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Declan Rice

West Ham United FC, Arsenal FC

64 appearances, 5 goals
  
 P 64 W 38 D 15 L 11 F 125 A 47
(actual pitch goals F 108: A 41)
 71% successful
2019-25

disciplined: 6
captain: one
minutes played: 5338

Timeline
  Declan Rice
Birth Thursday, 14 January 1999 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Greater London
registered in Kingston-upon-Thames January-March 1999
Source

The Sun Yearbook [2018] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Joined Chelsea FC Academy as a seven-year old, but was released when he was fourteen and so joined the youth system at West Ham United FC. On 16 December 2015, Rice signed a professional contract. He was linked with a move to Chelsea FC throughout 2020. Arsenal FC submitted three requests for his signature at the end of June 2023, and Manchester City FC once. Rice signed for Arsenal FC on 4 July 2023 after the two clubs agreed a fee of £100million +£5m add-ons.

League honours
259+16 appearances, 17 goals
one red card		 West Ham United FC 2017-23 190+fourteen appearances, nine goals
debut: (sub) 21 May 2017 Burnley FC 1 West Ham United FC 2.
Arsenal FC 2023-25 68+three appearances, eight goals
debut: 12 August 2023 Arsenal FC 2 Nottingham Forest FC 1.
Club honours UEFA Europa Conference League winners 2022-23;
FA Community Shield winners 2023;
Premier League runners-up 2023-24;

Individual honours		 West Ham United FC Young Player of the Year 2016-17, 2017-18;
 PL2 Player of the Month October 2017;
Premier League... Player of the Month nominee October 2021, October 2023; Young Player of the Season nominee 2021-22; Player of the Season nominee 2023-24, 2024-25; Goal of the Month nominee February 2024 (vs. West Ham United FC)
London Football Awards Young Player of the Year 2019;
PFA... Young Player of the Year nominee 2018-19, 2020-21; Team of the Year 2023-24;
FWA Player of the Year third place 2020-21;
Best FIFA Men's Player nominee 2023, 2024;
Ballon d'Or 26th 2024;
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 6' 1" 12st 6lbs [2018].

Source

various media & ENFA

England Career
Player number 1241st player to appear for England
Position(s) Central defender, Defensive midfielder
First match No. 992, 22 March 2019, England 5 Czech Republic 0, a European Championship qualification match at The National Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (62:30), aged 20 years 67 days
Last match
6 years 2 days		 No. 1070, 24 March 2025, England 3 Latvia 0, a World Cup preliminary match at The National Stadium, Wembley, London, substituted (78:27), aged 28 years 69 days.
Major tournaments FIFA World Cup Finals 2022;
UEFA European Championship Finals 2020, 2024;
UEFA Nations League Finals 2019;
Team honours UEFA European Championship Finals runners-up 2020, 2024;
UEFA Nations League Finals third place 2019;
Individual honours Republic of Ireland (three appearances, 2018)
Distinctions Rice's grandparents were born in Cork, thus allowing his inclusion with the Republic of Ireland set-up.
Victorious in his first two appearances.
Youth Career
Individual honours:
Republic of Ireland Young Player of the Year 2019;
Irish Young Player of the Year 2019;
 Republic of Ireland U21 (five appearances, 2017-18)
Republic of Ireland U19 (six appearances, 2016-17);
U19 Player of the Year 2018;
Republic of Ireland U17 (six appearances, two goals, 2015-16);
U17 Player of the Year 2017
Republic of Ireland U16 (three appearances, 2015).


