Most readers arrive at a Declan Rice page with one question in mind, and it is rarely the midfield stats, so this piece separates the profile facts that hold up from the money and family claims where sourced answers thin out fast, and it names the outlet behind each figure. England Football (official England team site) lists Rice with 80 senior England caps, a firm starting point.
Born: 14 January 1999, Kingston upon Thames, England · Current club: Arsenal · National team: England · Height: 1.88 m · Position: Midfielder
Quick snapshot
- Made his England debut against the Czech Republic at Wembley on 22 March 2019 (England Football, official England team site) (Sport Mole (football news site))
- Contract with Arsenal runs until 30 June 2028 (Sport Mole (football news site))
- Weekly salary reported at £240,000 (Pain in the Arsenal (Arsenal fan blog)), a figure other outlets dispute
- Base salary listed at $12,480,000 for 2025–26 in US dollars (Spotrac (salary tracking site)), which does not reconcile with pound figures
- Won the Europa Conference League with West Ham, beating Fiorentina 2–1 on 25 May 2023 (Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia))
- Signed for Arsenal on 15 July 2023 for an initial fee of £100 million, up to £105 million with add-ons (Wikipedia, free online encyclopedia) (Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia))
- A proposed new wage of about £350,000 a week would make him Arsenal’s highest-paid player, with no club confirmation (Livescore (football news site))
- No signed contract extension has been confirmed in the sources reviewed (Sport Mole, football news site) (Livescore (football news site))
Eight profile fields, one pattern: identity and career details are documented, while money and family rows rest on single outlets.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | , Kingston upon Thames, southwest London |
| Age | 27 as of 3 June 2026, calculated from date of birth |
| Height | 1.88 m |
| Citizenship | England |
| Position | Midfielder, usually as a defensive or central midfielder |
| Current club | Arsenal, contract until |
| Former club | West Ham United, 2016 to 2023 |
| National team | England, debut |
Is Declan Rice with Lauren Fryer?
Goal (football news site) describes Lauren Fryer as Rice’s long-term partner, a relationship that began in their school days.
The same report says the couple are not married, and no source in the research confirms an engagement or marriage.
Does Declan Rice have children?
- Goal (football news site) reports a son, Jude, born in August 2022
- No official birth record appears in the research, and the claim rests on a single Tier 2 outlet
- Confirmation status: none found in the sources reviewed
A single outlet carries the only child claim in this research, so readers should treat Jude as reported, not confirmed. Any headline built on that claim inherits its thin footing.
The implication: a firm answer on children needs a club statement, an agent’s confirmation, or an official profile.
What awards has Declan Rice won?
The clearest honour in the research is a UEFA award from June 2023, and the list below separates it from the weaker entries.
Which titles does Declan Rice hold?
- Europa Conference League Player of the Season, June 2023 (Wikipedia, free online encyclopedia)
- PFA Premier League Team of the Year, selected three straight times (GQ (men’s magazine))
- Ballon d’Or nominations: three (GQ, men’s magazine)
- Ballon d’Or placing: 27th in 2025 voting according to the awards body’s profile (Ballon d’Or (awards body’s player profile)), while Sport Mole (football news site) gives 15th in the 2026 vote
- A profile snippet dated 3 June 2026 lists a Player of the Year honour, but no season or awarding body is stated, so the line stays open
Two sources give different Ballon d’Or placings, so any figure needs its year and source attached. A Player of the Year line with no season or body is a headline risk, not a title.
The trade-off: the Europa and PFA honours are on record, but the Ballon d’Or placing needs a year and source before anyone repeats it.
Is Declan Rice Irish?
Martin CID (player biography site) says Rice made his senior Republic of Ireland debut against Turkey in March 2018, before his switch to England was announced in February 2019.
England is the nation he represents in profile data, so his nationality on record is English, while his Irish playing history rests on one biography site.
Does Declan Rice have English blood?
- No source in the research confirms Irish or English ancestry
- His Irish playing history is documented only by Martin CID (player biography site)
- Ancestry answer: no sourced answer exists in the research
Rice’s international record is public, yet the ancestry question people search for most has no sourced answer. Playing choice and bloodline are separate facts, and only the first sits on record.
What this means: the nationality answer is England, the heritage answer is missing, and no headline should merge the two.
What is Declan Rice’s salary?
No verified personal salary figure exists in the research, so no single number should be presented as fact.
According to Pain in the Arsenal (Arsenal fan blog), Rice is reported to earn £240,000 a week, while Livescore (football news site) cites a proposed new wage of about £350,000 a week, with no official confirmation.
Is Declan Rice a millionaire?
- Net worth figures conflict across outlets
- Pain in the Arsenal (Arsenal fan blog) cites a net worth of £52 million, a figure the research treats as unreliable
- Spotrac (salary tracking site) estimates career earnings of about $50.2 million to $50.5 million, and treats them as estimates, not verified totals
- Millionaire status: no verified source in the research
Does Declan Rice own a private jet?
