Huddersfield Town confirm Jacob Chapman contract extension triggered

The goalkeeper's deal will now run until summer 2027

Huddersfield Town goalkeeper Jacob Chapman has activated a one-year extension on his contract, the club have confirmed.

The academy graduate arrived at the club in 2019 and has made 26 first-team appearances for the club, with his league debut coming earlier this season while Lee Nicholls recovered an elbow injury and Chris Maxwell was absent through illness.

Chapman kept his place after Maxwell’s return and made 21 league starts during that period, keeping nine clean sheets, and that spell in the side has triggered an extra year on his deal that ties him to the club until 2027.

The 24 year old said in a club statement: “This has been a really important season for me, so I’m delighted that my performances have seen my contract with the club extended. I’m always ready whenever the team needs me at first-team level, so for that to also see my run here continue means a lot.

“I’ve learned so much, growing as both a player and a person in the last six years, and that journey isn’t over. Working with goalkeepers of the level of Lee and Maxi every day is a privilege, and I wouldn’t have played the way I was able to earlier this season without the time and hard work of so many people at the club.

“Moving from Sydney at a young age, Huddersfield became my home, and this town and club mean so much to me. I’m honoured to represent the club and our fans, and will keep working hard each day to keep improving and becoming a better goalkeeper.”

Town have a number of senior players currently set to go out of contract this summer, with Chris Maxwell, Tom Lees, Matty Pearson, Josh Ruffels, Ollie Turton, Jonathan Hogg, Josh Koroma and Danny Ward all approaching the end of their current deals.