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Declan Rice
Declan Rice is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. Known for his versatility, stamina, ball-carrying and tackling, he is considered one of the best midfielders in the world.
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Born 14 January 1999 · Q30007142
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2026· 19 entries
“I am happy with this partnership and I promise to do my best to encourage and inspire the youths towards national development, not just in football but in other sports like Basketball, Boxing among others.”
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“s Player based on his performances for both London clubs and the national team. On 11 February, Rice scored his first goal against his former club, West Ham United, in a 6–0 victory at the London Stadium, which was West Ham”
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Public attention spiked: 72,503 Wikipedia readers in one day, 9.1× the usual 8,003, with 13 article edits. Editors noted: ref, 2026 FIFA World Cup third place in honours
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Public attention spiked: 53,103 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.6× the usual 8,003, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: upd nationalcaps
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Public attention spiked: 36,351 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.5× the usual 8,003, with 3 article edits. Editors noted: England expanded
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Public attention spiked: 48,586 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.1× the usual 8,003, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: upd nationalcaps
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Public attention spiked: 31,076 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.9× the usual 8,003, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: upd nationalcaps
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Won the English FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2026).
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Won the English Premier League with Arsenal (2025-2026).
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Public attention spiked: 46,814 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.8× the usual 8,003, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: upd nationalcaps
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Team of the Season (2025–26).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2026).
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Runner-up: EFL Cup with Arsenal (2025–26).
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Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with Arsenal (2025–26).
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Third place: FIFA World Cup with England (2026).
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Won: Premier League with Arsenal (2025–26).
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Won award: Arsenal Player of the Season (2025–26).
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Won award: Premier League Fan Team of the Season (2025–26).
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2025· 7 entries
Reported claimRated This isn’t true. Tower Hamlets Council has said it is “fake news”. There’s no evidence that Declan Rice has donated any money to such a scheme. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “Arsenal player Declan Rice has donated a $14 million bonus and sponsorship earnings to support a new initiative providing housing for homeless families with children in Tower Hamlets.” This isn’t true. Tower Hamlets Council has said it is “fake news”. There’s no evidence that Declan Rice has donated any money to such a scheme..
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Won the UEFA Champions League Team of the Season with Arsenal (2024-2025).
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Won the English PFA Premier League Team of the Year with Arsenal (2024-2025).
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Won award: Premier League Fan Team of the Season (2024–25).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Team of the Season (2024–25).
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Won award: Arsenal Player of the Season (2024–25).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2024–25).
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2024· 4 entries
Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with England (2024).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2023–24).
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Won award: London Football Premier League Player of the Year (2024).
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That Fryer had removed posts from her Instagram account after being subjected to abuse from online trolls
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2023· 9 entries
Won the English FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2023).
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Won award: West Ham United Player of the Year (2022–23).
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Won award: UEFA Conference League Team of the Season (2022–23).
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Won: UEFA Europa Conference League with West Ham United (2022–23).
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Won award: UEFA Europa Conference League Player of the Season (2022–23).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2023).
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“Ultimately, though, it has only ever been about my ambition to play at the very highest level of the game.”
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Played for Arsenal F.C. (2023) — 109 appearances, 15 goals.
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Joined Arsenal in 2023.
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2022· 4 entries
Won award: West Ham United Player of the Year (2021–22).
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Won award: UEFA Europa League Team of the Season (2021–22).
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Won award: London Football Premier League Player of the Year (2022).
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Succeeded Mark Noble as club captain, and led the club to a UEFA Europa Conference League title the following year, as well as being named the competition's Player of the Season
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2020· 2 entries
Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with England (2020).
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Won award: West Ham United Player of the Year (2019–20).
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2019· 5 entries
Won award: London Football Premier League Young Player of the Year (2019).
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Third place: UEFA Nations League with England (2018–19).
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Won award: West Ham United Young Player of the Year (2018–19).
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And was included in the squads for UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2024 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, finishing runner-up in both European Championship editions he participated in
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Played for England men's national association football team (2019) — 77 appearances, 7 goals.
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2018· 3 entries
Won award: West Ham United Young Player of the Year (2017–18).
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Won award: FAI Young International Player of the Year (2018).
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Played for Republic of Ireland men's national association football team (2018–2018) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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2017· 2 entries
Won award: West Ham United Young Player of the Year (2016–17).
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Played for Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team (2017–2018) — 5 appearances, 0 goals.
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2016· 3 entries
Won award: Republic of Ireland U17 Player of the Year (2016).
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Played for Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team (2016–2017) — 6 appearances, 0 goals.
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With the under-21s and the Premier League 2 Division 2 in 2020 with the under-23s
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2015· 3 entries
Played for West Ham United F.C. (2015–2023) — 204 appearances, 10 goals.
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Played for Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team (2015–2016) — 6 appearances, 2 goals.
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Joined West Ham in 2015.
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2014· 1 entry
Joined West Ham in 2014.
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2013· 1 entry
After his release at age 14, he joined the West Ham United Academy after a trial period in the spring
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2006· 2 entries
Joined Chelsea in 2006.
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Joined the Chelsea Academy as a seven-year-old, where he befriended future England teammate Mason Mount
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1999· 1 entry
Born 1999-01-14.
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