The Numbers
Squads Apps comp.
apps		 starts sub unused minutes goals ave.min comp. goals
28 64 56 60 ▲4
 ▼16		 11 5338 5 1068 min 5 4 1 6
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
64 38 15 11 125 47 +78 11 29 1.953 0.734 71.1 +27

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 31 21 6 4 64 20 +46 5 17 2.065 0.645 77.4 +17
Away 19 10 5 4 35 14 +21 4 7 1.842 0.737 65.8 +6
Neutral 14 7 4 3 26 13 +13 2 6 1.857 0.929 64.3 +4

Captain Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2 2 50 =0

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 54 34 10 10 107 36 +71 10 28 1.981 0.667 72.2 +24
Blue 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 1 2 1.50 0.667 66.7 +2
Red 2 0 2 0 4 4 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
Purple 2 1 1 0 5 3 +1 0 0 2.50 1.50 75.0 +1

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 7 5 2 0 15 3 +12 0 4 2.143 0.429 85.7 +5

WCF

 5 3 1 1 13 4 +9 1 3 2.60 0.80 70.0 +2
World Cup 12 8 3 1 28 7 +21 1 7 2.333 0.583 79.2 +7

ECP

 14 11 2 1 46 10 +36 0 7 3.286 0.714 85.7 +10

ECF

 14 8 5 1 19 8 +11 2 7 1.357 0.571 75.0 +7
European Championship 28 19 7 2 65 18 +47 2 14 2.321 0.643 80.4 +17

NLP

 15 6 4 5 19 13 +6 6 6 1.267 0.867 53.3 +1
NLF 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 0 1.00 3.00 0.00 -1
Nations League 16 6 4 6 20 16 +4 6 6 1.25 1.00 50.0 =0
Friendlies 8 5 1 2 12 6 +6 2 3 1.50 0.75 68.8 +3

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2021-22 5 3 2 0 10 3 +7 0 2 2.00 0.60 80.0 +3
WCP 2025 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 0 2 2.50 0.00 100.0 +2
WCP All 7 5 2 0 15 3 +12 0 4 2.143 0.429 85.7 +5
World Cup Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 2022 5 3 1 1 13 4 +9 1 3 2.60 0.80 70.0 +2
WCF All 5 3 1 1 13 4 +9 1 3 2.60 0.80 70.0 +2
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2021-22 10 6 3 1 23 7 +16 1 5 2.30 0.70 75.0 +5
WC 2025-26 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 0 2 2.50 0.00 100.0 +2
WC All 12 8 3 1 28 7 +21 1 7 2.333 0.583 79.2 +7

European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2019 6 5 0 1 24 6 +18 0 3 4.00 1.00 83.3 +4
ECP 2023 8 6 2 0 22 4 +18 0 4 2.75 0.50 87.5 +6
ECP All 14 11 2 1 46 10 +36 0 7 3.286 0.714 85.7 +10
European Championship Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2020 7 5 2 0 11 2 +9 1 5 1.571 0.286 85.7 +5
ECF 2024 7 3 3 1 8 6 +2 1 2 1.143 0.857 64.3 +2
ECF All 14 8 5 1 19 8 +11 2 7 1.357 0.571 75.0 +7
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 2019-20 13 10 2 1 35 8 +27 1 8 2.692 0.615 84.6 +9
EC 2023-24 8 6 2 0 22 4 +18 0 4 2.75 0.50 87.5 +6
EC All 28 19 7 2 65 18 +47 2 14 2.321 0.643 80.4 +17

Nations League Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NLP 2020 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 3 3 1.167 0.667 58.3 +1
NLP 2022 5 0 3 2 4 6 -2 3 1 0.80 1.20 30.0 -2
NLP 2024 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 0 2 2.00 0.75 75.0 +2
NLP All 15 6 4 5 19 13 +6 6 6 1.267 0.867 53.3 +1
Nations League Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NLF 2019 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 0 1.00 3.00 0.00 -1
NLF All 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 0 1.00 3.00 0.00 -1
Nations League
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NL 2018-19 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 0 1.00 3.00 0.00 -1
NL 2020-21 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 3 3 1.167 0.667 58.3 +1
NL 2022-23 5 0 3 2 4 6 -2 3 1 0.80 1.20 30.0 -2
NL 2024-25 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 0 2 2.00 0.75 75.0 +2
NL All 16 6 4 6 20 16 +4 6 6 1.25 1.00 50.0 =0

