Noah Christopher Chilvers (born 22 February 2001) is an English professional

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who plays as an

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for Ross County. Chilvers joined

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

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at under-9 level from Chelmsford City. He made his professional debut for Colchester in March 2019. He then joined

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side

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. Nicknamed the "R ...

on loan in October 2019.

Career

Colchester United

Born in

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, Chilvers played for hometown club Chelmsford City until under-9 level, where he signed for

. He attended

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. He signed on as a scholar with Colchester in July 2017. Chilvers was

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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

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first round tie at

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and was handed squad number 27. On 9 March 2019, Chilvers made his professional debut from the bench during Colchester's 3–0 home win against Newport County. He replaced

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after 89-minutes. On 21 May 2019, Chilvers signed a contract extension with the club. On 18 October 2019, Chilvers signed a one-month loan deal with

side

. He made his debut on 19 October in Bath's 1–0 win at St Albans City. He scored his first goal for the club on 2 November in a 3–1 win at

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

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campaign. Chilvers played his last game for the club on the 27 April 2024 against

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where he scored in a 1-1 draw. On 31 July 2024, Colchester announced that Chilvers had left the club and signed for Scottish Premiership side Ross County for an undisclosed fee after having made over 200 appearances for the first team.

Ross County

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

Career statistics

Honours

Individual *

Player of the Year:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chilvers, Noah 2001 births Living people Footballers from Chelmsford Men's association football midfielders Chelmsford City F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Bath City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players English men's footballers 21st-century English sportsmen