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Matt Phillips Personal information Full name Matthew Phillips Date of birth 13 March 1991 Place of birth Aylesbury, England Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Winger Club information Current club Blackpool Number 23 Youth career 1999–2008 Wycombe Wanderers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008–2010 Wycombe Wanderers 78 (8) 2010– Blackpool 31 (1) 2011 → Sheffield United (loan) 6 (5) National team‡ 2010 England U19 5 (2) 2011 England U20 5 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:43, 5 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:58, 11 August 2011 (UTC)Matthew "Matt" Phillips (born 13 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool.
Phillips is a winger and previously played for Wycombe Wanderers. He has represented England at under-19 and under-20 level.
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Club career
Wycombe Wanderers
Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Phillips was with Wycombe Wanderers from the age of eight when he was spotted playing in a five-a-side tournament.
A month after his seventeenth birthday, he made his first team debut on 26 April 2008 in the 1–0 defeat to Notts County, the penultimate game of the 2007–08 season as an 82nd minute substitute.[1]
His first start came a week later in the 2–1 win over Bradford City at Adams Park,[2] in which he was voted man of the match by the Wycombe supporters.[citation needed] He made a further substitute appearance in the play-off semi-final home leg, a 1–1 home draw with Stockport County on 11 May.[3]
Phillips signed his first professional contract in July 2008, a year before the end of his youth team scholarship. His first goal for the Chairboys came on 10 November 2008 in the 4–1 away win over AFC Wimbledon in the First Round of the 2008–09 FA Cup.[4] His first league goal came on 6 December in the 3–2 away defeat to Aldershot Town.[5]
Phillips went on to make a massive contribution to the Chairboys promotion from League Two in the 2008–09 season becoming a regular on either the left or right wing, impressing with his ability to take on defenders and to cut inside. He was also won the clubs two "Young Player of the Year" awards at the end of the season as well as the League Two "Apprentice of the Year".
Phillips was given the number 18 shirt for the 2009–10 season and continued his good form from the previous season, starting on both flanks.
He made a total of 87 league and cup appearances for Wycombe scoring nine goals.
Blackpool
Phillips signed for Premier League club Blackpool on 31 August 2010 in an original £350,000 deal that could rise to £700,000.[6] His first game was a Friendly to open the new Zemgele Olympic Centre in Jelgava, Latvia against Latvian Higher League side FK Jelgava on 3 September.[7] Manager Ian Holloway later revealed that he had been tracking Phillips for "a long time", saying of him, "Young Matty looked really exciting at times. He was skipping past people like they weren't there and now I've got to get him in our shape and working within it. He is definitely one for not only the long-term future but the immediate future. I am getting quite excited about what he might be able to produce."[8]
He scored in his first Reserves game, a 1–1 draw with West Bromwich Albion at Bloomfield Road on 15 September in the club's first ever Premier Reserve League home fixture.[9]
His first team debut came on 25 September in the 2–1 home defeat to Blackburn Rovers. Phillips came on as a substitute in the 84th minute, making an instant impact, scoring his first ever Premier League goal just seconds later.[10][11] After the match Ian Holloway praised Phillips saying, "I thought he was terrific. He's only 19 and he's someone who I think will have a good future. He played in a different role and smacked one in like that. Hopefully there is a lot, lot more to come from that boy because he has got some bits and pieces that would grace any level of football."[12] Of his debut and goal Phillips said: "I've dreamt of playing in the Premier League since I was a kid, so to play Premier League football is one thing, but to go out there and make a mark on it is another, so I'm delighted."[13] He made his full-debut against Aston Villa at Villa Park, a performance which led manager Ian Holloway to describe him as "at times un-markable".[12]
With first team opportunities proving limited Phillips agreed a months loan to Sheffield United in October 2011,[14] making his début in the Steel City Derby a few days later. Phillips had a major impact in his month spell, scoring six goals in six appearances for the South Yorkshire club before returning to Bloomfield Road.[15]
Club career statistics
- As of 21 September 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Total 2007–08 Wycombe Wanderers League Two 2 0 - 2 0 2008–09 37 3 2 1 - 40 4 2009–10 League One 36 5 2 0 1 0 39 5 2010–11 League Two 3 0 - 1 0 4 0 2010–11 Blackpool Premier League 27 1 1 0 0 0 28 1 2011–12 Blackpool Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Sheffield United (on Loan)* League 1 6 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 Career total 115 14 5 1 2 0 121 15 - Correct up to 29/10/2011
- Notes
a. One play-off appearance included in 2007–08 totals
b. One Football League Trophy appearance included in 2009–10 totalsInternational career
In May 2010, Phillips was called into the England under-19 squad for the European Championship Elite Qualifying Round matches against the Republic of Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 28 May, and Ukraine, after initially being named as a standby.[16] On 26 May he made his debut against Republic of Ireland coming on as a 76th minute substitute for Jacob Mellis.[17] Two days later he made his full debut and scored his first international goal in his next game against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[18]
In July 2010, Phillips was named in England's 18-man squad for the European Under-19 Championship. He scored a final-minute equaliser against France to send England through to the semi-finals of the tournament.[19]
In February 2011, Phillips made his debut for the England under-20s in a 2-1 defeat to France.[20] In June 2011, he was named in England's 21-man squad for the Under-20 World Cup.[21] He started all three of England's group stage games and the last-16 game against Nigeria, which they lost 1-0.