- No source in the research confirms private jet ownership
- Jet question status: no sourced answer
Reported weekly figures differ by source and currency, so any single number is a guess presented as a fact. The clearest number in this research is the transfer fee, which belongs to a club deal and not to Rice’s pay.
The implication: wages, wealth and jet ownership remain reported claims, and no answer here should go beyond that.
What is Declan Rice’s height?
Goal (football news site) lists Rice at 1.88 m, or 6 ft 2 in, while Yahoo Sports (sports data site) gives 1.85 m, or 6 ft 1 in.
The gap is 3 centimetres, but it changes the feet-and-inches conversion a reader sees.
What is Declan Rice’s weight?
- Yahoo Sports (sports data site) lists 80 kg
- Ballon d’Or (awards body’s player profile) lists 76 kg
- The figures conflict, and no authoritative source resolves them
A weight figure from a profile site is weak evidence, since no official record settles the conflict. Height has firmer footing because more sources back the 1.88 m figure than the 1.85 m figure.
What this means: the height answer is 1.88 m with a caveat, and the weight answer stays open until a verified record appears.
Timeline
Four dated markers, one pattern: the early and international entries rest on named profiles, while the latest entry is an unverified snippet.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Made his West Ham first-team debut as a stoppage-time substitute at Burnley on the last day of the 2016–17 season, according to Martin CID (player biography site) | |
| Made his England debut against the Czech Republic at Wembley, according to England Football (official England team site) | |
| Signed a five-year Arsenal deal valued at $62.4 million in US dollars in Spotrac’s data (Spotrac, salary tracking site) | |
| A profile snippet dated this day lists a Player of the Year honour, with no season or awarding body given |
The pattern: the early and national-team dates are the most solid, and the 2026 snippet is the weakest entry on the list.
Confirmed facts and open questions
Confirmed facts
- Born 14 January 1999, per England Football (official England team site)
- England debut on 22 March 2019 and 80 senior caps, per England Football (official England team site)
- Contract with Arsenal running until 30 June 2028, per Sport Mole (football news site)
- 245 West Ham games and 15 goals before the July 2023 move, per Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)
- Arsenal fee of £100 million, up to £105 million with add-ons, per Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)
What’s unclear
- Relationship beyond a long-term partnership, since no marriage or engagement is confirmed
- Whether he has children, since only Goal reports a son
- Irish or English ancestry
- Religion and any health condition, with no source in the research
- Personal salary, net worth and millionaire status
- Private jet ownership
- Body weight, with conflicting figures
- Market value, with figures between €110 million and €125.9 million per FotMob (football data site)
The pattern: the confirmed column rests on named profile and club-news records, while every personal-life, wealth and body item sits in the open column.
What the people involved say
“Every conversation I have with him, he wants to continue here for the long term and it will be a matter of time when we resolve that.”
Mikel Arteta, Arsenal manager, quoted by Sport Mole (football news site)
“It was my lifelong dream to win the Premier League. I knew eventually I would win, and that’s why it was so beautiful.”
Declan Rice, Arsenal midfielder, quoted by GQ (men’s magazine)
What this means: Arteta’s comment is the closest thing to a club-side signal on the contract, but it is not a signed extension.
Where this leaves the record
The next checkable fact is the Arsenal contract, which Sport Mole (football news site) places at 30 June 2028. Until a club statement, an official profile or a signed extension appears, every wage and wealth figure here stays a reported number. For editors who repeat those figures, the choice is clear: name the outlet and label each one as reported, or hold it back until a club confirms it.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Declan Rice’s religion?
The research contains no sourced statement about his religion, so no answer is given here.
What is Declan Rice suffering from?
No health condition is recorded in the sources reviewed, so the record offers no diagnosis.
How old is Declan Rice?
He was 27 as of 3 June 2026, calculated from his date of birth of 14 January 1999 (England Football, official England team site).
What are Declan Rice’s stats?
Career records include 245 West Ham games and 15 goals (Wikipedia, free online encyclopedia), and 80 England caps with 8 goals (England Football, official England team site).
Which position does Declan Rice play?
Goal (football news site) describes his primary role as defensive or central midfielder, having been used as a number six and number eight at Arsenal.
What club does Declan Rice play for?
He plays for Arsenal, on a contract running until 30 June 2028, according to Sport Mole (football news site).
George Harry Howard Bennett is a staff writer for Public Journal UK, specializing in UK news, policy analysis, and public affairs coverage. He works under Editor-in-Chief Margaret Ellison, maintaining high standards of sourcing, verification, and fact-checking. Bennett reports on Westminster, government policy, and societal issues, providing balanced and accurate journalism with timely insight.