Demar Phillips

Demar Phillips

Personal information
Full name	Demar Constantine Phillips[1]
Date of birth	23 September 1983 (1983-09-23) (age 28)
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Aalesunds FK
Number	17
Youth career
	York United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2007	Waterhouse	52	(15)
2007–2009	Stoke City	2	(0)
2009–	Aalesunds FK	58	(9)
National team‡
2004–	Jamaica	44	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2011

Demar Constantine Phillips (born 23 September 1983) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian club Aalesunds FK and for the Jamaica national team.

Club career

Waterhouse

After starting his youth career at York United in the St Thomas Parish leagues and Eastern Confederation Super League, Phillips made the move the Waterhouse Football Club, starting with their u21 team before becoming a senior team regular.

Stoke City

With reference from Jamaican teammate Ricardo Fuller to boss Tony Pulis, Phillips signed a three-year contract for Stoke City, on 31 August 2007 from Jamaican club Waterhouse, for an undisclosed fee.^[2]

After appearing on the substitutes bench against Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Crystal Palace and Scunthorpe United, Demar finally made his first team debut on the 10th November 2007 in the game against Sheffield United, in which he came on as a 78th minute substitute. Phillips made only two appearances for Stoke, however, and in the summer of 2008 joined Oldham Athletic on trial with a view to a season-long loan. Problems with obtaining a work permit saw this fall through and he returned to Stoke. He again struggled to force his way into the Premier sides first team squad and at the end of the transfer window in January 2009 he joined Norwegian side Aalesunds FK on a free transfer.

Aalesunds FK

Phillips made his Aalesund-debut on 15 March 2009, playing at left back against Tromsø IL. He played in the Norwegian Football Cup final as a substitute, which Aalesund won on penalties, one of which he scored. Phillips was named man of the match after scoring both goals in a 2-0 win against Hønefoss on 21 March 2010. On 20 Aug 2011, Phillips re-signed for AaFK until 2014^[3].

International career

Phillips has appeared for the Jamaica national football team a total of 43 times scoring 8 goals. On 6 June 2011 Phillips scored the 3rd goal in a 4-0 win. On 10 June 2011 Phillips scored a brace in a 2-0 win, being named man of the match.

As of 10 June 2011^[4]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competitions
1	27 September 2006	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Saint Lucia	3 – 0	4 – 0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualification
2	8 October 2006	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Canada	2 – 1	2 – 1	Friendly
3	4 June 2008	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1 – 0	5 – 1	Friendly
4	15 June 2008	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Bahamas	2 – 0	7 – 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	5 December 2008	Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica	Grenada	4 – 0	4 – 0	2008 Caribbean Championship
6	6 June 2011	The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States	Grenada	3 – 0	4 – 0	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7	10 June 2011	FIU Stadium, Miami, United States	Guatemala	1 – 0	2 – 0	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8				2 – 0

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	2007–08	2	0	0	0	2	0
	2008–09	0	0	2	0	2	0
Aalesund	2009	21	0	5	0	26	0
	2010	17	3	1	0	18	3
	2011	20	6	3	1	23	7
Career Total		60	9	11	1	71	10

Honours

Jamaica

• Caribbean Cup:
  • Winner:2008

Waterhouse F.C.

• Jamaican National Premier League:
  • Winner (1): 2006

Aalesunds FK

• Norgescupen:
  • Winner (2): 2009, 2011

References

1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 332. ISBN 9781845964740. 
2. ^ "Jamaican Joins". Stoke City Official Website. 2007-08-31. http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1103732,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
3. ^ "Ny kontrakt for AaFK-profil". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 2011-08-20. http://fotball.bt.no/eliteserien/article207764.ece. Retrieved 2011-08-20. 
4. ^ RSSF - Jamaica International Matches Details 1998-2010

External links

• Demar Phillips player profile at stokecityfc.com
• Demar Phillips career stats at Soccerbase
• National Football Teams

Persondata
Name	Phillips, Demar
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	23 September 1983
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Date of death
Place of death