Ben Chapman (footballer, born 1998)

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Ben Chapman
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Ben Chapman playing for Ebbsfleet United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Scott Chapman [1]
Date of birth (1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Aylesford, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ebbsfleet United
Number 22
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Bearsted
Gillingham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Gillingham 3 (0)
2018 → Faversham Town (loan)
2019–2020 Dulwich Hamlet 20 (0)
2020– Ebbsfleet United 159 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:08, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Benjamin Scott Chapman (born 31 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for National League club Ebbsfleet United.

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Club career

Born in Aylesford, Chapman had stints at Crystal Palace and Bearsted's youth setups before graduating with Gillingham. [3] On 14 March 2017, he signed a professional deal with the club. [4] He made his professional debut on 8 August 2017, coming on as a substitute for Jake Hessenthaler in a 2–0 away loss against Reading in the EFL Cup. [5]

Chapman was offered a new contract by Gillingham at the end of the 2018–19 season, [6] but chose instead to sign for National League South side Dulwich Hamlet. [7]

On 24 July 2020 Chapman signed for National League South side Ebbsfleet United. [8] At the end of the 2021/22 season, he was voted the club's Supporters' Player of the Year. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players as of 20th May 2017" (PDF). The Football League. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ben Chapman". Gillingham FC. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ben Chapman Gillingham FC pen picture". Kent Online. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Gillingham pro contracts for Bradley Stevenson, Ben Chapman, Noel Mbo, Aaron Simpson and Finn O'Mara". Kent Online. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Reading 2–0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Tom Eaves and Tomas Holy offered new contracts by Gillingham". BBC Sport. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Chapman Agrees Terms".
  8. ↑ "Ebbsfleet United sign former Gillingham player Ben Chapman". Kent Online. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ebbsfleet United player-of-the-year Ben Chapman ready for National League South play-offs". Kent Online. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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