Ellis Chapman

Ellis Darren Chapman (born 8 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Lincoln City.

Ellis Chapman
Personal information
Full name Ellis Darren Chapman[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001[2]
Place of birth Lincoln, England
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Unattached
Youth career
–2016 Lincoln City
2016–2017 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Lincoln City 16 (0)
2019Chesterfield (Loan) 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:41, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

Career

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]

Style of play

Chapman is a midfielder with excellent passing skills and good tactical intelligence.[4]

Career statistics

As of 26 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lincoln City 2017–18[6] League Two 0000002020
2018–19[7] League Two 50102040120
2019-20[7] League One 110201030170
Chesterfield (loan) 2018–19[8] National League 1400000140
Career total 300303090450

    Honours

    Lincoln City

    References

    1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
    2. "Ellis Chapman". weareimps.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
    3. Priestley, Derek. "Premier League Champions Swoop for Academy Prospect - News - Lincoln City FC Youth Academy". www.lincolncityyouthacademy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
    4. Whiley, Mark (12 September 2017). "Imps prospect Chapman will be a 'hell of a player' declares Cowley". lincolnshirelive. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
    5. Whiley, Mark (24 October 2017). "Lincoln City 2 Everton U21s 1 RECAP - the Checkatrade Trophy tie as it happened". lincolnshirelive. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
    6. "Games played by Ellis Chapman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
    7. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=106670
    8. "Games played by Ellis Chapman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
    9. Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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