Declan Rice

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

Declan Rice
Rice playing for West Ham United in 2019
Personal information
Full name Declan Rice[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999[2]
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Playing 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 99 (3)
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 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:05, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:23, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

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, 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 28 April.[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 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.[24]

International career

Republic of Ireland

Although born in London, Rice was eligible to play for Ireland as his grandparents are from Cork.[25] On 19 March 2017, Rice was named Republic of Ireland U17 player of the year.[26] 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.[27] He made his senior debut on 23 March 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Turkey.[28]

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.[29] 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.[30] 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.[31]

England

On 13 February 2019, Rice pledged his future to England.[32][33] On 5 March, his change of allegiance was confirmed by FIFA.[34] On 13 March, he was called up by England for their forthcoming UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches against the Czech Republic and Montenegro.[35] He made his debut on 22 March as a 63rd-minute substitute against the Czech Republic at Wembley Stadium.[36]

On 25 March 2019, England manager Gareth Southgate handed Rice his first start for the national side during a 5–1 victory over Montenegro.[37] Following Rice's successful season, he was handed a place in the England squad for the UEFA Nations League Finals.[38] In September 2019, Rice revealed that he had received online death threats after switching allegiance from Ireland to England.[39][40]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 26 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United U23 2016–17[41] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2017–18[42] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ———3030
West Ham United 2016–17[41] Premier League 1000000010
2017–18[42] Premier League 2601040—310
2018–19[43] Premier League 3421030—382
2019–20[44] Premier League 3812000—401
Total 9934070001103
Career total 9934070301133
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International
As of match played 17 November 2019[45]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 201830
Total30
England 201970
Total70

Honours

England

Individual

See also

References
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  5. O'Hehir, Paul (20 March 2018). "Declan Rice looks to good friend John Terry for guidance as he readies for Ireland debut". Irish Mirror. Reach. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. McDonnell, Daniel (20 March 2018). "Declan Rice: 'There's no decision to be made. If I didn't want to be playing for Ireland, I wouldn't be here'". Irish Independent. Dublin. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  7. Nash, Matthew (9 November 2018). "West Ham's Declan Rice on his rapid rise and future plans with club and country". Metro. London. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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  9. Dyer, Ken (9 April 2018). "Rice proud to prove a point to Chelsea after being released". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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  28. "New faces fail to inspire Ireland in Turkey". The42.ie. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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