Demar Phillips

Demar Phillips

Personal information
Full name	Demar Constantine Phillips [1]
Date of birth	(1983-09-23) 23 September 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Left wingback
Youth career
	York United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Waterhouse	52	(15)
2007–2009	Stoke City	2	(0)
2009–2014	Aalesund	120	(12)
2015–2018	Real Salt Lake	65	(0)
2017	→ Real Monarchs (loan)	3	(0)
2019	Austin Bold	15	(0)
Total		257	(27)
International career
2006–2016	Jamaica	72	(12)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Jamaica CONCACAF Gold Cup Runner-up 2015 United States–Canada Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Demar Constantine Phillips (born 23 September 1983) is a Jamaican former footballer who played as a left wingback.

Early life

Demar Phillips was born on 23 September 1983 in a small town in the district of St Thomas outside Kingston. He describes growing up in among deep poverty, saying he "knew what it was like to starve". ^[2]

Club career

Waterhouse

After starting his youth career at York United in the St Thomas Parish leagues and Eastern Confederation Super League, Phillips made the move to Waterhouse Football Club, starting with their u21 team before becoming a senior team regular.

Stoke City

With reference from Jamaican teammate Ricardo Fuller to boss Tony Pulis, Phillips signed a three-year contract for Stoke City, on 31 August 2007 from Jamaican club Waterhouse, for an undisclosed fee. ^[3] After appearing on the substitutes bench against Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Crystal Palace and Scunthorpe United, Phillips finally made his first team debut on 10 November 2007 in the game against Sheffield United, in which he came on as a 78th-minute substitute.

Phillips made only two appearances for Stoke, however, and in the summer of 2008 joined Oldham Athletic on trial with a view to a season-long loan. ^[4] Problems with obtaining a work permit saw this fall through and he returned to Stoke. He again struggled to force his way into the Premier side's first team squad and at the end of the transfer window in January 2009 he joined Norwegian side Aalesunds FK on a free transfer. ^[5]

Aalesunds FK

Phillips made his Aalesund-debut on 15 March 2009, playing at left back against Tromsø IL. He played in the Norwegian Football Cup final as a substitute, which Aalesund won on penalties, one of which he scored. Phillips was named man of the match after scoring both goals in a 2–0 win against Hønefoss on 21 March 2010. On 20 August 2011, Phillips signed a new contract with Aalesunds FK until 2014. ^[6]

Real Salt Lake

Phillips signed with Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer in January 2015. ^[7] He was released following the 2015 season. ^[8] In January 2016, RSL re-signed Phillips for the 2016 season. ^[9] At the conclusion of the 2018 season, RSL declined the 2019 contract option on Phillips.

Austin Bold FC

Phillips was signed by USL Championship club Austin Bold FC early in their inaugural season, on April 18, 2019. ^[10]

International career

Phillips has appeared for the Jamaica national football team a total of 62 times scoring twelve goals. On 6 June 2011, Phillips scored the third goal in a 4–0 win. On 10 June 2011, Phillips scored a brace in a 2–0 win over Guatemala, being named man of the match.

Personal life

Phillips has one daughter named Jadyn, who currently lives in Jamaica with her mother, who is a university employee. Phillips and Jadyn's mother are separated. ^[2] Phillips is a devout Christian, himself stating that he devotes a considerable amount of time to prayer. He explained: "I pray to God a lot. In the morning and at night before I go to bed. When I step onto the pitch before a game, I stop before the sidelines, taking to the ground with my hands, before I do the sign of the cross and look up at the sky. Then I know that God will protect me during the game". ^[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^{[11] [12]}

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	2007–08	Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2008–09	Premier League	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	2	0	—		4	0
Aalesund	2009	Tippeligaen	21	0	5	0	—		—		26	0
	2010	Tippeligaen	17	3	1	0	—		2	0	20	3
	2011	Tippeligaen	22	7	3	1	—		5	0	30	8
	2012	Tippeligaen	20	0	3	2	—		—		23	2
	2013	Tippeligaen	15	1	0	0	—		—		15	1
	2014	Tippeligaen	25	1	2	1	—		—		27	2
	Total		120	12	14	4	—		7	0	141	16
Real Salt Lake	2015	Major League Soccer	18	0	3	0	—		3	0	24	0
	2016	Major League Soccer	30	0	1	0	—		—		31	0
	2017	Major League Soccer	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	2018	Major League Soccer	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		66	0	4	0	2	0	3	0	73	0
Real Monarchs	2017	USL Championship	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2018	USL Championship	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Austin Bold	2019	USL Championship	15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
Career total			206	12	19	4	2	0	10	0	237	16

International

Source: ^[13]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Jamaica	2006	6	2
	2007	9	0
	2008	17	3
	2009	7	0
	2010	3	0
	2011	9	5
	2012	8	2
	2013	5	0
	2014	3	0
	2015	3	0
	2016	2	0
Total		72	12

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competitions
1.	27 September 2006	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Saint Lucia	3 – 0	4 – 0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.	8 October 2006	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Canada	2 – 1	2 – 1	Friendly
3.	4 June 2008	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1 – 0	5 – 1	Friendly
4.	15 June 2008	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Bahamas	2 – 0	7 – 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	5 December 2008	Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica	Grenada	4 – 0	4 – 0	2008 Caribbean Championship
6.	6 June 2011	The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States	Grenada	3 – 0	4 – 0	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7.	10 June 2011	FIU Stadium, Miami, United States	Guatemala	1 – 0	2 – 0	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.				2 – 0
9.	2 September 2011	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Ecuador	2 – 5	2 – 5	Friendly
10.	8 June 2012	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Guatemala	1 – 0	2 – 1	2014 World Cup qualification
11.	17 October 2012	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Antigua and Barbuda	1 – 0	4 – 1	2014 World Cup qualification

Honours

Jamaica

• Caribbean Cup:
  • Winner: 2008

Waterhouse

• Jamaica National Premier League:
  • Winner (1): 2006

Aalesunds FK

• Norwegian Football Cup:
  • Winner (2): 2009, 2011

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 332. ISBN   978-1-84596-474-0.
2. Skuseth, Helge. "Phillips: - Jeg elsker denne klubben, og vil bli". 100% Fotball. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
3. "Stoke capture Jamaica midfielder". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
4. "Stoke winger on trial at Oldham". BBC Sport. 20 July 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
5. "Phillips leaves Stoke for Norway". BBC Sport. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
6. "Ny kontrakt for AaFK-profil". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
7. "Real Salt Lake bolster defense with signing of Jamaican international Demar Phillips | MLSSoccer.com".
8. "Real Salt Lake Exercises Options on Seven Players; Re-Signs Jamison Olave | Real Salt Lake".
9. "Real Salt Lake Re-Signs Kavita and Phillips | Real Salt Lake".
10. "Austin Bold FC Sign Jamaican International Demar Philips and Other Roster Changes". AustinBoldFC.com. 18 April 2019. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
11. "Demar Phillips". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
12. "D. PHILLIPS". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
13. Demar Phillips at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Demar Phillips at Soccerbase
• Demar Phillips at National-Football-Teams.com