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.
Rice was born and raised in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. His paternal grandparents were from Douglas, County Cork. He grew up in Kingston upon Thames and joined the academy of Chelsea in 2006, as a seven-year-old. In 2014, after his release at the age of 14, he joined the academy of West Ham United.
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 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. 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. His full senior debut came on 19 August 2017 in a 3–2 defeat at Southampton.
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