Declan Rice

Declan Rice is my favorite kind of footballer: the one whose value you only fully grasp when he is absent. Defensive midfield is thankless work, yet Rice has turned screening, tackling, and ball-carrying into something close to glamour. Watching him for Arsenal and England, what impresses me most is the calm; he receives under pressure as if pressure were a rumor. At 188 cm with relentless stamina, he covers ground like a player half his size. I would argue he is quietly redefining what England expects from the position: not just destruction, but progression. Born in 1999, he could anchor that midfield for another decade, and I suspect history will rank him very highly.

Declan Rice (born 14 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. Known for his versatility, stamina, ball-carrying and tackling, he is considered one of the best midfielders in the world.

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Name (English)

Declan Rice

Name (Japanese)

デクラン・ライス

Reading

でくらん・らいす

Born

January 14, 1999 (age 27)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Origin

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

188 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/declanrice/
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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.