Ellis Darren Chapman (born 8 January 2001) is an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be ...

on loan from

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...

Career

Chapman came through the Lincoln City youth-team, before being purchased by

Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...

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for an undisclosed fee in 2016. 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 Danny Cowley (born 22 October 1978) is an English professional football coach who was most recently manager of EFL League One side Portsmouth. He has previously managed Concord Rangers, Braintree Town, Lincoln City, Huddersfield Town and P ...

. He made his senior debut on 24 October, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for

Michael Bostwick Michael Paul Trevor Bostwick (born 17 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club Boston United. Bostwick started his career at Millwall, and played regularly for the club's under-18 ...

in a 2–1 victory over Everton U23 in an EFL Trophy group stage match at

Sincil Bank Sincil Bank Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as LNER Stadium, is a football stadium in Lincoln, England which has been the home of Lincoln City since 1895. Previously, Lincoln City had played at the nearby John O'Gaunts ground since th ...

Cheltenham Town

On 15 October 2020, it was announced that Chapman had joined

, with Lincoln City retaining a future financial interest in the player. On 17 November 2022, Chapman signed for National League club

on a one-month loan deal.

Style of play

Chapman is a

with excellent passing skills and good tactical intelligence.

Career statistics

Honours

Lincoln City * EFL Trophy: 2017–18

Cheltenham Town

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Champions: 2020-21

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Ellis 2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Lincoln, England English footballers Association football midfielders Cheltenham Town F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players