Chris Mepham
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Christopher James Mepham ( MEHP-əm; born 5 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion and the Wales national team.
Infobox
2017
Wales U21
Full name
Christopher James Mepham
Date of birth
(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth
Harrow, England
Height
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position
Centre-back
Current team
West Bromwich Albion
Number
2
2008–2012
Chelsea
2012–2016
Brentford
Years
Team
2016–2019
Brentford
2019–2025
Bournemouth
2024–2025
→ Sunderland (loan)
2025–
West Bromwich Albion
2018–
Wales
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Brentford
Brentford
Club
Brentford
Season
2016–17
League
Championship
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
1
Total
0
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Championship
League
21
League
1
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
23
Other
1
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Championship
League
22
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
24
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
43
League
1
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
48
Other
1
Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Club
Bournemouth
Season
2018–19
League
Premier League
League
13
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
13
Other
0
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Premier League
League
12
League
1
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
15
Other
1
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Championship
League
24
League
1
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
2
Other
0
Other
28
Total
1
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Championship
League
22
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
24
Other
0
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Premier League
League
26
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
28
Other
0
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Premier League
League
10
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
13
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
107
League
2
League
5
League
0
FA Cup
7
FA Cup
0
League Cup
2
League Cup
0
Other
121
Other
2
Sunderland (loan)
Sunderland (loan)
Club
Sunderland (loan)
Season
2024–25
League
Championship
League
38
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
2
Other
0
Other
40
Total
1
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
Club
West Bromwich Albion
Season
2025–26
League
Championship
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Other
1
Other
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
189
League
4
League
7
League
0
FA Cup
10
FA Cup
0
League Cup
4
League Cup
0
Other
210
Other
4
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 48 | 1 | |||
| Bournemouth | 2018–19 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 107 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 2 | ||
| Sunderland (loan) | 2024–25 | Championship | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2025–26 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 189 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 4 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Wales
Wales
National team
Wales
Year
2018
Apps
4
Goals
0
2019
2019
National team
2019
Year
6
Apps
0
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
4
Apps
0
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
12
Apps
0
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
10
Apps
0
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
8
Apps
0
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
3
Apps
0
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
6
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
53
Apps
0
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Wales | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 0 | |
References
- Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
- "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Brentford"https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2017-18.pdf
- "Chris Mepham: Overview"https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/251509/chris-mepham
- "Chris Mepham: Overview"https://www.premierleague.com/players/14063/Chris-Mepham/overview
- How to pronounce EVERY Premier League player and managers name 🗣https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wmAtyDCru0
- "Brentford FC Youth Team duo sign first professional contracts"https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183207/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2016/february/youth-team-duo-sign-first-professional-contracts-/
- "Brentford FC"https://web.archive.org/web/20190811035343/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2014/june/youth-team-player-backs-football-v-mnd/
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/21/chris-mepham-ryan-giggs-brentford-premier-league-wales
- "Brentford FC"https://web.archive.org/web/20220719100859/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2014/april/201314-youth-team-statistics/
- "Brentford FC"https://web.archive.org/web/20170810172643/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2015/may/201415-youth-team-player-statistics/
- "Youth Team Player Stats"https://web.archive.org/web/20160907050836/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/stats/youth-team-player-stats.aspx
- "Brentford FC Chris Mepham signs contract extension"https://web.archive.org/web/20180806085021/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2017/january/chris-mepham-signs-contract-extension/
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=100492&season_id=149
- "Brentford FC 2016/17 Awards Winners"https://web.archive.org/web/20190811035342/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2017/may2/201617-awards-winners/
- Get West Londonhttp://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brentford-hand-first-team-promotion-13587908
- "Brentford FC Chris Mepham signs new long-term contract"https://web.archive.org/web/20200807181356/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2017/september/chris-mepham/
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=100492&season_id=150
- "Brentford vs Norwich City on 19 Sep 17 – Match Centre – Brentford FC"https://web.archive.org/web/20181021233723/https://www.brentfordfc.com/fixtures/first-team/201718/september/brentford-vs-norwich-city-on-19-sep-17/#report
- Get West Londonhttp://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dean-smith-outlines-hopes-plans-14098357
- Get West Londonhttps://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brentford-boss-explains-andreas-bjelland-14394783
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=100492&season_id=151
- "Chris Mepham leaves Brentford to join AFC Bournemouth"https://web.archive.org/web/20210611164316/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/january/chris-mepham-departs-22.01.19/
- Phil Giles' January Round Uphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmHPAO0lnKM
- Chris Mepham at Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=100492
- Sky Sportshttps://www.skysports.com/football/news/11743/11614317/chris-mepham-joins-bournemouth-from-brentford-for-12m
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49215986
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50696487
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51069890
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/czd15gnp937t#Line-ups
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/czx7yxx2regt
- www.wba.co.ukhttps://www.wba.co.uk/news/albion-sign-chris-mepham-afc-bournemouth
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0ml3jy38jxo
- ESPNhttps://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/744637/west-bromwich-albion-stoke-city
- "Brentford FC Chris Mepham heading to Toulon Tournament"https://web.archive.org/web/20181021024524/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2017/may2/chris-mepham-wales/
- Chris Mepham at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2017.https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/471436/
- "Brentford FC Mepham and Balcombe help home nations to wins"https://web.archive.org/web/20170904070906/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2017/september/international-round-up-b-team/
- "Brentford FC Mepham and Mads captain nations in Euro Qualifiers"https://web.archive.org/web/20210618002754/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2017/november/youth-international-round-up-20171115/
- "Brentford FC Chris Mepham gets maiden full Wales Call-up"https://web.archive.org/web/20210612165009/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2018/march/chris-mepham-wales/
- "Brentford FC Wins for Mepham and Dalsgaard on international stage"https://web.archive.org/web/20180806024912/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2018/march/international-round-up-23-march/
- "Chris Mepham impresses on full debut for Wales"https://web.archive.org/web/20210418182101/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2018/may/international-review-20180529/
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57301006
- 2022 Wales World Cup squadhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63545011
- AFCBhttps://www.afcb.co.uk/teams/first-team/chris-mepham/
- "newsletter – Queensmead School – football"http://doczz.net/doc/4077071/newsletter---queensmead-school
- "Brentford FC BRENTFORD 'GAVE EVERYTHING' IN WEST LONDON DERBY"https://web.archive.org/web/20170920043942/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2014/september/brentford-gave-everything-in-west-london-derby/
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=100492&season_id=152
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=100492&season_id=153
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=100492&season_id=154
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=100492&season_id=155
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=100492&season_id=156
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=100492&season_id=157
- Soccerbasehttps://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=100492&season_id=158
- National Football Teamshttps://www.national-football-teams.com/player/70698.html
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c62vgp6z7q3t#Line-ups