Aaron James Chapman (born 29 May 1990) is an English

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who plays as a

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for club Spalding United.

Career

Chesterfield

Chapman signed for Chesterfield from nearby non-league side

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in the summer of 2013. He joined

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on a one-month loan in February 2014. He made his professional debut on 2 September in the

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match against

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in ...

, after coming off the bench to replace

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in the seventh minute. On 23 September 2014, Chapman joined

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England, that compete in the , the fourth level of the English football league system. They have spent their entire history playing a ...

on a two-month loan deal. On 11 October, he had to be substituted in the closing stages of Accrington Stanley's 2–1 home defeat to

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (), often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England that play in the , the sixth level of the En ...

following an injury to his left foot. His loan spell was cut short and he returned to Chesterfield on 13 October, having played three games for Accrington. On 14 August 2015, Chapman joined

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...

on a one-month loan deal.

Accrington Stanley

In summer 2016, Chapman joined

on a two-year contract. In an

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tie against

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on 9 August 2016, Chapman came on as a substitute after

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was sent off. The game went to a penalty shootout which Stanley won 11–10 and Chapman took and scored a penalty. Accrington Stanley won the League Two title in 2017–18, with Chapman also winning the League Two Golden Glove award, having kept 18 clean sheets in 45 league games. At the end of the 2017–18 season, he was offered a new contract by Accrington.

Peterborough United

On 15 May 2018, Chapman joined

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on a two-year deal to challenge the number 1 Jersey. He was transfer-listed by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season. On 14 December 2019, Chapman joined

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

on a one-week emergency loan. On 12 June 2020, Chapman was released by Peterborough, after playing 39 games for the club.

Motherwell

On 7 October 2020, Chapman was announced as a new signing by

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club

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, with manager

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describing him as being "experienced cover and competition to

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" (Carson). He was released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season.

Gillingham

On 6 July 2021, Chapman returned to England to join League One side Gillingham following his release from Motherwell. Chapman was released by the club following relegation to League Two at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Stevenage

On 23 May 2022, Chapman signed for League Two side

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, playing under Steve Evans for a third time in the career with the manager having signed him at both Peterborough United and Gillingham.

Non-League career

In February 2023, Chapman signed for

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side

after finding limited opportunities to play in Steve Evans' Stevenage side. He was released in December 2023 and signed for

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side

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. Three weeks later, without Retford having played a game in the intervening period, he joined

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of the

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. In March 2024, he joined Handsworth. On 5 June 2024, Chapman joined National League North side

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. He made 19 appearances for ''The Bulls'' before signing for Southern League Premier Division Central club Spalding United for an undisclosed fee in January 2025.

Personal life

On 2 April 2018, Chapman was involved in a car accident prior to Accrington's match against

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, and was taken to hospital as a result.

Career statistics

Honours

Accrington Stanley *

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: 2017–18 Individual *

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: League Two 2017–18

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Aaron 1990 births Living people Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Chesterfield F.C. players Belper Town F.C. players Chester F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Retford United F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Handsworth F.C. players Worksop Town F.C. players Hereford F.C. players Spalding United F.C. players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Northern Counties East Football League players Black British sportsmen 21st-century English sportsmen