Conor Chaplin

Conor Chaplin

Personal information
Full name	Conor Mark Chaplin [1]
Date of birth	16 February 1997
Place of birth	Worthing, England[2]
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Portsmouth
Number	19
Youth career
2003–2014	Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2014–	Portsmouth	39	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 30 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

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.^[4] He was offered a two-year scholarship contract on 3 July 2013.^[2]

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.^[5] He made his League Two debut on 13 December, from the bench in a 2–3 home defeat against Accrington Stanley.^[6]

Chaplin scored his first professional goal on 11 April 2015, netting his team's only in a 1–3 away defeat against Morecambe.^[7] He made his first start for Pompey in their final game of the season, a 1–1 home draw against York City.^[8]

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2016.^[12]

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	1	0	37	11
Career total		39	9	4	1	2	2	1	0	46	12

Honours

Individual

• League Two Apprentice Award: 2014–15^[13]

References

1. "Birth, marriage, death & parish records". FindMyPast.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
2. "Six Sign Apprenticeships". Portsmouth FC. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
3. "Pompey boss wants patience over Chaplin". Portsmouth News. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
4. "Chaplin: What A Feeling". Portsmouth FC. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
5. "Professional contract for Chaplin". Portsmouth FC. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
6. "Portsmouth 2–3 Accrington". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
7. "Morecambe 3–1 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
8. "Chaplin's pride". Portsmouth FC. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
9. "Portsmouth 2–1 Derby – Guardian Match Report".
10. "Portsmouth 1–2 Reading – BBC Match Report".
11. "Portsmouth 3–1 Barnet". BBC. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
12. Conor Chaplin profile at Soccerway
13. "Winners announced for The Football League Awards 2015". The Football League. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

External links

• Conor Chaplin career statistics at Soccerbase