Noah Chilvers

Noah Christopher Chilvers (born 22 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for League Two club Colchester United.

Noah Chilvers
Personal information
Full name Noah Christopher Chilvers[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001[2]
Place of birth Chelmsford, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2009 Chelmsford City
2009–2019 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Colchester United 27 (2)
2019–2020 → Bath City (loan) 21 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:53, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Chilvers joined Colchester United's Academy at under-9 level from Chelmsford City. He made his professional debut for Colchester in March 2019. He then joined National League South side Bath City on loan in October 2019.

Career

Born in Chelmsford,[4] Chilvers played for hometown club Chelmsford City until under-9 level, where he signed for Colchester United. He attended Southend High School for Boys.[5] He signed on as a scholar with Colchester in July 2017.[6]

Chilvers was captain of the under-18 side during the 2018–19 season and became a regular in the under-23 side. He was called up to the first-team squad for the first time in November 2018 for the FA Cup first round tie at Accrington Stanley and was handed squad number 27.[7]

On 9 March 2019, Chilvers made his professional debut from the bench during Colchester's 3–0 home win against Newport County. He replaced Sammie Szmodics after 89-minutes.[8]

On 21 May 2019, Chilvers signed a contract extension with the club.[9]

On 18 October 2019, Chilvers signed a one-month loan deal with National League South side Bath City.[10] He made his debut on 19 October in Bath's 1–0 win at St Albans City.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 2 November in a 3–1 win at Dulwich Hamlet.[12]

Chilvers scored his first professional goal for Colchester on 26 September 2020 during their 1–1 draw at Barrow.[13] He then signed a new three-year contract on 5 October to keep him with the club until summer 2023.[14]

Playing style

Chilvers is a creative attacking midfielder with an eye for defence-splitting passes and has the ability to score spectacular goals.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 January 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2018–19[15] League Two 2000000020
2019–20[16] League Two 0000102[lower-alpha 1]030
2020–21[17] League Two 25210103[lower-alpha 1]1303
Total 272102051353
Bath City (loan) 2019–20[11] National League South 21200–3[lower-alpha 2]0242
Career total 484102081595
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Colchester United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 18. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  5. Hudson, Matt (12 July 2017). "Youth Team Get Media Tips". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2017 and 31/07/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. 31 July 2017. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. Hudson, Matt (9 November 2018). "Noah Travels To Accrington". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  8. "Colchester United 3–0 Newport County". BBC Sport. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  9. Gregory, David (21 May 2019). "Youngsters Extend U's Stay". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  10. Gregory, David (18 October 2019). "Bath Take Chilvers On Loan". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  11. "N. Chilvers". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  12. "Dulwich Hamlet 1–3 Bath City". Soccerway. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  13. "Barrow 1–1 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  14. Gregory, David (5 October 2020). "Chilvers Pens Contract Extension". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  15. "Games played by Noah Chilvers in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  16. "Games played by Noah Chilvers in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  17. "Games played by Noah Chilvers in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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