Belfast City have just pulled off a great transfer for one of fellow League Two competitors in a nine hundred thousand pound deal… Artemis Beartrappe has brought in Conor Chaplin from Portsmouth on a four year deal…
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| Conor Chaplin Born in Worthing, Chaplin progressed through Portsmouth's youth categories after joining the club at the age of six... He was offered a two-year scholarship contract on 3 July 2013... Chaplin signed a two-year professional deal with Pompey on 20 October 2014, after scoring 11 goals in 11 appearances for the under-18's… He made his League Two debut on 13 December, from the bench in a 2–3 home defeat against Accrington Stanley… Chaplin scored his first professional goal on 11 April 2015, netting his team's only in a 1–3 away defeat against Morecambe… He made his first start for Pompey in their final game of the season, a 1–1 home draw against York City… At the end of the season he was named the League Two Apprentice of the Year… Chaplin started the 2015–16 season on the bench, playing second fiddle to first-choice striker Matt Tubbs, but showcased his talents with goals against Championship clubs Derby and Reading in the first and second rounds of the Capital One Cup, also scoring in the 3rd round of the FA Cup in a 2–2 draw with Ipswich Town. He scored his first two league goals of the season in a 3–1 win over Barnet on 12 September... Although Chaplin struggled to maintain a first-team place in the league, he would still manage to score 11 goals in 38 appearances in all competitions. |
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