Mike Phenix

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Mike Phenix
Personal information
Full name Michael Phenix [1]
Date of birth (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Wythenshawe
Youth career
2006–2008 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Hindsford
2011–2012 Droylsden
2012–2013 Skelmersdale United
2013–2014 AFC Telford United 46 (14)
2014–2015 Barnsley 2 (0)
2015 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 3 (0)
2015 → Southport (loan) 23 (8)
2015–2016 Southport 15 (5)
2016–2018 Salford City 80 (7)
2018 Southport 7 (0)
2022 Ashton United 8 (2)
2022 → Prestwich Heys (dual-registration)
2022–2023 Prestwich Heys
2024 Avro 6 (0)
2024– Wythenshawe 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:35, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Michael Phenix (born 15 March 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Division One West club Wythenshawe.

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Career

Early career

Phenix was born in Manchester and began his career at Bolton Wanderers academy. He failed to earn a professional contract at Bolton and began playing amateur football with Manchester League side Hindsford. [2] After a trial at Notts County, Phenix played for Droylsden and Skelmersdale United before joining AFC Telford United. [2] He missed a month of the 2013–14 season after suffering from ulcerative colitis. [3]

Barnsley

In October 2014 Phenix joined League One side Barnsley for a fee of £25,000. [4] He made his Football League debut on 17 January 2015 in a 1–0 defeat against Doncaster Rovers. [5] After struggling for game time at Oakwell Phenix went out on loan to Macclesfield Town in March 2015. [6]

Southport

Despite playing several times for Barnsley in pre-season in 2015, he again went out on loan to Southport on 11 August 2015. [7] He made his debut for Southport the same day, playing the full 90 minutes in their 0–0 draw with Macclesfield. His first goal for the club came in a 2–2 home draw against Tranmere Rovers on 15 September 2015. In October 2015 Phenix had his role terminated by the club [8] however he signed for the club after he agreed a deal for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. [9] He was released at the end of the season, scoring five goals and making 36 appearances for the club.

Salford City

He joined Salford City in late May 2016.

Mike made his Salford debut on the opening day of the 2016-2017 when Gloucester visited Moor Lane, The Ammies' first ever National League North fixture would finish 0-0 but 'Pheno' was soon on the goal trail. He scored in each of the next five matches, including a winner against local rivals FC United of Manchester. Sixteen goals were recorded over a campaign that ended in play-off disappointment but he had the consolation of finishing as the club's top scorer. He made a vital contribution during the 2017-2018 title winning season too, notching eleven times.

Southport (second spell)

In June 2018 he re-joined Southport. [10] In October 2018, having made seven league appearances on his return to Southport, [11] his contract was terminated [12] with immediate effect. Phenix thereafter announced his retirement from football. [13] In May 2019 it was announced he had been banned from all football and football-related activity for four years for regularly using cocaine. [14]

Return to football

In September 2022, Phenix made his return to football, joining Ashton United. In November 2022, following a short spell on dual-registration terms, he joined North West Counties Football League Premier Division club Prestwich Heys. [15]

In July 2024, following a year out of football, Phenix joined Avro. [16] On 24 September 2024, he joined Wythenshawe. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 39. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Mike Phenix is stepping up for AFC Telford". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "AFC Telford: Mike Phenix fights back from bowel condition". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Barnsley sign AFC Telford forward Mike Phenix". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Doncaster 1–0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Mike Phenix: Macclesfield sign Barnsley striker on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Phenix Joins Southport on Loan". Barnsley FC Official Site. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Conference Call: Southport send Mike Phenix packing, Macclesfield Town sign Chris Churchman, Jonny Maxted pens new deal at Forest Green Rovers". Chester Chronicle. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Mike Phenix Agrees deal with Southport
  10. ↑ Mike Phenix Joins Sandgrounders | Southport Football Club
  11. ↑ England - M. Phenix - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
  12. ↑ STATEMENT | Phenix & Corbett | Southport Football Club
  13. ↑ The Non-League Football Paper
  14. ↑ "Four-year drugs ban for footballer Phenix". BBC Sport.
  15. ↑ "Heys sign striker Mike Phenix". www.prestwichheys.com. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "Phenix flys with our squad as he puts pen to paper in latest Avro signing". www.avrofc.co.uk. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "The Phenix has arrived: Ex-Barnsley and Southport forward Mike joins the Ammies". wythenshaweafc.com. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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