Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ellis Darren Chapman [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 January 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sligo Rovers | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Lincoln City | ||
2016–2017 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Lincoln City | 16 | (0) |
2019 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2020–2024 | Cheltenham Town | 51 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 24 | (3) |
2024 | → Sligo Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2024– | Sligo Rovers | 34 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:50, 30 October 2024 (UTC) |
Ellis Darren Chapman (born 8 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sligo Rovers.
Chapman came through the Lincoln City youth-team, before being purchased by Leicester City's Academy for an undisclosed fee in 2016. [3] He returned to Lincoln City the following year and made the first-team bench in September 2017, at the age of 16, after impressing "Imps" manager Danny Cowley. [4] He made his senior debut on 24 October, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Michael Bostwick in a 2–1 victory over Everton U23 in an EFL Trophy group stage match at Sincil Bank. [5]
On 15 October 2020, it was announced that Chapman had joined Cheltenham Town, [6] with Lincoln City retaining a future financial interest in the player. [7]
On 17 November 2022, Chapman signed for National League club Oldham Athletic on a one-month loan deal. [8]
On 22 December 2023, it was announced that upon the opening of the transfer window, Chapman would be loaned to League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers until June. [9] On 15 February 2024, he made the move permanent before he had made his competitive debut for the club. [10]
Chapman is a midfielder with excellent passing skills and good tactical intelligence. [4]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lincoln City | 2017–18 [11] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2018–19 [12] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2019–20 [13] | League One | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
Chesterfield (loan) | 2018–19 [14] | National League | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Cheltenham Town | 2020–21 [15] | League Two | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
2021–22 [16] | League One | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 33 | 1 | |
2022–23 [17] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2023–24 [18] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 58 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 78 | 0 | ||
Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2022–23 [17] | National League | 24 | 3 | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
Sligo Rovers (loan) | 2024 [19] | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Sligo Rovers | 2024 [19] | LOI Premier Division | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 9 | ||
Career total | 146 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 184 | 12 |
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