Kieran Phillips (footballer, born 2000)

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Kieran James Philips
Personal information
Full name Kieran James Phillips [1]
Date of birth (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Pontefract, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ross County
Number 11
Youth career
Huddersfield Town
2013–2020 Everton
2020 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2025 Huddersfield Town 10 (0)
2021–2022 → Walsall (loan) 26 (4)
2022 → Exeter City (loan) 11 (2)
2022–2023 → Morecambe (loan) 20 (7)
2023–2024 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 8 (0)
2024 → Sacramento Republic (loan) 28 (12)
2025– Ross County 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:29, 23 February 2025 (UTC)

Kieran James Phillips (born 18 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Ross County.

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Career

Huddersfield Town

Born in Pontefract, Phillips started his football career playing for his local club, Huddersfield Town, before moving to Everton's academy at under-13 level. In 2016, he suffered a double knee fracture, which ruled him out for two and a half years. [3]

Phillips returned to Huddersfield Town in January 2020, originally on a loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season. [4] The deal was made permanent on 13 July 2020, with Phillips signing until the summer of 2021, with the option of a further year's extension. [5] On 10 September, Phillips signed a new contract with the club, running end of the 2021–22 season – again with the option of an additional year. [6]

Phillips made his professional début for Huddersfield on 2 January 2021, when he came on as a substitute in their 2–1 Championship defeat to Reading, replacing Rarmani Edmonds-Green. [7] He made his first senior start for the club in a 3–2 FA Cup Third Round defeat at home to Plymouth Argyle. [8] [9]

On 12 July 2021, Phillips joined League Two side Walsall on a season-long loan deal. [10] He signed a new contract with Huddersfield, running until 2025, on 20 January 2022. [11] Phillips was recalled by Huddersfield on 28 January, after scoring five goals in thirty-three appearances across all competitions. [12]

Three days later, Phillips joined League Two club Exeter City on loan, until the end of the 2021–22 season. The move was due to him playing as a winger at Walsall, but Huddersfield seeing his long-term future as a striker – which Exeter were able to cater for. He gained automatic promotion with Exeter this season. [13]

At the start of the 2022–23 season, Phillips joined Morecambe on loan for the season, [14] but his loan was curtailed on 16 January 2023, owing to a long-term injury. [15]

On 24 August 2023, Phillips joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan. [16] He was recalled from his loan spell on 31 January 2024 to continue rehabilitation on an injury which had ruled him out since October. [17]

On 12 April 2024, Phillips joined Huddersfield's sister USL Championship club Sacramento Republic on loan for the remainder of the 2024 season. [18]

Ross County

On 6 January 2025, Phillips signed for Scottish Premiership club Ross County on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee. [19]

Career statistics

As of 7 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2020–21 [20] Championship 1001000—110
2021–22 [21] Championship0000000000
2022–23 [22] Championship0000000000
2023–24 [23] Championship0000000000
Total100100000110
Walsall (loan) 2021–22 [21] League Two 26420104 [b] 1335
Exeter City (loan) 2021–22 [21] League Two112000000112
Morecambe (loan) 2022–23 [22] League One 207101030257
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2023–24 [23] League One8000002 [b] 0100
Sacramento Republic (loan) 2024 [24] USL Championship 281233—003115
Career total1032573209112129
  1. ↑ Includes apperances in FA Cup and U.S. Open Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Kieran Phillips- Forward - Huddersfield Town B Team - Huddersfield Town". www.htafc.com.
  3. ↑ "KIERAN PHILLIPS". www.toffeeweb.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Threlfall-Sykes, David (31 January 2020). "LOAN: ACADEMY SIGNS STRIKER KIERAN PHILLIPS". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Threlfall-Sykes, David (13 July 2020). "TRANSFER: KIERAN PHILLIPS JOINS FROM EVERTON". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Threlfall-Sykes, David (10 September 2020). "KIERAN PHILLIPS SIGNS NEW TOWN CONTRACT". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Partington, Mikey (2 January 2021). "REPORT: TOWN 1–2 READING". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Tomlinson, Adam (9 January 2021). "TEAM NEWS: TOWN vs PLYMOUTH ARGYLE". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Partington, Mikey (9 January 2021). "REPORT: TOWN 2-3 PLYMOUTH". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Kieran Phillips: Walsall sign Huddersfield Town striker on loan". BBC Sport . 12 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Threlfall-Sykes, David (20 January 2022). "NEW CONTRACT FOR KIERAN PHILLIPS!". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Kieran Phillips recalled by Huddersfield Town". saddlers.co.uk. Walsall F.C. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  13. ↑ Threlfall-Sykes, David (31 January 2022). "LOAN: KIERAN PHILLIPS JOINS EXETER CITY". htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Kieran Phillips Joins Morecambe". Huddersfield Town AFC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "Phillips Loan Ends". morecambefc.com. Morecambe F.C. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  16. ↑ Westbury, Ollie (24 August 2023). "Shrewsbury Town sign Kieran Phillips on loan from Huddersfield". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "LOAN: KIERAN PHILLIPS RECALLED FROM SHREWSBURY". www.htafc.com. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  18. ↑ "LOAN: KIERAN PHILLIPS JOINS SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC". www.htafc.com. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  19. ↑ "Kieran Phillips signs from Huddersfield Town". www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Kieran Phillips in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  21. 1 2 3 "Games played by Kieran Phillips in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Kieran Phillips in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Kieran Phillips in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  24. ↑ Kieran Phillips at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
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