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Scottish footballer (born 2006)
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*
Years Team Apps (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.

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. 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. 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.

International career

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

Honours

Rangers F.C.

Career statistics

As of match played 12:12, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2023–24 Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2024–25 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 4 0
Rangers B 2022–23 — — — — 1 0 1 0
2023–24 — — — — 2 0 2 0
2023–24 — — — — 4 0 4 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 11 0
  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

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. ^ "Games played by Bailey Rice in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Games played by Bailey Rice in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Games played by Bailey Rice in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

External links

Rangers F.C. – current squad
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