Teenage striker Charlie Chapman arrived at Linfield in August 2022, initially playing for the Blues’ U18 team after joining from Carrick Rangers U18. A member of the full-time scholarship programme, Chapman is a boyhood Linfield supporter who signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2024, aged 17. He’s a regular for Linfield Swifts and he made his debut for Linfield’s first team against Larne in a 1-0 home County Antrim Shield defeat in September 2023.

Charlie currently on loan with Queens University.