Killian Phillips
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 March 2002 | ||
Place of birth | San Diego, United States | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
Number | 55 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kilbarrack United | |||
Drogheda United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Drogheda United | 30 | (2) |
2022– | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2022 |
Killian Phillips (born 30 March 2002) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Early life[]
Phillips was born in San Diego on 30 March 2002 and moved to Kilbarrack, Dublin as a child.[1] He began his football career as a youth player with Kilbarrack United before moving to Drogheda United.[2]
Career[]
Having been a non-playing substitute in some matches in 2020, Phillips made his debut for Drogheda in April 2021 and played 31 times during the 2021 season. At the end of the season, he had a trial with Crystal Palace and made a permanent move to the Premier League club in January 2022,[3] and spent the rest of the 2021–22 season with the club's under-23 team.[1] In March 2022, he was selected for the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad,[4] but was only involved as a non-playing substitute. He was part of the Crystal Palace first-team squad that travelled to Singapore and Australia before the 2022–23 season and started in the friendly games against Liverpool and Manchester United.[5] Phillips made his senior debut for Crystal Palace on 23 August 2022, starting the Carabao Cup tie against Oxford United.[6][7]
Career statistics[]
- As of 23 August 2022
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Drogheda United[8] | 2021 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |
Crystal Palace | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Sneyd, David. "The start of a journey in football: 'I feel like I'm always chasing, and being chased'". The42. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "'He looked a box-to-box player with a lot of strength' – Kilbarrack youth Killian Phillips catches Patrick Vieira's eye". independent. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Drogs ace Phillips signs Palace deal". independent. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Keep track of Palace's Academy internationals as Phillips earns U21s nod – News". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ AFP. "Dubliner Killian Phillips starts for Crystal Palace in loss to Liverpool". The42. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Team news: Three debuts for Palace v Oxford – News". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "OXFORD UNITED VS CRYSTAL PALACE". Soccerway.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland – K. Phillips – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Dublin (city)
- Association football midfielders
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- American soccer players
- American people of Irish descent
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Drogheda United F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Republic of Ireland football biography stubs