
Rio Ferdinand
Former footballer
Rio Ferdinand is a former England defender and football broadcaster. He won six Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League with Manchester United after earlier spells at West Ham United and Leeds United.

- Country
- England
- Born
- 7 Nov 1978
Biography sources
Rio Ferdinand photos
Photo credits
- Park Ji-sung and Rio Ferdinand with Manchester United legends wearing hanbok in Seoul. · Rio Ferdinand / @rioferdy5 / Vogue Korea · Vogue Korea ↗
- Rio Ferdinand · Instagram · @rioferdy5 ↗
- Rio Ferdinand · Instagram · @rioferdy5 ↗
- Rio Ferdinand · Instagram · @rioferdy5 ↗
- Park Ji-sung and Rio Ferdinand with their former Manchester United teammates on a Seoul street. · Rio Ferdinand / @rioferdy5 / Vogue Korea · Vogue Korea ↗
- Park Ji-sung and Rio Ferdinand with Manchester United legends on a balcony in Seoul. · Rio Ferdinand / @rioferdy5 / Vogue Korea · Vogue Korea ↗
- Rio Ferdinand sharing a laugh with his former Manchester United teammates while wearing hanbok. · Rio Ferdinand / @rioferdy5 / Vogue Korea · Vogue Korea ↗
- Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic holding a small hanbok during their Seoul visit. · Rio Ferdinand / @rioferdy5 / Vogue Korea · Vogue Korea ↗
- Rio Ferdinand with Edwin van der Sar and Nemanja Vidic on a Seoul street. · Rio Ferdinand / @rioferdy5 / Vogue Korea · Vogue Korea ↗
Relationship history
Ferdinand and Kate Wright began dating in 2017 and married in Turkey in September 2019. They have a son, Cree, and a daughter, Shae, and have spoken publicly about life as a blended family.
Ferdinand previously married Rebecca Ellison in 2009. They had Lorenz, Tate and Tia together. Ellison died of breast cancer in May 2015.
Carly Storey described an earlier relationship in an article that became the subject of Ferdinand’s 2011 privacy case. The judgment records their contact across the 1990s and 2000s.
Kate Ferdinand: They married in 2019 and have two children.
Relationship sources
- Kate Ferdinand Manchester Evening News ↗
- Rebecca Ellison Wikipedia ↗
- Carly Storey High Court of Justice ↗
Children
- NameLorenzDate of birthOther parentRebecca Ellison
- NameTateDate of birthOther parentRebecca Ellison
- NameTiaDate of birthNot publicly disclosedOther parentRebecca Ellison
- NameCreeDate of birthOther parentKate Ferdinand ↗
- NameShaeDate of birthOther parentKate Ferdinand ↗








