals · 4 assists

Positions played

360 matches · since 2016/17

LWAMRBCBCMDM

Position	Apps	G	A
Defensive Midfield	184	15	14
Central Midfield	152	18	16
Centre-Back	20	0	0
Right-Back	2	0	0
Other · AM, LW	2	0	1

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes

World rank: #7; defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #2; among defensive midfielders aged 26–29
In his league: 85%; of Premier League defensive midfielders rank below him
Finishing: +2.9; goals above expected · better than 90% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

15 Expected

12.1

144 shots. He scores more than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

19 Expected

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	Premier League	Arsenal	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	256
2025/26	Premier League	Arsenal	36	35	4	4	3	0	0	3,099
2025/26	UEFA Champions League	Arsenal	13	11	1	–	4	–	0	1,069
2025/26	Carabao Cup	Arsenal	6	3	0	–	0	–	0	319
2025	Emirates Cup	Arsenal	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	83
2026	FIFA World Cup	England	7	7	1	–	2	–	0	560
2024/25	Premier League	Arsenal	35	33	4	6	6	1	0	2,830
2024/25	UEFA Champions League	Arsenal	13	12	4	–	3	–	0	1,013
2024/25	Carabao Cup	Arsenal	3	3	1	–	0	–	0	242
2024	Emirates Cup	Arsenal	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	64
2026	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	England	8	7	1	–	0	–	0	507
2024/25	UEFA Nations League - League B	England	4	4	2	–	1	–	0	354
2023/24	Premier League	Arsenal	38	37	7	9	5	0	0	3,233
2023/24	UEFA Champions League	Arsenal	10	9	0	–	2	–	0	840
2023	MLS All-Star	Arsenal	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	25
2023/24	FA Cup	Arsenal	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2023	Emirates Cup	Arsenal	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	62
2023/24	Community Shield	Arsenal	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	81
2023/24	Carabao Cup	Arsenal	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	33
2024	UEFA European Championship	England	7	7	0	–	0	–	0	690
2022/23	Premier League	West Ham United	37	36	4	1	5	0	0	3,272
2022/23	UEFA Europa Conference League	West Ham United	11	8	1	–	0	–	0	696
2022/23	FA Cup	West Ham United	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2024	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	England	8	7	1	–	2	–	0	630
2022/23	UEFA Nations League - League A	England	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	425
2022	FIFA World Cup	England	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	417
2021/22	Premier League	West Ham United	36	35	1	3	8	0	0	3,178
2021/22	UEFA Europa League	West Ham United	10	10	3	–	3	–	0	899
2021/22	FA Cup	West Ham United	3	2	1	–	0	–	0	254
2021/22	Carabao Cup	West Ham United	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2020/21	Premier League	West Ham United	32	32	2	1	2	0	0	2,880
2020/21	FA Cup	West Ham United	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	210
2020/21	Carabao Cup	West Ham United	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2020	UEFA European Championship	England	7	7	0	–	1	–	0	535
2020/21	UEFA Nations League - League A	England	6	6	1	–	1	–	0	526
2022	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	England	5	5	1	–	1	–	0	448
2019/20	Premier League	West Ham United	38	38	1	3	6	0	0	3,420
2019/20	FA Cup	West Ham United	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2018/19	Premier League	West Ham United	34	34	2	0	4	0	0	3,005
2018/19	Carabao Cup	West Ham United	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	261
2018/19	FA Cup	West Ham United	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2020	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	England	6	5	0	–	0	–	0	475
2018/19	UEFA Nations League - League A	England	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2017/18	Premier League	West Ham United	26	15	0	0	1	0	0	1,426
2017/18	Premier League 2	West Ham United U23	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2017/18	Carabao Cup	West Ham United	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	360
2017/18	FA Cup	West Ham United	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2017/18	EFL Vertu Trophy	West Ham United U21	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2016/17	U21 Premier League Division 2 (OLD)	West Ham United U23	22	22	0	–	1	–	0	1,980
2016/17	U18 Premier League	West Ham United U18	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2016/17	Premier League	West Ham United	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016/17	EFL Vertu Trophy	West Ham United U23	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2017	UEFA U19 Championship	Republic of Ireland U19	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	360
2019	UEFA U21 Championship	Republic of Ireland U21	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	257
2016	UEFA U17 Championship	Republic of Ireland U17	5	5	2	–	1	–	0	427

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			518	483	45	28^*	63	1^*	0	43,141

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Premier League	316	25	28
England	69	7	–
UEFA Champions League	36	5	–
U21 Premier League Division 2 (OLD)	22	0	–
Carabao Cup	19	1	–
FA Cup	12	1	–
UEFA Europa Conference League	11	1	–
UEFA Europa League	10	3	–
Republic of Ireland U17	5	2	–
Republic of Ireland U19	4	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer West Ham United Arsenal Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Transfer West Ham United FC Under 21 West Ham United Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2016 Jul 2016 · Transfer West Ham United FC Under 18 Ac West Ham United FC Under 21 Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2015 Jul 2015 · Unknown – West Ham United FC Under 18 Ac Unknown

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