Katie Chapman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Katie Chapman
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 15, 1982(1982-06-15)
Age	42
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Gemini

Katie Chapman Biography

Katie Chapman is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on June 15, 1982 in London, United Kingdom. Katie Sarah Chapman (born 15 June 1982) is an English former player who played for the English FA WSL team Chelsea Ladies and was a player for the England women’s national team. She was primarily central midfielder, but she also played in the central defensive position during her time in England. Chapman is identified as “a physical player who handles a brunt of the dirty work in the middle of the pitch.” Her ability to play, appearance and influence have led to comparisons with her former England captain David Beckham.

In the 2001 UEFA Women’s Championship finals, Chapman was a part of the three England games she was also commended for her performance by UEFA and also by the winning German coach Tina Theune Meyer.

Chapman has three sons with former husband Mark Wilkinson, a construction worker she met while he coached at Millwall Lionesses. During the pregnancies Chapman trained until two weeks before the birth, then resumed training six weeks afterwards. In 2002–03 Chapman sat out Fulham’s treble winning season while pregnant with Harvey, but returned in August 2003 and played in the FA Women’s Community Shield win over Doncaster Belles.

In March 2002 Chapman headed her first goal for England in a 4–1 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualification win in the Netherlands. She was named FA International Player of the Year for 2002. Without Chapman – pregnant with her first child – England eventually failed to reach the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup after a play-off defeat to France.

In June 2000, Chapman signed an agreement with the newly-professional Fulham in order to be one of the very first professional full-time female footballers in England. According to reports, Chapman was among the highest-paid players in the team at a salary of around PS20,000. In her debut season with The Cottagers Chapman won the South West Combination Women’s Football League which is the third level of women’s football. She also was awarded the FA Young player of the year. She also was a part of Fulham’s 1-1 FA Women’s Cup final defeat to Arsenal.

Katie Chapman Net Worth

Katie Chapman is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Katie Chapman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chapman was a member of the Millwall Lionesses as a ten-year-old and made her first appearance in the team at the age of 14 in the 1996-97 season. In that season, she assisted the Lionesses to win the FA Women’s Cup and Premier League Cup double. Lou Waller, who scored Millwall’s winning goal in the FA Women’s Cup final victory against Wembley Chapman was her coach for the club’s youth teams. In 1998-99, Chapman was awarded Young Player of the Year at the very first FA Women’s Football Awards.

Chapman began her career in football in primary school in her home town of Bermondsey. At the age of 10 she joined the leading women’s team Millwall Lionesses. The 1996/97 seasons, Chapman made her senior team debut at 14. She was a regular participant for the team. She took part in 1998’s FA Women’s Premier League Cup and FA Women’s Cup final wins. In 1998-99, Chapman won FA Young Player of the Year. Already fully England international and a Millwall player, she quit Millwall when she signed her first professional deal with Fulham. She was part of teams that were promoted back-to-back in addition to winning the 2001-02 Premier League Cup and 2002 FA Women’s Cup. In June 2001, Chapman was named the second time FA Young player of the year. After two seasons with Charlton Athletic from 2004, Chapman became a member of Arsenal Ladies and reached prominence during the first season. She won an international treble, and an appearance in the UEFA Women’s Cup. Chapman had missed large portions in the seasons 2002-03 as well as 2007-08 due to pregnancy. She then played one season with the American Women’s Professional Soccer team Chicago Red Stars in 2010 and then returned with Arsenal Ladies. Another pregnancy cut short her 2013 season Chapman relocated to London to join Chelsea Ladies in January 2014.

In 2001–02 Chapman helped Fulham win the FA Women’s Premier League Southern Division and promotion to the top flight. She also scored two goals in the 7–1 Premier League Cup final win over Birmingham City, after which Fulham’s manager Gaute Haugenes claimed Chapman was good enough to play in any national side in the world. Chapman then scored the winning goal in the 2–1 FA Women’s Cup final victory over Doncaster Belles, a volley from 20 yards. In Conclusion to the 2001–02 season, Chapman went on to be awarded the Ladies Player of the Season, as well as, winning the Nationwide International Player of the Year award.

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During 2008–09 Chapman returned to help Arsenal retain the league title; she also scored the opening goal in the 2009 FA Women’s Cup final at Pride Park against Sunderland Ladies, in a game which ended 2–1 to Arsenal. She had also featured in Arsenal’s 5–0 Premier League Cup final win over Doncaster Rovers Belles.

Facts & Trivia

Katie Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Katie Chapman celebrates birthday on June 15 of every year.

In December 2009 WPS club Chicago Red Stars signed Chapman, who cited the need for a new challenge. The Red Stars announced that Chapman would join the club in time for the 2010 WPS season, joining up with former Arsenal coach Emma Hayes and England team-mate Karen Carney. After making 21 appearances during the campaign, Chapman negotiated a mutual release from her contract and returned to Arsenal. It was reported that Chapman’s husband had difficulty finding employment in America, so she returned home for the sake of her family.