Adam Phillips (footballer)

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Adam Phillips
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Phillips training with Liverpool in 2014
Personal information
Full name Adam Lee Phillips [1]
Date of birth (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Garstang, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Barnsley
Number 30
Youth career
0000–2009 Blackburn Rovers
2009–2017 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Norwich City 0 (0)
2018Cambridge United (loan) 4 (0)
2018Hamilton Academical (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2022 Burnley 0 (0)
2020Morecambe (loan) 11 (4)
2020–2021Morecambe (loan) 25 (8)
2021Accrington Stanley (loan) 22 (2)
2021–2022Morecambe (loan) 38 (6)
2022– Barnsley 62 (14)
International career
2013 England U16 2 (0)
2014 England U17 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Adam Lee Phillips (born 15 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Barnsley, as a midfielder.

Contents

Playing career

Liverpool

Phillips joined the Liverpool Academy from the Blackburn Rovers Academy at the age of 11 in 2009, and would spend the next eight years with the club. At the age of 16 he appeared in a pre-season friendly with Brøndby IF under Brendan Rodgers in 2014, but later struggled with a recurrent back injury. [3]

Norwich City

He was released in May 2017, and signed a two-year contract with EFL Championship club Norwich City two months later following a trial period. [4] On 4 February 2019, Norwich City announced that Phillips contract had been cancelled by mutual consent. [5]

Cambridge United (loan)

On 3 January 2018, he joined EFL League Two side Cambridge United on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season, a move which Norwich under-23 manager Matthew Gill described as "the next step on his path". [6] He made his debut in the English Football League for the "Us" on 13 January, in "an uneventful goalless draw" with Mansfield Town at the Abbey Stadium. [7] He featured in three further matches before dropping out of the first-team picture as manager Shaun Derry lost his job; however Gill stated that "a manager change is one of those real-life scenarios so I think what he's getting exposed to now is fantastic". [8]

Hamilton Academical (loan)

He moved on loan to Hamilton Academical in July 2018. [9] The loan was cancelled in August 2018, after Phillips had made two cup appearances. [10]

Burnley

In August 2019, he joined Burnley on a one-year contract following a successful trial. [11]

Morecambe (loan)

On 2 January 2020, Phillips joined Morecambe on loan until the end of the season, alongside fellow Burnley player Ryan Cooney. [12] On 29 February, he received the first straight red card of his career after a late tackle on Crewe’s Perry Ng in the 94th minute. [13] He contributed with 4 goals and 3 assists in 11 League Two matches.

On 12 August 2020, Phillips rejoined Morecambe on loan until the end of the season. [14]

Accrington Stanley (loan)

On 1 February 2021, Phillips joined League One side Accrington Stanley on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. [15]

Return to Morecambe (loan)

On 27 July 2021, Phillips went again to Morecambe on loan. [16]

Barnsley

In September 2022, Phillips joined Barnsley on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee . [17]

Phillips was awarded the EFL League One Player of the Month award for February 2024 having scored four goals in five matches, assisting a further three. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City 2017–18 [19] Championship 00000000
2018–19 [20] Championship00000000
Total00000000
Cambridge United (loan) 2017–18 [19] League Two 4040
Hamilton Academical (loan) 2018–19 [20] Scottish Premiership 002020
Hamilton Academical U21 (loan) 2018–19 [21] 1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Burnley 2019–20 [22] Premier League 00000000
2020–21 [23] Premier League0000
2021–22 [24] Premier League0000
2022–23 [25] Championship00000000
Total00000000
Morecambe (loan) 2019–20 [22] League Two114114
Morecambe (loan) 2020–21 [23] League Two25831312 [lower-alpha 2] 03310
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2020–21 [23] League One 222222
Morecambe (loan) 2021–22 [24] League One38610211 [lower-alpha 2] 0427
Career total1002041724011523
  1. Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

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