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 12 8 3 1 28 7 +21 1 7 2.333 0.583 79.2 +7
EC 28 19 7 2 65 18 +47 2 14 2.321 0.643 80.4 +17
NL 16 6 4 6 20 16 +4 6 6 1.25 1.00 50.0 =0
56 33 14 9 113 41 +72 9 27 2.018 0.732 71.4 +24

The England & Republic of Ireland Match History of Declan Rice

 Club: West Ham United F.C. - three full appearances for Ireland (270 min)
                                              43 full appearances for England (3463 min) 3ᵍ		 manager: Martin O'Neill - three full appearances (270 min)x

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 18
540 1 June 2017 - Mexico 3 Republic of Ireland 1, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Fr		 AL squad member
541 4 June 2017 - Republic of Ireland 3 Uruguay 1, Aviva Stadium, Dublin HW
542 11 June 2017 - Republic of Ireland 1 Austria 1, Aviva Stadium, Dublin WCP HD
  

Age 19
1 549 23 March 2018 - Turkey 1 Republic of Ireland 0
Antalya Stadyumu, Antalya		 Fr AL   10
LD
2 550 28 May 2018 - France 2 Republic of Ireland 0
 Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Fr		 AL   4
CM
3 551 2 June 2018 - Republic of Ireland 2 United States 1
Aviva Stadium, Dublin		 HW   12
CM
  

Declan Rice changed his allegiance from Republic of Ireland to England on 13 February 2019, confirmed by FIFA on 5 March

  manager: Gareth Southgate - 58 full appearances (4812 min) 3ᵍ 1ᶜx
Age 20
1 992 22 March 2019 - England 5 Czech Republic 0
The National Stadium, Wembley		 ECP HW ▲(3-0) 63 16

the 1241st player to appear for England.
the 43rd player from West Ham United FC to represent England
First player since 1891 (Jack Reynolds) to play for Ireland then England

2 993 25 March 2019 - Montenegro 1 England 5
Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica		   AW   4
DM
 
NLF		 central mid. 16x
3 994 6 June 2019 - Netherlands 3 England 1ᴭᵀ
Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques, Guimarães		 NL ▼(2-1) 105
995 9 June 2019 - Switzerland 0 England 0ᴭᵀ, Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques, Guimarães ND unused sub
4 996 7 September 2019 - England 4 Bulgaria 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
ECP		 HW   4
CM
5 997 10 September 2019 - England 5 Kosovo 3
St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton		 HW   4
RDM
6 998 11 October 2019 - Czech Republic 2 England 1
Sinobo Stadium, Praha-Vršovice
ECP		 AL ▼(2-1) 88 4
LDM
999 14 October 2019 - Bulgaria 0 England 6, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija AW unused sub 16
1000 14 November 2019 - England 7 Montenegro 0, The National Stadium, Wembley
ECP		 HW unused sub 18
7 1001 17 November 2019 - Kosovo 0 England 4
Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, Prishtinë		 AW   4
DM

Age 21
8 1002  5 September 2020 - Iceland 0 England 1
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
NLP		 AW   4
DM
9 1003 8 September 2020 - Denmark 0 England 0
Parken Stadion, København		 AD   8
LM
1004 8 October 2020 - England 3 Wales 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 23
10 1005 11 October 2020 - England 2 Belgium 1
The National Stadium, Wembley 
NLP		 HW 32 7
CM
11 1006  14 October 2020 - England 0 Denmark 1
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HL ▼(0-1) 76 7
LM
1007 12 November 2020 - England 3 Republic of Ireland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 14
12 1008  15 November 2020 - Belgium 2 England 0
Den Dreef, Leuven
NLP		 AL   5
LM
13 1009 18 November 2020 - England 4 Iceland 0
The National Stadium, Wembley 		 HW   19:41
 header		 5
 LM

