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Giles Phillips
American professional soccer player
Giles Ene Malachi Phillips (born June 22, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a central defender for Oxford City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giles Ene Malachi Phillips[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-22) June 22, 1997 (age 26)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Chicago, United States[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Barrington USA | |||
| 2017–2019 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Carthage College | 38 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Aldershot Town | 51 | (4) |
| 2023 | Waterford | 35 | (3) |
| 2024– | Oxford City | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:08, April 27, 2024 (UTC) | |||
Born in Chicago, Illinois,[2] Phillips joined Queens Park Rangers from FC Barrington USA in June 2017,[3] signing a new contract in February 2019.[4] He had previously played college soccer for Carthage College between 2015 and 2016,[5] becoming their first ever player to sign an international professional contract.[6]
He moved on loan to Wycombe Wanderers in July 2019.[7][8]
After being released by QPR at the end of the 2019–20 season,[9] Phillips joined Wycombe permanently on August 20, 2020, on a one-year deal.[10][11]
In November 2020, Phillips joined National League side Aldershot Town on loan until January 2021.[12][13] On February 23, 2021, Phillips renewed his loan with Aldershot Town for an additional month.[14]
On May 12, 2021, it was announced that Phillips would leave Wycombe Wanderers, having not had his contract renewed.[15]
He returned to Aldershot Town in June 2021 on a two-year contract.[16]
In January 2023 he signed for Irish club Waterford.[17]
Phillips joined Oxford City in February 2024.[18]
Phillips has an English father and a Nigerian mother.[3]
- As of match played October 23, 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2019–20[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2019–20[19] | League One | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2020–21[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2020–21[21] | National League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Aldershot Town | 2021–22[21] | National League | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Career total | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
- Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
Wycombe Wanderers
- "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 18th MAY 2019" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- "Giles Phillips - Defender - Player Profiles - Wycombe Wanderers". www.wycombewanderers.co.uk.
- Yanun, Alejandro (December 27, 2017). "From Chicago to English professional soccer". chicagotribune.com.
- "Giles Phillips - Men's Soccer". Carthage College Athletics.
- "Giles Phillips Signs Professional Contract With QPR". Carthage College Athletics. June 22, 2017.
- "Jack Grimmer, Jacob Gardiner-Smith and Giles Phillips: Wycombe Wanderers sign trio". BBC Sport. July 22, 2019.
- Bennett, Dan. "Young defender Giles Phillips joins Wycombe on loan". Kilburn Times.
- "Giles returns on permanent deal". Wycombe Wanderers. August 20, 2020.
- "Giles Phillips: Wycombe Wanderers re-sign former QPR defender". BBC Sport. August 20, 2020.
- "Aldershot bring in Wycombe defender Phillips". Non League Daily.
- "NEW SIGNING: Shots Sign Phillips! | Aldershot Town FC". November 14, 2020.
- "Shots re-sign Phillips". Aldershot Town FC. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- "Ainsworth holds contract talks". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- "NEW SIGNING: Shots Re-Sign Phillips! | Aldershot Town FC". June 24, 2021.
- "Waterford FC". Waterford FC. January 11, 2023.
- "Oxford City announce THREE new signings". www.oxfordcity.co.uk. February 3, 2023.
- "Games played by Giles Phillips in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- "Games played by Giles Phillips in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- Giles Phillips at Soccerway. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- Williams, Adam (July 13, 2020). "Oxford United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
