Reshon_Phillip
Reshon Phillip
Canadian soccer player (born 1999)
Reshon Shemar Phillip (born January 27, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reshon Shemar Phillip[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-01-27) January 27, 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ProStars FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Toronto Eagles SC | |||
| Brampton East SC | |||
| 2013–2014 | North Mississauga SC | ||
| 2014–2016 | Toronto FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Indian Hills Warriors | 20 | (12) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Toronto FC III | 14+ | (6+) |
| 2015–2016 | Toronto FC II | 7 | (2) |
| 2018 | Master's FA | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Oakville Blue Devils | 7 | (2) |
| 2021 | Blue Devils FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Master's FA | 9 | (11) |
| 2022 | Simcoe County Rovers | 12 | (2) |
| 2023 | ProStars FC | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 1, 2023 | |||
Born to Grenadian parents, Phillip started his career with Toronto Eagles SC at the age of 4.[1] He later joined North Mississauga SC, with whom he won a U15 Ontario Cup.[2]
Having joined Toronto FC Academy, he was called up to Toronto FC II, the feeder club of the MLS side, in 2015. Phillip made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw against Charlotte Independence on August 30, 2015.[3] He scored his first senior goal a week later, netting two goals in a 3–2 win over FC Montreal on September 5, 2015 in his first professional start,[4] which earned USL Team of the Week honours.[5] Phillip was called up to the Toronto FC II once again for the 2016 USL season.
In the fall of 2017, Phillip made a move to play with Indian Hills Community College, a National Junior College Athletic Association school, helping them to qualify for their first national tournament appearance in program history.[6][7] He was named to the ICCAC All-Conference team after leading the conference in assists with 16 (6ht highest in the nation) to go along with 12 goals.[8] He was named a 2017 United Soccer Coaches Junior College Division I Second Team All-American.[7]
In 2018, he played for Master's FA in League1 Ontario.[9] In 2019, he switched to play for the Oakville Blue Devils.[10] In 2021, he began the season with the Blue Devils for one match, before returning to Master's where he scored 11 regular season goals to be named East Division MVP and a East 1st team All-Star,[11] also scoring a brace in a penalty kick shootout loss in the playoff semi-finals to eventual champions, Guelph United.[12]
In 2022, he signed with the expansion side Simcoe County Rovers of League1 Ontario.[13]
In 2023, he joined ProStars FC.[14]
In 2010, he was part of a U12 Canada East squad that faced Canada West to try to represent the nation at the Danone Nations Cup in South Africa.[15] In 2014, Phillip was first involved in an official Canadian youth camp as a 16-year-old.[1]
- As of July 13, 2022[16]
| Club | Season | League | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Toronto FC II | 2015 | USL | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | USL | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Toronto FC III | 2016[17] | PDL | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2016[18] | League1 Ontario | 9 | 5 | — | — | ? | ? | 9 | 5 | |||
| Total | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Master's FA | 2018[19] | League1 Ontario | 4 | 1 | — | — | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | ||
| Blue Devils FC | 2019[20] | League1 Ontario | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2021[21] | League1 Ontario | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Master's FA | 2021[22] | League1 Ontario | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 13 | ||
| Simcoe County Rovers | 2022[23] | League1 Ontario | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 54 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 26 | ||
- Reshon Phillip at Soccerway
- "Reshon Phillip Canada Soccer profile". Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- Colpitts, Iain (September 19, 2013). "Panthers win Ontario Cup title". Mississauga News.
- Campos, Anthony (August 30, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II 2-2 Charlotte Independence". Toronto FC.
- Hayakawa, Michael (September 5, 2015). "Toronto FC II beats Montreal in final home game of season". Vaughan Citizen.
- Campos, Anthony (September 8, 2015). "TFC II's Reshon Phillip named to USL Team of the Week". Toronto FC.
- "Shackleford, Phillip Named All-Americans". Indian Hills Community College. December 7, 2017.
- "IHCC with Four First-Team All-League Players". Indian Hills Community College. November 8, 2017.
- Glover, Robin (June 20, 2018). "L1O Game of the Week: Late equalizer seals Alliance United draw". Waking the Red.
- Thompson, Marty (December 22, 2021). "2021 L1O Men's Premier Division Awards: Guelph sweeps West; Phillip & Kotsopoulos take MVP". League1 Ontario.
- Jacques, John (October 31, 2021). "Locked In: Guelph And Blue Devils Reach L1O Final". Northern Tribune.
- Jacques, John (January 26, 2022). "Reshon Phillip Adds Goalscoring Touch To Rovers". Northern Tribune.
- "Soccer players seek title". Brampton Guardian. July 30, 2010.
- Reshon Phillip at Soccerway