Conor Chaplin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Worthing, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2014 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Portsmouth | 55 | (14) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 26 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Conor Mark Chaplin (born 16 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Portsmouth as a striker.
Club career
Portsmouth
Born in Worthing, Chaplin progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories after joining the club at the age of six.[3] He was offered a two-year scholarship contract on 3 July 2013.[1]
Chaplin signed a two-year professional deal with Pompey on 20 October 2014, after scoring 11 goals in 11 appearances for the under-18's.[4] He made his League Two debut on 13 December, from the bench in a 2–3 home defeat against Accrington Stanley.[5]
Chaplin scored his first professional goal on 11 April 2015, netting his team's only in a 1–3 away defeat against Morecambe.[6] He made his first start for Pompey in their final game of the season, a 1–1 home draw against York City.[7] At the end of the season he was named the League Two Apprentice of the Year.[8]
2015-16 season
Chaplin started the 2015–16 season on the bench, playing second fiddle to first-choice striker Matt Tubbs, but showcased his talents with goals against Championship clubs Derby and Reading in the first and second rounds of the Capital One Cup,[9][10] also scoring in the 3rd round of the FA Cup in a 2–2 draw with Ipswich Town. He scored his first two league goals of the season in a 3–1 win over Barnet on 12 September.[11] Although Chaplin struggled to maintain a first-team place in the league, he would still manage to score 11 goals in 38 appearances in all competitions.
2016-17 season
Competition for the sole striking berth in manager Paul Cook's preferred 4-2-3-1 formation was made all the more intense at the start of the 2016/17 season, following the signings of Michael Smith, who made his loan move permanent, as well as Curtis Main from Doncaster Rovers and experienced forward Noel Hunt. Chaplin subsequently found himself on the bench in the early weeks of the season, before the inconsistent form of Smith and Main, coupled with Hunt's injury problems, saw Chaplin promoted to the starting lineup. He grasped the opportunity, scoring league goals against Wycombe, Barnet, Blackpool, Notts County and Cambridge before the end of October[12] - a run of form which would see him established as Portsmouth's first-choice striker.
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 November 2016.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | |||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 11 | |
| 2016–17 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
| Career total | 55 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 17 | |
Honours
Individual
- League Two Apprentice Award: 2014–15[14]
References
- 1 2 "Six Sign Apprenticeships". Portsmouth FC. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ "Pompey boss wants patience over Chaplin". Portsmouth News. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ "Chaplin: What A Feeling". Portsmouth FC. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Professional contract for Chaplin". Portsmouth FC. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ↑ "Portsmouth 2–3 Accrington". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ↑ "Morecambe 3–1 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Chaplin's pride". Portsmouth FC. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ↑ League, The Football. "Portsmouth's Conor Chaplin named LFE Apprentice of the Year for League 2". www.efl.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ↑ "Portsmouth 2–1 Derby – Guardian Match Report".
- ↑ "Portsmouth 1–2 Reading – BBC Match Report".
- ↑ "Portsmouth 3–1 Barnet". BBC. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
- ↑ "BBC Sport - Football - Portsmouth Results". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ↑ Conor Chaplin profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Winners announced for The Football League Awards 2015". The Football League. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
