Noah Chilvers
English footballer
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Noah Christopher Chilvers (born 22 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ross County.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noah Christopher Chilvers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Chelmsford, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ross County | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Chelmsford City | ||
| 2009–2018 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Colchester United | 172 | (23) |
| 2019–2020 | → Bath City (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2024– | Ross County | 30 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Chilvers joined Colchester United's Academy at under-9 level from Chelmsford City. He made his professional debut for Colchester in March 2019. He then joined National League South side Bath City on loan in October 2019.
Career
Colchester United
Born in Chelmsford,[4] Chilvers played for hometown club Chelmsford City until under-9 level, where he signed for Colchester United. He attended Southend High School for Boys.[5] He signed on as a scholar with Colchester in July 2017.[6]
Chilvers was captain 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 FA Cup first round tie at Accrington Stanley and was handed squad number 27.[7]
On 9 March 2019, Chilvers made his professional debut from the bench during Colchester's 3–0 home win against Newport County. He replaced Sammie Szmodics after 89-minutes.[8]
On 21 May 2019, Chilvers signed a contract extension with the club.[9]
On 18 October 2019, Chilvers signed a one-month loan deal with National League South side Bath City.[10] He made his debut on 19 October in Bath's 1–0 win at St Albans City.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 2 November in a 3–1 win at Dulwich Hamlet.[12]
Chilvers scored his first professional goal for Colchester on 26 September 2020 during their 1–1 draw at Barrow.[13] He then signed a new three-year contract on 5 October to keep him with the club until summer 2023.[14]
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 2020–21 campaign.[15]
Chilvers played his last game for the club on the 27 April 2024 against Crewe Alexandra 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.[16]
Ross County
On 31 July 2024, Chilvers signed for Ross County on a three-year deal.[17] On 3 August 2024, he made his debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against Motherwell.[18]
Career statistics
- As of 22 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 2018–19[19] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20[20] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[21] | League Two | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 49 | 3 | |
| 2021–22[22] | League Two | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 45 | 8 | |
| 2022–23[23] | League Two | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 9 | |
| 2023–24[24] | League Two | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 4 | |
| Total | 172 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 198 | 24 | ||
| Bath City (loan) | 2019–20[11] | National League South | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 3[b] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Ross County | 2024–25[25] | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 3 | |
| Career total | 219 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 250 | 29 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honours
Individual
- Colchester United Player of the Year: 2020–21[26]