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Biography
Declan Rice (born 14 January 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for West Ham United as a defender.
Club career
West Ham United
A former Chelsea youth team player, Rice was called into the West Ham senior squad for the first time for the games against Sunderland and Everton in April 2017, after impressing in West Ham's under-23 team. He made his senior debut for West Ham 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, just five days after captaining the under-23's to promotion with a 2–1 win at Newcastle United. His full senior debut came on 19 August, 2017 in a 3-2 defeat at Southampton.
International career
On March 19 2017, Rice was named Republic of Ireland U17 player of the year. 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.
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 September 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 2016–17 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Honours
individual
- Republic of Ireland U17 Player of the Year 2017
- West Ham United Young Player of the Year 2017