For a long time the Declan Rice stats told the story of a destroyer: tackles, interceptions, the unglamorous work that lets others shine. Then he started bending free-kicks past Real Madrid. England’s £105m midfielder is now a Premier League champion and a goalscoring force as well as a shield — and he is the one certainty in Thomas Tuchel’s England midfield at the World Cup 2026. Here are the numbers. For the bigger picture, see our World Cup 2026 hub.
Declan Rice stats: the numbers behind England’s £105m midfielder
| Team | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| West Ham United | 245 | 15 |
| Arsenal | 158 | 21 |
| England | 75 | 7 |
Club figures are all-competition career totals; tallies can vary slightly by provider.
The destroyer who learned to create
Rice built his name as a ball-winning defensive midfielder at West Ham, but at Arsenal his game has exploded. In 2025-26 he managed nine goals and ten assists in all competitions — numbers unthinkable for the player who arrived as a pure holding midfielder. He now breaks up play and drives the team forward in equal measure.
The night he bent two free-kicks past Real Madrid
The moment that announced his new dimension came in the 2024-25 Champions League quarter-final, when Rice scored two stunning direct free-kicks in a single game against Real Madrid — his first senior free-kick goals, and a feat no player had managed before in a Champions League knockout tie.
From a Conference League winner to a Premier League champion
Rice left West Ham — with whom he won the 2023 Conference League — for Arsenal in 2023 in a deal worth up to £105m, among the biggest fees ever paid for a British player. The trophies have followed: he was a key part of the Arsenal side that won the 2025-26 Premier League and reached the Champions League final, finishing runners-up to Paris Saint-Germain.
Declan Rice at the World Cup 2026
Rice has been ever-present in the games that matter, starting and providing an assist as England came through their group, with only the dead-rubber finale used to rest him. They face DR Congo in the Round of 32, with Rice anchoring a midfield in front of Jude Bellingham and behind captain Harry Kane under Thomas Tuchel. He is one of many Premier League players at the World Cup 2026. For more, see the World Cup 2026 final predictions.
England’s midfield certainty
Every great team needs a player who never hides. Rice is that man for England — and in the form of his life, he may be the key to ending their long wait.
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Rice joined Arsenal from West Ham in 2023 in a deal worth up to around 105 million pounds, among the biggest fees ever paid for a British player.
Rice won the UEFA Conference League with West Ham in 2023 and the Premier League with Arsenal in 2025-26, and reached the 2026 Champions League final. With England he was a runner-up at Euro 2020 and Euro 2024.
Rice has 75 caps and 7 goals for England.
Rice started the key group games and provided an assist as England came through their group. They face DR Congo in the Round of 32.