Age 22
1010 25 March 2021 - England 5 San Marino 0, The National Stadium, Wembley
WCP		 HW unused sub 18
14 1011 28 March 2021 - Albania 0 England 2
Air Albania Stadium, Tiranë 		 AW   4
RDM
15 1012 31 March 2021 - England 2 Poland 1
The National Stadium, Wembley 		 HW   4
CM
16 1013  2 June 2021 - England 1 Austria 0
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Fr		 HW ▼(1-0) 61 4
LDM
17 1014  6 June 2021 - England 1 Romania 0
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough 		HW ▲(1-0) 65 21
 

ECF		 def. midfield 4x
18 1015  13 June 2021 - England 1 Croatia 0
 The National Stadium, Wembley		 HW  
19 1016 18 June 2021 - England 0 Scotland 0
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HD  
20 1017 22 June 2021 - Czech Republic 0 England 1
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HW ▼(0-1) ht LDM

the 187th England player to make twenty full appearances.

21 1018 29 June 2021 - England 2 Germany 0
The National Stadium, Wembley		   HW 8 ▼(2-0) 88 LDM
22 1019 3 July 2021 - Ukraine 0 England 4
Stade Olimpico, Roma		 NW ▼(0-4) 57 LDM
23 1020 7 July 2021 - England 2 Denmark 1ᴭᵀ
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HW ▼(1-1) 95 LDM
24 1021 11 July 2021 - Italy 1 England 1ᴭᵀ
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HD ▼(1-1) 74 LDM
25 1022 3 September 2021 - Hungary 0 England 4
 Puskás Aréna, Budapest
WCP		 AW 5586:08
▼(0-3) 87		 4
LDM
1023 5 September 2021 - England 4 Andorra 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW unused sub  17
26 1024 8 September 2021 - Poland 1 England 1
 Stadion Narodowy, Warszawa		 AD   4
LDM
1025 9 October 2021 - Andorra 0 England 5, Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
WCP		 AW unused sub  17
27 1026 12 October 2021 - England 1 Hungary 1
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HD   4
DM
1027 12 November 2021 - England 5 Albania 0, The National Stadium, Wembley
WCP		 HW withdrawn
squad member
1028 15 November 2021 - San Marino 0 England 10, San Marino Stadium, Serravalle AW

Age 23
28 1029 26 March 2022 - England 2 Switzerland 1
The National Stadium, Wembley
Fr		 HW ▲(1-1) 61 17
29 1030 29 March 2022 - England 3 Côte d'Ivoire 0
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HW   4
LDM
30 1031 4 June 2022 - Hungary 1 England 0
Puskás Aréna, Budapest		 NLP AL   4
RM

the 127th England player to make thirty full appearances. - eighth youngest

31 1032 7 June 2022 - Germany 1 England 1
Allianz Arena, München		   AD   4
RDM
32 1033 11 June 2022 - England 0 Italy 0
Molineux, Wolverhampton		 HD ▼(0-0) 65 4
LDM
1034 14 June 2022 - England 0 Hungary 4, Molineux, Wolverhampton HL unused sub  18
33 1035 23 September 2022 - Italy 1 England 0
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
NLP		 AL   4
LDM
34 1036 26 September 2022 - England 3 Germany 3
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HD   7
LDM
 

WCF		 def. midfield 4x
35 1037 21 November 2022 - England 6 Iran 2
Istād Khalīfah, Al Rayyan		 NW  
36 1038 25 November 2022 - England 0 United States 0
Āstād āl-Bayt, Al Khawr		 ND  
37 1039 29 November 2022 - Wales 0 England 3
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan		 NW ▼(0-2) 58
38 1040 4 December 2022 - England 3 Senegal 0
Āstād āl-Bayt, Al Khawr		 NW  
39 1041 10 December 2022 - France 2 England 1
Āstād āl-Bayt, Al Khawr		 NL  

