Ben Chilwell
English footballer (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benjamin James Chilwell (born 21 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Premier League club Chelsea and the England national team.
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Full name | Benjamin James Chilwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Milton Keynes, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back, left wing-back[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0000–2009 | Rushden & Diamonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2015 | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2020 | Leicester City | 99 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Chelsea | 70 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | England U18[2] | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | England U19[3] | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | England U20[4] | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | England U21[5] | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | England | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:08 , 15 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:55, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
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Beginning his career at Leicester City, Chilwell had a loan spell with Huddersfield Town. He joined Chelsea in 2020 and won the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League in his first season with the club. At international level, Chilwell made his debut for England in 2018. He was a member of the England squad at UEFA Euro 2020 which finished as runners-up.