| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brooke Amberlee Chaplen [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Everton L.F.C. | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Portsmouth | ||
| 2008–2009 | Chelsea | ||
| 2009– | Everton | 10 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | England Women's U-19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2008 | England Women's U-20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2010– | England Women's U-23 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Brooke Amberlee Chaplen (born 16 April 1989) is an association footballer currently playing for Everton Ladies. She plays as a midfielder and has represented England at U-19, U-20 and U-23 level. Brooke has also played for Portsmouth and Chelsea.
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Chaplen played for local teams Southampton and Portsmouth at the beginning of her career. Brooke scored for Portsmouth in the 5-0 league win over Reading Royals in February 2006,[2] and in the 2-1 victory against Millwall Lionesses in April 2007.[3] She joined Chelsea for the 2008-09 season.[4] only spending a year at the club before moving on to Everton. She scored once in the league for Chelsea, in the 5-0 away win at Fulham on 28 August 2008.[5] Chaplen also scored and claimed three assists in Chelsea's 9-1 demolition of Rotherham in the FA Women's Cup on 4 January 2009.[6] Chaplen played for Portsmouth from 2005[7] until 2008. She had played for rivals Southampton from 2002, as a youth player.[8]
Chaplen joined the Blues at the start of the 2009-10 season. She played a big role in Everton's 2010-11 UEFA Women's Champions League campaign, scoring a hat-trick against MTK Hungaria in the round of 32, as well as a brace against Denmark's Brondby IF a month later in the round of 16.[9] So far Chaplen has made ten league appearances for the Blues,[10][11] featuring in the 1–0 derby win over Liverpool in July 2011 and the 3–1 win over former club Chelsea in August. She made her debut for the Toffees in the 1-1 draw with Doncaster Rovers Belles on 20 April 2011.[12]
Chaplen made her debut for the U-19s on 7 July 2008 against Germany.[13] She made seven appearances for the team, with her final U-19 game coming against the United States on 30 November 2008.
Chaplen was part of England's squad for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile. The midfielder played and scored in England's opening game, a 2-0 win over Chile[14] on 19 November 2008. She went on to play in the games against Nigeria on 22 November and New Zealand on November 26[15] as England came second in their group to qualify for the quarter-finals. Chaplen started the quarter-final against the USA 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.[16]
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 with Norway.[17] The Norway match was part of the La Manga tournament, where England also played against the USA and Sweden.[18]
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