Noah Chilvers

Noah Chilvers
Personal information
Full name Noah Christopher Chilvers[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Chelmsford, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ross County
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2009 Chelmsford City
2009–2019 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Colchester United 172 (23)
2019–2020 → Bath City (loan) 21 (2)
2024– Ross County 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2024 (UTC)

Noah Christopher Chilvers (born 22 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Ross County.

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

Colchester United

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]

On the back of his breakthrough season, where he scored three goals and made 49 first-team appearances, Chilvers was named both Colchester United Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year as well as receiving the Goal of the Season award at the end of the 2020–21 campaign.[15]

Chilvers played his last game for the club on the 27 April 2024 against Crewe Alexandra where he scored in a 1-1 draw.

On 31 July 2024, Colchester announced that Chilvers had left the club and signed for SPL side Ross County for an undisclosed fee after having made over 200 appearances for the first team.[16]

Ross County

On 31 July 2024, Chilvers signed for Ross County on a three-year deal.[17]

Career statistics

As of 31 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colchester United 2018–19[18] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20[19] League Two 0 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 3 0
2020–21[20] League Two 44 2 1 0 1 0 3[a] 1 49 3
2021–22[21] League Two 38 8 2 0 1 0 4[a] 0 45 8
2022–23[22] League Two 42 9 1 0 2 0 3 0 48 9
2023–24[23] League Two 46 4 1 0 1 0 4 0 51 4
Total 172 23 5 0 6 0 16 1 198 24
Bath City (loan) 2019–20[11] National League South 21 2 0 0 – 3[b] 0 24 2
Ross County 2024–25[24] Scottish Premiership 4 0 0 0 1 0 – 5 0
Career total 197 24 5 0 7 0 19 1 227 26
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

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. ^ a b "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. ^ Carmichael, Andy (26 May 2021). "End Of Season Award Winners Announced". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  16. ^ "CHILVERS DEPARTS FOR SPL". www.cu-fc.com. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Noah Chilvers joins the Staggies". www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Games played by Noah Chilvers in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Noah Chilvers in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Noah Chilvers in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Games played by Noah Chilvers in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Noah Chilvers in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Games played by Noah Chilvers in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Games played by Noah Chilvers in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  25. ^ "End Of Season Award Winners Announced". Colchester United FC. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.