On 22 December, he made his 50th appearance for West Ham, the first player to do so while still a teenager since Michael Carrick. In April 2018, Rice was named as runner-up for the 2017–18 Hammer of the Year award behind Marko Arnautović. His full senior debut came on 19 August 2017 in a 3–2 defeat at Southampton. 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, five days after captaining the under-23's to promotion with a 2–1 win at Newcastle United. 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. 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. Rice warming up for West Ham United in 2021 Rice won the Premier League Cup in 2016 with the under-21s and the Premier League 2 Division 2 in 2020 with the under-23s. West Ham United Academy coach Trevor Bumstead stated it was Rice's determination and persistence that helped him break through the ranks at West Ham. In 2014, after his release at the age of 14, he joined the academy of West Ham United. He grew up in Kingston upon Thames and joined the academy of Chelsea in 2006, as a seven-year-old. His paternal grandparents were from Douglas, County Cork, in Ireland. Rice was born and raised in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:17, 20 June 2023 (UTC)ĭeclan Rice (born 14 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United and the England national team.īorn in England, Rice has paternal Irish grandparents and previously represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at both youth and senior levels, before switching his allegiance to England in 2019. *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:35, (UTC)
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