Giles Phillips

Giles Ene Malachi Phillips (born June 22, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for English club Aldershot Town, on loan from Championship club Wycombe Wanderers.[3]

Giles Phillips
Personal information
Full name Giles Ene Malachi Phillips[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-22) June 22, 1997[2]
Place of birth Chicago, United States[2]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Aldershot Town
(on loan from Wycombe Wanderers
Youth career
FC Barrington USA
2017–2019 Queens Park Rangers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Carthage College 38 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 11 (0)
2020– Wycombe Wanderers 0 (0)
2020– → Aldershot Town (loan) 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:55, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Chicago, Illinois,[2] Phillips joined Queens Park Rangers from FC Barrington USA in June 2017,[4] signing a new contract in February 2019.[5] He had previously played college soccer for Carthage College between 2015 and 2016,[6] becoming their first ever player to sign an international professional contract.[7]

He moved on loan to Wycombe Wanderers in July 2019.[8][9]

After being released by QPR at the end of the 2019–20 season,[10] Phillips joined Wycombe permanently on August 20, 2020, on a one-year deal.[11][12]

In November 2020 he moved on loan to Aldershot Town.[13][14]

Personal life

Phillips has an English father and a Nigerian mother.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played January 21, 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2019–20[15] EFL Championship 0000000000
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2019–20[15] EFL League One 110101030160
Career total 110101030160

Honors

Wycombe Wanderers

References
  1. "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 18th MAY 2019" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  2. "Giles Phillips - Defender - Player Profiles - Wycombe Wanderers". www.wycombewanderers.co.uk.
  3. "USA - G. Phillips - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. Yanun, Alejandro. "From Chicago to English professional soccer". chicagotribune.com.
  5. "Defender Giles Phillips signs contract extension". QPR.
  6. "Giles Phillips - Men's Soccer". Carthage College Athletics.
  7. "Giles Phillips Signs Professional Contract With QPR". Carthage College Athletics.
  8. "Jack Grimmer, Jacob Gardiner-Smith and Giles Phillips: Wycombe Wanderers sign trio". BBC Sport. July 22, 2019.
  9. Bennett, Dan. "Young defender Giles Phillips joins Wycombe on loan". Kilburn Times.
  10. https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/202021/efl-professional-retain-list---2019-20.pdf
  11. "Giles returns on permanent deal". Wycombe Wanderers.
  12. "Giles Phillips: Wycombe Wanderers re-sign former QPR defender". August 20, 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "Aldershot bring in Wycombe defender Phillips | Non League Daily".
  14. "NEW SIGNING: Shots Sign Phillips! | Aldershot Town FC".
  15. "Games played by Giles Phillips in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. Williams, Adam (July 13, 2020). "Oxford United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
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