Kieran Phillips (footballer, born 2000)

Kieran Philips

Personal information
Full name	Kieran James Phillips [1]
Date of birth	(2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth	Huddersfield, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) [2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sacramento Republic (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
Number	23
Youth career
	Huddersfield Town
2013–2020	Everton
2020	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	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)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:02, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Kieran James Phillips (born 18 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sacramento Republic, on loan from Huddersfield Town.

Career

Born in Huddersfield, 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. ^[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]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 September 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	2020–21 [19]	Championship	10	0	1	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2021–22 [20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23 [21]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24 [22]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Walsall (loan)	2021–22 [20]	League Two	26	4	2	0	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 1]	1	33	5
Exeter City (loan)	2021–22 [20]	League Two	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
Morecambe (loan)	2022–23 [21]	League One	20	7	1	0	1	0	3	0	25	7
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2023–24 [22]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			69	13	4	0	2	0	7	1	82	14

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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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. "Games played by Kieran Phillips in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
20. "Games played by Kieran Phillips in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
21. "Games played by Kieran Phillips in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
22. "Games played by Kieran Phillips in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.