Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aaron James Chapman [1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 May 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hereford | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Belper Town | 46 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Chesterfield | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Chester (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2014 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Accrington Stanley | 60 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Peterborough United | 32 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Motherwell | 6 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Gillingham | 18 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Stevenage | 0 | (0) |
2023 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | (0) |
2023 | Retford United | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Boston United | 12 | (0) |
2024 | Handsworth | 0 | (0) |
2024 | Worksop Town | 7 | (0) |
2024– | Hereford | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:10, 7 September 2024 (UTC) |
Aaron James Chapman (born 29 May 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League North club Hereford.
Chapman signed for Chesterfield from nearby non-league side Belper Town in the summer of 2013. [3] He joined Chester on a one-month loan in February 2014. [4] He made his professional debut on 2 September in the Football League Trophy match against Scunthorpe United, after coming off the bench to replace Tommy Lee in the seventh minute. [5] On 23 September 2014, Chapman joined Accrington Stanley on a two-month loan deal. [6] On 11 October, he had to be substituted in the closing stages of Accrington Stanley's 2–1 home defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge following an injury to his left foot. His loan spell was cut short and he returned to Chesterfield on 13 October, having played three games for Accrington. [7] On 14 August 2015, Chapman joined Bristol Rovers on a one-month loan deal. [8]
In summer 2016, Chapman joined Accrington Stanley on a two-year contract. [9] In an EFL Cup tie against Bradford City on 9 August 2016, Chapman came on as a substitute after Elliot Parish was sent off. The game went to a penalty shootout which Stanley won 11–10 and Chapman took and scored a penalty. [10] Accrington Stanley won the League Two title in 2017–18, with Chapman also winning the League Two Golden Glove award, having kept 18 clean sheets in 45 league games. [11] [12] At the end of the 2017–18 season, he was offered a new contract by Accrington. [13]
On 15 May 2018, Chapman joined Peterborough United on a two-year deal to challenge the number 1 Jersey. [14] He was transfer-listed by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season. [15]
On 14 December 2019, Chapman joined Tranmere Rovers on a one-week emergency loan. [16]
On 12 June 2020, Chapman was released by Peterborough, after playing 39 games for the club. [17]
On 7 October 2020, Chapman was announced as a new signing by Scottish Premiership club Motherwell, with manager Stephen Robinson describing him as being "experienced cover and competition to Trevor" (Carson). [18] He was released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season. [19]
On 6 July 2021, Chapman returned to England to join League One side Gillingham following his release from Motherwell. [20] Chapman was released by the club following relegation to League Two at the end of the 2021–22 season. [21]
On 23 May 2022, Chapman signed for League Two side Stevenage, playing under Steve Evans for a third time in the career with the manager having signed him at both Peterborough United and Gillingham. [22]
In February 2023, Chapman signed for National League side Scunthorpe United after finding limited opportunities to play in Steve Evans' Stevenage side. [23] He was released in December 2023 and signed for Northern Counties East League Division One side Retford United. Three weeks later, without Retford having played a game in the intervening period, he joined Boston United of the National League North. [24] In March 2024, he joined Handsworth. [25]
On 5 June 2024, Chapman joined National League North side Hereford. [26]
On 2 April 2018, Chapman was involved in a car accident prior to Accrington's match against Notts County, and was taken to hospital as a result. [27]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Belper Town | 2011–12 [28] | NPL Division One South | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
2012–13 [29] | NPL Division One South | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
Total | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
Chesterfield | 2013–14 [30] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014–15 [31] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16 [32] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Chester (loan) | 2013–14 [30] | Conference Premier | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2014–15 [31] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2015–16 [32] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Accrington Stanley | 2016–17 [33] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
2017–18 [34] | League Two | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
Total | 60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
Peterborough United | 2018–19 [35] | League One | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
2019–20 [36] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2019–20 [36] | League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Motherwell | 2020–21 [37] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Gillingham | 2021–22 [38] | League One | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Stevenage | 2022–23 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Scunthorpe United | 2022–23 | National League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2023–24 | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Retford United | 2023–24 | NCEFL Division One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston United | 2023–24 [2] | National League North | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Handsworth | 2023–24 [39] | NCEFL Premier Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Worksop Town | 2023–24 [40] | NPL Premier Division | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Hereford | 2024–25 [2] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Career total | 226 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 276 | 0 |
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