Connor Chapman
Chapman with the Young Socceroos in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Connor Chapman | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Central Defender Defensive Midfielder |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Incheon United | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Moorebank Sports | ||
| 2004 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| 2005 | Southern Districts FA | ||
| 2006–2007 | Sydney Wanderers | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sutherland Sharks | ||
| 2010–2011 | AIS | ||
| 2012 | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Newcastle Jets Reserves | 5 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Newcastle Jets | 25 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Melbourne City | 35 | (1) |
| 2017– | Incheon United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Australia U17 | 19 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Australia U20 | 16 | (0) |
| 2013– | Australia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2014 |
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Connor Chapman (born 31 October 1994 in Sydney) is an Australian professional footballer contracted to K League Classic club Incheon United. He has also represented Australia at U17, U20 and U23 youth level.
Connor grew up in South Western Sydney and began playing organised football at the age of five with his local club Moorebank Sports. At the age of ten he successfully trialled for the Westfields Sports High School football program and he also began playing representative football with Southern Districts within the Football NSW metropolitan reps competition. At the age of eleven he represented NSW Primary Schools (NSWPSSA) at the Australian School Sports football carnival in Darwin and at the age of thirteen he represented Football NSW at the Football Federation Australia National Youth Championships in Coffs Harbour.
As a 14-year-old Connor received his first national team call up to a Joeys training camp in Canberra and he subsequently played in two friendly matches against Japan. That same year he received a scholarship to the then fledgling Central Coast Mariners Academy through the Mariners' development link with Westfields Sports High School. He was also invited to the UK to train with Sunderland A.F.C. Reserves and Academy at the Academy of Light. Following two separate visits to the Academy of Light, Connor was offered a position at the Club's Academy, however visa regulations resulted in that deal falling through.
At 15 years and two months Connor left his home in Sydney to commence a two-year live-in football scholarship at the A.I.S. in Canberra. Whilst at the A.I.S., Connor played a total of thirty two A-League National Youth League matches during the 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons. He Captained the A.I.S. team for twenty three of those matches.
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