| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brooke Amberlee Chaplen | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Portsmouth | ||
| 2008–2009 | Chelsea | ||
| 2009–2014 | Everton | 51 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Sunderland | 25 | (6) |
| 2017–2022 | Reading | 67 | (20) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | England U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2008 | England U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | England U23 | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2024 | Reading (General Manager) | ||
| 2024- | Portsmouth (Head of Football) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brooke Amberlee Chaplen (born 16 April 1989) is an English formerfootballer and current Head of Football atPortsmouth. As a midfielder, Chaplen played forPortsmouth,Chelsea,Everton,Sunderland andReading at club level, and represented England at U-19, U-20 and U-23 level.
Chaplen played for local teamsSouthampton andPortsmouth at the beginning of her career. Brooke scored for Portsmouth in the 5–0 league win over Reading Royals in February 2006,[1] and in the 2–1 victory againstMillwall Lionesses in April 2007.[2] She joinedChelsea for the 2008–09 season.[3] only spending a year at the club before moving on toEverton. She scored once in the league for Chelsea, in the 5–0 away win atFulham on 28 August 2008.[4] Chaplen also scored and claimed three assists in Chelsea's 9–1 demolition of Rotherham in theWomen's FA Cup on 4 January 2009.[5]Chaplen played for Portsmouth from 2005[6] until 2008. She had played for rivals Southampton from 2002, as a youth player.[7]
Chaplen joined the Blues at the start of the 2009–10 season. She played a big role in Everton's2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League campaign, scoring a hat-trick against MTK Hungaria in the round of 32, as well as a brace againstDenmark'sBrondby IF a month later in the round of 16.[8]So far Chaplen has made ten league appearances for the Blues,[9][10]featuring in the 1–0 derby win overLiverpool in July 2011 and the 3–1 win over former club Chelsea in August. She made her FA WSL debut for the Toffees in the 1–1 draw withDoncaster Rovers Belles on 20 April 2011.[11]
When the2014 campaign ended in Everton'srelegation, Chaplen was handed afree transfer.[12] She signed for Sunderland Ladies, who replaced Everton in the top flight, prior to the following season.[13]
Chaplen joined Reading in 2017 and had an impressive debut season, ending as the club's top scorer.[14] On 15 February 2020, she signed a new contract extension with the club until June 2021.[15]
In February 2022, Reading confirmed that Chaplen had been ruled out for an indefinite amount of time after a bone tumour had been found in her right leg.[16] On 28 April 2022, Chaplen announced her retirement from football as a result of the successful operation on her right leg.[17]
Chaplen made her debut for the U-19s on 7 July 2008 againstGermany.[18] She made seven appearances for the team, with her final U-19 game coming against theUnited States on 30 November 2008.
Chaplen was part of England's squad for the2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile. The midfielder played and scored in England's opening game, a 2–0 win overChile[19] on 19 November 2008. She went on to play in the games againstNigeria on 22 November andNew Zealand on 26 November[20] as England came second in their group to qualify for the quarter-finals. Chaplen started the quarter-final against theUSA but was substituted in the second half as England lost 3–0 and crashed out. In total, Chaplen played four games for England U-20s, scoring one goal.[21]
In 2010, Chaplen was called up to the England Women's U-23 squad for the Four Nations Tournament. She had made her debut for the side against Germany in February 2010, and her most recent appearance for the side was on 25 February 2011, in the 1–1 draw withNorway.[22] The Norway match was part of the La Manga tournament, where England also played against theUSA andSweden.[23]
On 4 July 2022, Chaplen was appointed as General Manager ofReading.[24] She left the role in July 2024 following the clubs transition into a Tier 5 side.[25] The next month, Chaplen returned to her hometown clubPortsmouth as head of football for the women's team.[26]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2017 | FA WSL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 12 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 11 | ||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 67 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 95 | 34 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 95 | 34 | ||
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