Age 24
40 1042 23 March 2023 - Italy 1 England 2
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli		 ECP AW 12:29
29		 4
LDM

the 92nd England player to make forty full appearances. - fifth youngest

41 1043 26 March 2023 - England 2 Ukraine 0
The National Stadium, Wembley		   HW   4
LM
42 1044 16 June 2023 - Malta 0 England 4
Stadium Nazzjonali, Ta' Qali
ECP		 AW   4
 LM
43 1045 19 June 2023 - England 7 North Macedonia 0
Old Trafford, Manchester		 HW 41
▼(5-0) 59		 4
 LM

 Club: Arsenal F.C. - 21 full appearances (1865 min) 2ᵍ 1ᶜ  

44 1046 9 September 2023 - Ukraine 1 England 1
Tarczyński Arena, Wrocław 		ECP AD   4
LDM

the 69th player from Arsenal FC to represent England

45 1047 12 September 2023 - Scotland 1 England 3
The National Stadium, Glasgow 		Fr AW   4
LDM
1048 13 October 2023 - England 1 Australia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub  18
46 1049 17 October 2023 - England 3 Italy 1
The National Stadium, Wembley		 ECP HW   4
RDM
47 1050 17 November 2023 - England 2 Malta 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
ECP		 HW ▲(1-0) 61
disallowed gl 76		 18
48 1051 20 November 2023 - North Macedonia 1 England 1
 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje		 AD   4
LDM

Age 25
49 1052 23 March 2024 - England 0 Brazil 1
The National Stadium, Wembley
Fr		 HL   4
 RDM
50 1053 26 March 2024 - England 2 Belgium 2
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HD   ᶜ4
LDM

127th player to captain England
the 67th England player to make fifty full appearances. - fifth youngest

1054 3 June 2024 - England 3 Bosnia & Herzegovina 0, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Fr		 HW unused sub  16
51 1055 7 June 2024 - England 0 Iceland 1
 The National Stadium, Wembley		 HL   4
LDM

ECF		 def. midfield 4x
52 1056 16 June 2024 - Serbia 0 England 1
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen		 NW  
53 1057 20 June 2024 - Denmark 1 England 1
Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt		 ND  
54 1058 25 June 2024 - England 0 Slovenia 0
RheinEnergie Stadion, Köln		 ND  
55 1059 30 June 2024 - England 2 Slovakia 1ᴭᵀ
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen		 NW  
56 1060 6 July 2024 - England 1 Switzerland 1ᴭᵀ
Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf 		ND 80
57 1061 10 July 2024 - Netherlands 1 England 2
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund		 NW  
58 1062 14 July 2024 - Spain 2 England 1
Olympiastadion, Berlin		 NL  

interim head coach: Lee Carsley - four full appearances (355 min) 2ᵍx

59 1063 7 September 2024 - Republic of Ireland 0 England 2
The Aviva Stadium, Dublin
NLP		 AW 10:54
 26
4
LDM
60 1064 10 September 2024 - England 2 Finland 0
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HW  

the 49th England player to make sixty full appearances. - third youngest

61 1065 10 October 2024 - England 1 Greece 2
The National Stadium, Wembley
NLP		 HL 53 4
RDM
62 1066 13 October 2024 - Finland 1 England 3
Olympiastadion, Helsinki		 AW 83:27 LDM
1067 14 November 2024 - Greece 0 England 3, Olympiakó Stádio Spiros Louis, Athína
NLP		 AW withdrawn
squad member
1068 17 November 2024 - England 5 Republic of Ireland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW

  head coach: Thomas Tuchel - two full appearances (161 mins) 0ᵍx
Age 26
63 1069 21 March 2025 - England 2 Albania 0
The National Stadium, Wembley
WCP		 HW 77
▼(2-0) 82		 4
LDM
64 1070 24 March 2025 - England 3 Latvia 0
The National Stadium, Wembley		 HW 68
 ▼(3-0) 79
  


    

 
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