Declan Rice
English footballer
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| April 8 2025 | Scored two direct free kick goals in a 3-0 home win over reigning champions Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals, becoming the first player to score two free kicks in a Champions League knockout phase match. |
| January 22 2025 | Scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 3-0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb. |
| 2024 | Won London Football Premier League Player of the Year. Runner-up in the UEFA European Championship with England. Selected in the PFA Team of the Year for the Premier League. |
| 2024 | Represented England at Euro 2024. |
| February 11 2024 | Scored his first goal against former club West Ham United in a comprehensive 6-0 victory at London Stadium, which was West Ham's worst home league defeat since 1963. |
| September 3 2023 | Scored his first goal for Arsenal in a stoppage-time winner against Manchester United, helping secure a 3-1 victory. |
| September 3 2023 | Scored his first goal for Arsenal in a 3-1 win against Manchester United, netting a stoppage-time goal to give Arsenal a 2-1 lead. |
| August 12 2023 | Started in Arsenal's first Premier League match of the 2023-24 season, a 2-1 home win over Nottingham Forest. |
| August 6 2023 | Made his Arsenal debut in the 2023 FA Community Shield, winning 4-1 on penalties against Manchester City after a 1-1 draw. |
| July 15 2023 | Signed for Arsenal in a record-breaking transfer deal worth an initial £100m, becoming the most expensive English player and equalling Jack Grealish's previous record. |
| June 8 2023 | Named UEFA Europa Conference League Player of the Season after captaining West Ham to their first major European trophy since 1965 with a 2-1 win against Fiorentina. |
| May 2023 | Named Hammer of the Year for the 2022-23 season. |
| April 20 2023 | Scored West Ham's third goal in a 4-1 UEFA Europa Conference League win against Gent, with a strike described as 'perhaps the standout strike of his career'. |
| 2022 | Represented England at the FIFA World Cup. |
| October 16 2022 | Scored a curling effort to secure a 1-1 draw against Southampton. |
| August 2022 | Confirmed the birth of his first child, a son, with his long-term girlfriend Lauren Fryer. |
| May 2022 | Became West Ham captain following Mark Noble's retirement. |
| May 9 2022 | Named Hammer of the Year for the second time and was included in the 2021-22 UEFA Europa League Team of the Year. |
| 2021 | Selected in the UEFA Europa League Team of the Season. |
| September 16 2021 | Made his European debut and scored his first European goal in a 2-0 away victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League. |
| February 15 2021 | Scored his first goal of the season by converting a penalty in a 3-0 home win against Sheffield United. |
| 2020 | Won West Ham United Player of the Year for the 2019–20 season and was runner-up in the UEFA European Championship with England. |
| 2020 | Won the Premier League 2 Division 2 with West Ham United's under-23 team. |
| 2020 | Represented England at UEFA Euro 2020. |
| July 17 2020 | Scored his first and only Premier League goal of the season in a 3-1 win against Watford. |
| 2019 | Won West Ham United Young Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season and achieved third place with England in the UEFA Nations League. |
| 2019 | Began representing England national team, making 7 appearances and scoring goals for the senior side. |
| 2019 | Changed national allegiance from Republic of Ireland to England and made his England national team debut. |
| December 28 2019 | Captained West Ham for the first time at age 20 in a 2-1 home loss against Leicester City. |
| April 2019 | Named on the shortlist for the PFA Young Player of the Year award. |
| March 2019 | Publicly apologized for previously made pro-Irish Republican Army social media comments from 2015. |
| January 12 2019 | Scored his first goal for West Ham in a 1-0 win against Arsenal and was named man of the match. |
| 2018 | Won Republic of Ireland U17 Player of the Year and FAI Young International Player of the Year awards. |
| 2018 | Represented the Republic of Ireland national team, making 3 appearances during the year. |
| December 28 2018 | Signed a new contract with West Ham until 2024 with an option for an additional year. |
| December 22 2018 | Made his 50th appearance for West Ham, becoming the first teenager since Michael Carrick to do so. |
| April 2018 | Named runner-up for the 2017-18 Hammer of the Year award. |
| 2017 | Won West Ham United Young Player of the Year award for the 2017–18 season. |
| 2017 | Continued development with West Ham United U23, gradually progressing in the club's youth ranks. |
| 2017 | Established himself as a key first-team player at West Ham United after previously being released by Chelsea's academy. |
| August 19 2017 | Made his first-team debut in a 3-2 defeat at Southampton. |
| April 2017 | Received first call-up to West Ham senior squad for games against Sunderland and Everton. |
| 2016 | Won West Ham United Young Player of the Year award for the 2016–17 season. |
| 2016 | Made his first appearances for West Ham United's senior team in the Premier League. |
| 2016 | Began playing for West Ham United U23 team, marking the start of his youth development with the club. |
| 2016 | Won the Premier League Cup with West Ham United's under-21 team. |
| 2015 | Made social media comments related to the Irish Republican Army that would later require an apology. |
| December 16 2015 | Signed his first professional contract with West Ham United two years after joining the club's youth level. |
| 2013 | After being released by Chelsea, joined West Ham United academy following a trial period. |
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