West Ham midfielder Declan Rice has been called up to the England squad for the first time for the forthcoming Euro 2020 Qualifiers.
Gareth Southgate has picked the 20-year-old in his squad for England’s games against the Czech Republic and Montenegro later this month.
Here, Press Association Sport takes a look at Rice’s career so far.
West Ham debut
When you’ve just made your debut for @WestHamUtd… ?⚒️ pic.twitter.com/oCXzpkyesD
— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) May 22, 2017
Having been included in a couple of matchday squads towards the end of the 2016-17 season, Rice made his senior debut against Burnley at Turf Moor on the final day of that campaign – coming on as a stoppage-time substitute in a 2–1 win. His full senior debut came at the beginning of the following season in a 3–2 defeat at Southampton.
First goal
That FIRST Premier League Goal Feeling❤️?? #COYI pic.twitter.com/qnZc4glKe5
— Declan Rice (@_DeclanRice) January 12, 2019
Rice scored his first career goal two days before his 20th birthday on January 12 this year to fire West Ham to a 1-0 home win over Arsenal. He struck three minutes into the second half, when Granit Xhaka made a mess of clearing a cross and Samir Nasri tapped the ball to Rice, who gleefully curled it home.
Ireland award
