Bailey Rice (footballer)

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Bailey Rice
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rangers
Number 49
Youth career
2020–2022 Motherwell
2022– Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Rangers 3 (0)
International career‡
2021 Scotland U16 5 (0)
2021–2023 Scotland U17 24 (1)
2023– Scotland U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:58, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023

Bailey Rice (born 4 October 2006) is a Scottish professional association football player for Scottish Premiership side Rangers.

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Club career

Rice, a product of the Motherwell youth academy, signed for Rangers on 30 June 2022 after rejecting a professional contract with the Steelmen. [1] He made his senior debut for Rangers in February 2023 in a Scottish Premiership match away to Livingston, as an 88th-minute substitute for Ryan Kent. [2] This appearance made Rice the youngest post-war league player for the club, aged 16 years and 137 days, and the second youngest post-war player in all competitions after Derek Ferguson.

Rice made his UEFA Europa league debut on 28th November 2024 replacing Nedim Bajrami in the 80th-minute of a 4-1 away win over OGC Nice. [3]

International career

He has represented Scotland, playing 24 matches for the under-17 team. [4]

Honours

Rangers F.C.

Career statistics

As of match played 12:12, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 2022–23 [6] Scottish Premiership 10000000—10
2023–24 [7] Scottish Premiership20000000—20
2024–25 [8] Scottish Premiership0000001 [a] 0—10
Total30000010—40
Rangers B 2022–23 [6] ————1 [b] 010
2023–24 [7] ————2 [c] 020
2023–24 [8] ————4 [d] 040
Career total3000001070110

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References

  1. ↑ "Rangers Academy are delighted to confirm that Under-17s player Bailey Rice will join us from Motherwell". Rangers FC. Twitter, Inc. 30 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Livingston 0–3 Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Young, Graeme (19 February 2023). "Who is Bailey Rice? Rangers history maker arrives as Michael Beale tips hat to star Manchester City craved". Daily Record.
  4. ↑ "Bailey Rice Scottish FA player profile". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Murray, Ewan (17 December 2023). "Rangers edge Aberdeen in League Cup final for Philippe Clement's first trophy". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Bailey Rice in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Bailey Rice in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Bailey Rice in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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