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Benjamin James Chilwell (born 21 December 1996) is an English professional
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who plays as a
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or
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for club Chelsea, and the England national team. Beginning his career at
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, Chilwell had a loan spell with
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. He joined Chelsea in 2020 and won the
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in his first season with the club. He has since made over 100 appearances for Chelsea, as well as winning the
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on loan with Crystal Palace in
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. At international level, Chilwell made his debut for England in 2018. He was a member of the England squad that finished as runners-up at
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.


Early life

Benjamin James Chilwell was born on 21 December 1996 in
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, Buckinghamshire, and was raised in
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, Bedfordshire. He attended Redborne Upper School and Community College in Ampthill.


Club career


Leicester City

Chilwell joined
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's academy aged 12 in 2009 having played in
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' centre of excellence. He won their Academy Player of the Year award at the end of the 2014–15 season. After featuring for the club in pre-season under new manager
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, Chilwell was given the number 30 shirt ahead of the 2015–16 season. On 27 October 2015, in the club's League Cup match against
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, he made his first-team debut. Chilwell played the entire match as Leicester lost 5–4 in a
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following a 1–1 draw after extra time. On 19 November 2015, Chilwell joined
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club
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on a
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until 3 January 2016. He made his debut nine days later in a 2–0 home loss to
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. Despite only spending six weeks at the West Yorkshire club, Chilwell would later describe his spell as "''a big part of isgrowth in iscareer''" and credited Huddersfield manager David Wagner with aiding his development as an attacking full back. In January 2016, Chilwell was recalled from his loan by Leicester City. On 10 January, he started at left-back and played the full 90 minutes of a 2–2 draw away at
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in the third round of the
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. Ten days later, he made his first appearance at
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as Leicester were beaten 2–0 by Tottenham in the replay. He was described in the BBC's match report as "Leicester's best player" and "exceptional as an attacking full-back". On 28 July 2016, Chilwell signed a new contract with Leicester until June 2021. Having previously been assigned the number 30, Chilwell was given the squad number 3 for the 2016–17 season. He made his
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debut on 26 December in a 2–0 home defeat to Everton. Five days later, he made his first home appearance in the Premier League, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 win over
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. He made 19 appearances across the 2016–17 season, including two in the
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, and scored his first career goal on 18 May 2017 in a 6–1 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur. During the 2017–18 season, Chilwell became Leicester's first-choice left-back ahead of Christian Fuchs. Chilwell was
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for the first time in his career on 13 January 2018 after receiving two yellow cards within five minutes of each other in a goalless draw away to Chelsea. He signed a new six-year contract with Leicester on 20 October 2018 and, five days later, scored once and assisted two more goals in the team's record 9–0 win away at
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. On 9 November 2019, Chilwell made his 100th appearance for Leicester City in a 2–0 home win over
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in the
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.


Chelsea


2020–2023

On 26 August 2020, Chilwell signed a five-year contract with Chelsea, after Leicester City had accepted an offer for the player, reported by
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to be £45 million. He made his debut on 23 September, providing the assist for
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's goal in a 6–0 home win against
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in the third round of the
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after he came off from the bench. On his first league start for the club on 3 October, Chilwell scored the opening goal and assisted Kurt Zouma for the second as Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 4–0 at home. On 7 April 2021, Chilwell scored his first
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goal in a 2–0 away win over
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in the first-leg of the quarter-final tie. On 16 May, Chilwell scored against his former club Leicester City in the 2021 FA Cup final in the 88th minute, only for it to be disallowed by VAR, as Leicester went on to win 1–0. On 29 May, Chilwell won his first-ever trophy after Chelsea defeated
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1–0 in the
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in
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. On 2 October 2021, on his first Premier League start of the campaign, Chilwell scored his first goal of the season in a 3–1 home win over
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. Chilwell would go on to score in Chelsea's next two league games as well, 1–0 win against
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and a 7–0 victory over
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. Having scored in Chelsea's final match of the
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season, Chilwell became the first English player to score in four consecutive Premier League games for Chelsea since
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in February 2013. On 23 November 2021, Chilwell sustained a ruptured cruciate ligament injury in a 4–0 home win during Chelsea's
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group stage match against
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. He was substituted in the second half after a coming together with
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. On 28 December 2021, it was revealed in a statement by Chelsea that Chilwell would have to receive a surgical repair, which ruled him out for the rest of the season.


2023–present

Chilwell signed a new contract with Chelsea on 11 April 2023, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2027. In August, he was named as Chelsea's new vice-captain, acting as deputy to Reece James. On 25 February 2024, Chilwell captained Chelsea in the
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where they lost 1–0 to
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. Chilwell's future with the club was cast into doubt in late August 2024 when new manager Enzo Maresca made clear the player was not in his plans, telling reporters "with (Chilwell), I said he is a lovely guy but with his position, he's going to struggle with us." On 23 September, Maresca announced that Chilwell was back in the squad for the
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home tie against Barrow the following day; he appeared as a 46th-minute substitute in a 5–0 win, which ended up being his only appearance for Chelsea of the season.


Loan to Crystal Palace

On 3 February 2025, Chilwell joined Crystal Palace on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. On 1 March, he was subjected to homophobic chants by
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supporters during the fifth round of the FA Cup, an incident which sparked an investigation by
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. Crystal Palace defeated Millwall 3–1, and would eventually progress to the
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; Chilwell was an unused substitute as the club went on to lift the FA Cup for the first time in its history following a 1–0 victory against Manchester City. On 20 May, he scored his first goal for Palace in a 4–2 league win over
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.


International career

Along with his Leicester teammate Demarai Gray, Chilwell was called up from the under-21 team to the full
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squad in September 2018 for a friendly match against
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. He made his debut in this match on 11 September, as a 79th-minute substitute for Danny Rose in a 1–0 home win. Upon taking to the pitch in the match at the
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he became the first England player to debut at his club ground since
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at
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in 1997. Chilwell made his first start on 12 October in a goalless draw with
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in the
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, in a match played behind closed doors. Chilwell was named in the 26-man England squad for
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. On 22 June 2021, Chilwell and fellow England player
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were forced to self-isolate after coming into contact with
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player Billy Gilmour, who tested positive for
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after England's goalless draw with Scotland at the tournament. On 9 October 2021, Chilwell scored his first international goal in a 5–0 away win during England's
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match against
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.


Personal life

Chilwell's father was from New Zealand and emigrated to England in 1993, three years prior to Chilwell's birth. Chilwell's maternal grandfather Guy Shuttleworth was also a sportsman who played football for Corinthian-Casuals — winning an international cap for England Amateurs in 1949 — and represented
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at
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. He died at the age of 94 on 21 January 2021. Chilwell played cricket for his local club,
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. Chilwell is the godfather to former Leicester City teammate
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's son. Chilwell was the victim of a campaign of harassment by
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Orla Melissa Sloan between 2021 and 2023. Sloan was convicted for harassment in June 2023, as well as of stalking Chilwell's former team-mates
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and Billy Gilmour.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Chilwell goal''


Honours

Chelsea *
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: 2020–21 *
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:
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*
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runner-up: 2020–21 *
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runner-up: 2023–24 Crystal Palace *FA Cup: 2024–25 England *
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runner-up:
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*
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third place: 2018–19 Individual *UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2020–21 *
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Under-21s Player of the Season: 2015–16 *Leicester City Academy Player of the Year: 2014–15


References


External links


Profile
at the Crystal Palace F.C. website
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at the Chelsea F.C. website
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