Giles Phillips

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Giles Phillips
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Carthage College 38 (8)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2019–2020Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 11 (0)
2020–2021 Wycombe Wanderers 0 (0)
2020–2021Aldershot Town (loan) 10 (0)
2021Aldershot Town (loan) 8 (0)
2021–2023 Aldershot Town 51 (4)
2023 Waterford 35 (3)
2024– Oxford City 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, March 10, 2024 (UTC)

Giles Ene Malachi Phillips (born June 22, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a central defender for Oxford City.

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Career

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]

Personal life

Phillips has an English father and a Nigerian mother. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played October 23, 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2019–20 [19] Championship 0000000000
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2019–20 [19] League One 11010103 [lower-alpha 1] 0160
Wycombe Wanderers 2020–21 [20] Championship0000000000
Aldershot Town (loan) 2020–21 [21] National League 18000001 [lower-alpha 2] 0190
Aldershot Town 2021–22 [21] National League111100000121
Career total401201040471
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.

Honors

Wycombe Wanderers

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References

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  3. 1 2 Yanun, Alejandro (December 27, 2017). "From Chicago to English professional soccer". chicagotribune.com.
  4. "Defender Giles Phillips signs contract extension". QPR.
  5. "Giles Phillips - Men's Soccer". Carthage College Athletics.
  6. "Giles Phillips Signs Professional Contract With QPR". Carthage College Athletics. June 22, 2017.
  7. "Jack Grimmer, Jacob Gardiner-Smith and Giles Phillips: Wycombe Wanderers sign trio". BBC Sport. July 22, 2019.
  8. Bennett, Dan. "Young defender Giles Phillips joins Wycombe on loan". Kilburn Times.
  9. https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/202021/efl-professional-retain-list---2019-20.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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  11. "Giles Phillips: Wycombe Wanderers re-sign former QPR defender". BBC Sport. August 20, 2020.
  12. "Aldershot bring in Wycombe defender Phillips". Non League Daily.
  13. "NEW SIGNING: Shots Sign Phillips! | Aldershot Town FC". November 14, 2020.
  14. "Shots re-sign Phillips". Aldershot Town FC. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  15. "Ainsworth holds contract talks". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  16. "NEW SIGNING: Shots Re-Sign Phillips! | Aldershot Town FC". June 24, 2021.
  17. "Waterford FC". Waterford FC. January 11, 2023.
  18. "Oxford City announce THREE new signings". www.oxfordcity.co.uk. February 3, 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Giles Phillips in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. "Games played by Giles Phillips in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. 1 2 Giles Phillips at Soccerway. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  22. Williams, Adam (July 13, 2020). "Oxford United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 14, 2020.