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Declan Rice
Declan Rice September 2021.jpg
Rice warming up with West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Declan Rice[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back[4]
Club information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 41
Youth career
2006–2014 Chelsea
2014–2015 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– West Ham United 148 (6)
National team‡
2015 Republic of Ireland U16 3 (0)
2015–2016 Republic of Ireland U17 6 (2)
2016–2017 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (0)
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)
2018 Republic of Ireland 3 (0)
2019– England 27 (2)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2020
UEFA Nations League
Third place 2019
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:01, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:15, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Declan Rice (born 14 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Premier League club West Ham United and the England national team.

Born in England, Rice has paternal Irish grandparents and previously represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at both youth and senior levels, before switching allegiance to England in 2019.

Club career

Youth

Rice was born and raised in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London.[5] His paternal grandparents were from Douglas, County Cork, in Ireland.[6] He grew up in Kingston upon Thames and joined the academy of Chelsea in 2006, as a seven-year-old.[7][8] In 2014, after his release at the age of 14, he joined the academy of West Ham United.[9][10]

West Ham United

Rice playing for West Ham United in 2019

On 16 December 2015, just over a year after joining West Ham United at youth level, Rice signed his first professional contract with the club.[11] Rice received his first call-up to the West Ham senior squad for the games against Sunderland and Everton in April 2017, after impressing in the under-23 team.[12] He made his senior debut against Burnley on the last day of the 2016–17 Premier League season, coming on as a 91st-minute substitute for Edimilson Fernandes in a 2–1 away win,[13][14] five days after captaining the under-23's to promotion with a 2–1 win at Newcastle United.[15] His full senior debut came on 19 August 2017 in a 3–2 defeat at Southampton.[16]

In April 2018, Rice was named as runner-up for the 2017–18 Hammer of the Year award behind Marko Arnautović.[17] On 22 December, he made his 50th appearance for West Ham, the first player to do so while still a teenager since Michael Carrick.[18][19] On 28 December 2018, Rice signed a new contract until 2024 with the option of an additional year.[20] On 12 January 2019, Rice scored his first goal for West Ham and was named man of the match in a 1–0 win against Arsenal, in West Ham's 50th Premier League game at the London Stadium.[21] On 20 April 2019, Rice was named on the shortlist for PFA Young Player of The Year award, which was eventually given to Rice's England teammate Raheem Sterling on eight days later.[22] At the end of the 2018–19 season, he was named the Players' Player of the Year and won the award for Individual Performance of the Season, for his match winning game against Arsenal, and was named the Young Hammer of the Year for the third consecutive season.[23] On 28 December 2019, Rice captained West Ham for the first time, at the age of 20, in a 2–1 home loss against Leicester City.[24]

On 17 July 2020, Rice scored his first and only Premier League goal of the season, an outside-the-box strike against Watford, in a 3–1 win.[25] In the 2019–20 season, Rice played in all 38 league games for West Ham, playing every single minute. He was in the Premier League's top five players for both tackles and interceptions leading West Ham players in both categories and making more passes than any other West Ham player. He was named Hammer of the Year.[26]

On 15 February 2021, Rice scored his first goal of the season when he converted the penalty and put the team in the lead against Sheffield United in a home league win that ended 3–0.[27] In April 2021, having played in all of West Ham’s games in the 2020–21 season, Rice was ruled out for four weeks with a knee injury picked-up on international duty with England.[28]

As of 2021, Rice is the vice-captain of West Ham United.[29] On 16 September 2021, Rice made his European debut and scored his debut European goal in a 2–0 away victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League.[30]

International career

Republic of Ireland

Although born in London, Rice was eligible to play for Ireland as his grandparents are from Cork.[31] On 19 March 2017, Rice was named Republic of Ireland U17 player of the year.[32] On 23 May 2017, only days after his Premier League debut, Rice was named in the Republic of Ireland squad to play friendlies against Mexico and Uruguay and a World Cup qualifier at home to Austria.[33] He made his senior debut on 23 March 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Turkey.[34]

In August 2018, Rice was omitted from the squad to play Wales by manager Martin O'Neill, who said that Rice was considering switching to play for England after being approached by them.[35] By November 2018, having been omitted from three squads selected by O'Neill, Rice said he was no closer in deciding whether to play for Ireland or England.[36] In December 2018, Rice met with new Ireland manager Mick McCarthy and his assistant, Robbie Keane. McCarthy said that Rice was a potential future captain of Ireland and that he would build the team around Rice should he decide to play for the country.[37]

England

On 13 February 2019, Rice pledged his future to England.[38][39] On 5 March, his change of allegiance was confirmed by FIFA.[40] On 13 March, he was called up by England for their forthcoming UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches against the Czech Republic and Montenegro.[41] He made his debut on 22 March as a 63rd-minute substitute against the Czech Republic at Wembley Stadium.[42]

On 25 March 2019, England manager Gareth Southgate handed Rice his first start for the national side during a 5–1 victory over Montenegro.[43] Following Rice's successful season, he was handed a place in the England squad for the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals.[44] In September 2019, Rice said that he had received online death threats after switching allegiance from Ireland to England.[45][46] He was the first player to play for both countries since Jack Reynolds in the 1890s.[47] Rice was named in the England squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[48] Rice played in all of England’s seven games in Euro 2020 where they lost in the final to Italy.[49][50]

Personal life

Rice has been best friends with fellow England international Mason Mount since childhood.[51]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United U23 2016–17[52] — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2017–18[53] — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Total — — — 3 0 3 0
West Ham United 2016–17[52] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18[53] Premier League 26 0 1 0 4 0 — 31 0
2018–19[54] Premier League 34 2 1 0 3 0 — 38 2
2019–20[55] Premier League 38 1 2 0 0 0 — 40 1
2020–21[56] Premier League 32 2 2 0 1 0 — 35 2
2021–22[57] Premier League 17 1 0 0 0 0 4[b] 2 21 3
Total 148 6 6 0 8 0 4 2 166 8
Career total 148 6 6 0 8 0 7 2 169 8
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 12 October 2021[58]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland 2018 3 0
Total 3 0
England 2019 7 0
2020 6 1
2021 14 1
Total 27 2
As of match played 12 October 2021
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rice goal[58]
List of international goals scored by Declan Rice
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 18 November 2020 Wembley Stadium, London, England 13  Iceland 1–0 4–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [59]
2 2 September 2021 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary 25  Hungary 4–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [60]

Honours

England

Individual

See also

References

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