Ben Chilwell
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin James Chilwell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Milton Keynes, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | England U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016– | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:06, 24 January 2016 (UTC). | |||
Benjamin James "Ben" Chilwell (born 21 December 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Leicester City.[3]
Club career
Chilwell is a product of the Leicester academy and won Leicester's Academy Player of the Year award at the end of the 2014–15 season.[4] After featuring for the club in pre-season under new manager Claudio Ranieri, Chilwell was given the number 30 shirt ahead of the 2015–16 season. He made his professional debut on 27 October 2015 in the club's League Cup match against Hull City. Chilwell played the entire match as Leicester lost 5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time.[5]
On 19 November 2015, he joined Football League Championship side Huddersfield Town on a youth loan until 3 January 2016.[6] He made his début in the 2–0 loss to Middlesbrough on 28 November 2015.
On 20 January 2016, Chilwell made his first home start in the 2–0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup.
On 28 July 2016 Ben Chilwell signed a new contract until 2021.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 21 January 2016.
| Season | Club | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2015–16[8] | Leicester City | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town (loan) | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Premier League - Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 16. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Premier League Player Profile Ben Chilwell". Barclays Premier League. 2016.
- ↑ "England – B. Chilwell – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ↑ Leicester City. "Esteban Cambiasso Named Leicester City Player Of The Year". lcfc.com.
- ↑ "Hull City vs. Leicester City – 27 October 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ↑ http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-complete-loan-signing-10467540
- ↑ "Ben Chilwell: Highly Rated Youngster Signs Long-Term Leicester City Contract". lcfc.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Ben Chilwell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
External links
- Ben Chilwell career statistics at Soccerbase
- England profile at the FA