Rio Ferdinand

Rio Gavin Ferdinand  (born 7 November 1978) is a retired English football player. He is now a pundit for BT Sport.

On 8 November 2022, he was given a Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his service of sport and charities.

Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWest Ham United1995–96Premier League100000——101996–97Premier League1521010——1721997–98Premier League3506050——4601998–99Premier League3101010——3301999–2000Premier League330104030604602000–01Premier League120—20——140Total12729013030601582AFC Bournemouth (loan)1996–97Second Division100———10110Leeds United2000–01Premier League23220—71—3232001–02Premier League310102070—410Total542302014100733Manchester United2002–03Premier League2803040110—4602003–04Premier League200000060102702004–05Premier League310501050004202005–06Premier League373205080—5232006–07Premier League331700090—4912007–08Premier League3524000111105132008–09Premier League2403010110404302009–10Premier League130001060102102010–11Premier League190201070002902011–12Premier League300100060103802012–13Premier League281200040—3412013–14Premier League14010107000230Total3127300140911804558Queens Park Rangers2014–15Premier League1101000——120Career total51411430290108215070913

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEngland1997101998401999302000202001902002912003502004302005802006120200781200881200940201040201110Total813

Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ferdinand goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Rio Ferdinand No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition115 June 2002Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan261–03–02002 FIFA World Cup212 September 2007Wembley Stadium, London, England623–03–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification311 October 2008Wembley Stadium, London, England711–05–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours
West Ham United
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999

Manchester United
Premier League: 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
Football League Cup: 2005–06, 2008–09
FA Community Shield: 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011
UEFA Champions League: 2007–08
FIFA Club World Cup: 2008Individual'''

West Ham United Hammer of the Year: 1997–98
PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2001–02, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13
Premier League Player of the Month: October 2001
ESM Team of the Year: 2007–08
FIFPro World XI: 2007–08
London Youth Games Hall of Fame: 2010 inductee
Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2011–12)
Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons (Panel choice)
English Football Hall of Fame: 2016 Inductee
 BAFTA Award for Best Single Documentary: 2018.
 Honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) from London South Bank University: 3 March 2022.
 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Civil Division "For services to Association Football and to Charity" in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours List: 1 June 2022.
 Premier League Hall of Fame: 2023

Bibliography
TitleYear publishedPagesRef.Rio: My Story2007470Rio: My Decade as a Red2013256#2Sides: My Autobiography2014271Thinking Out Loud: Love, Grief and Being Mum and Dad2017288

Related pages
List of doping cases in sport

References

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Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players
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Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire