So, gather round, fans, as we sketch a little portrait of Bailey Rice, born on a fine Scottish day on the 4th of October, 2006, which bizarrely makes him a youthful 18 years of age at the moment. Quite the tender age to be a season-ticket holding member of the Scottish football circus, isn't it? Rice, a slip of a lad, is clearly going through a phase of self-discovery, considering his current choice of lot as a central defensive midfielder at Rangers. Standing rather imposingly at 6ft (1.85m) and tipping the scales at 11st 2lb (71kg), he's got the physicality to shuffle his way around the green rectangle, even while bearing the burden of the number 49 jersey.
Embarking on his great footballing circus ride back in the 2022-23 season, Rice has been painting quite an intriguing picture on the canvas served up by Rangers. His debut season saw him take to the field only once, a figure which leapt to a far more magnificent total of two in the subsequent 2023-24 season. There was, of course, a veritable explosion of activity in the 2024-25 season, with our hero pulling off seven first-team appearances in splendid colours. Unbelievably, the current 2025-26 season has seen young Rice vanish from the first team. Bet that's shaken the groundskeeper up.
If you cast your memory back, you'll note he strutted his stuff to start in League Cup 2025-26 and also put his boots to good use in the Scottish Cup 2024-25, with one start and a single cameo announcement. Exciting stuff, eh? Now if anyone ever asks you about Bailey Rice, you can astound them with your encyclopaedic knowledge.