Honours
- Wycombe Wanderers
- League Two third-place promotion: 2008–09
References
- ^ "Notts Co 1–0 Wycombe". Soccerbase. 26 April 2008. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=550967. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Wycombe 2–1 Bradford". Soccerbase. 3 May 2008. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=551274. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Wycombe 1–1 Stockport". Soccerbase. 11 May 2008. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=551807. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon 1–4 Wycombe". Soccerbase. 10 November 2008. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=567984. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Aldershot 3–2 Wycombe". Soccerbase. 6 December 2008. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=572634. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Deadline day latest". Blackpool F.C.. 31 August 2010. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~2140161,00.html. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ Canavan, Steve (3 September 2010). "FK Jelgava 2 Blackpool 1 – full match report". Blackpool Gazette. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/FK-Jelgava-2-Blackpool-1.6511176.jp. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ Canavan, Steve (5 September 2010). "Ollie backs new-boy to be star". Blackpool Gazette. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Ollie-backs-newboy-to-be.6513820.jp. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Reserves Draw 1–1 With West Brom". Blackpool F.C.. 15 September 2010. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/ReservesMatchReports/0,,10432~2155253,00.html. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "Brett Emerton strikes to give Blackburn injury-time win at Blackpool". The Guardian. 25 September 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/sep/25/blackpool-blackburn-premier-league. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Match Report: Blackpool vs Blackburn". Blackpool F.C.. 25 September 2010. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10432~52925,00.html. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Ollie: Potential in Phillips". Blackpool F.C.. 27 September 2010. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~2166700,00.html. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "Phillips' debut delight". Blackpool F.C.. 27 September 2010. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~2165337,00.html. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "Blades capture duo". sufc.co.uk. 2011-10-14. http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~2481529,00.html. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ "Matt thanks Blades for time at Lane". thestar.co.uk. 2011-11-11. http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/matt_thanks_blades_for_time_at_lane_1_3959322. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Phillips Gets England Call". Wycombe Wanderers F.C.. 17 May 2010. http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10430~2053731,00.html. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Phillips Makes England Debut". Wycombe Wanderers F.C.. 26 May 2010. http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10430~2059677,00.html. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Matt Scores On Full Debut". Wycombe Wanderers F.C.. 28 May 2010. http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10430~2060982,00.html. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "England Under-19s into Euro semi". BBC Sport. 24 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8851975.stm. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ "VIDEO: U20s sunk in Shrewsbury". TheFA.com. 9 February 2011. http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u20s/News/match-centre/2011/England%20v%20France/england-france-090211?p=mr&mid=137113. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "World Cup squad announced". TheFA.com. 29 June 2011. http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u20s/News/2011/world-cup-squad-announced. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
External links
- Matt Phillips career stats at Soccerbase
- Matt Phillips player profile at blackpoolfc.co.uk
- Matthew Phillips official website
- ESPN Profile
• 2 Clyne • 3 Briggs • 4 James (c) • 5 Caulker • 6 Baker • 7 Mellis • 8 Parrett • 9 Noble • 10 Delfouneso • 11 Nouble • 12 Bostock • 13 Nicholls • 14 Cruise • 15 Brown • 16 Thompson • 17 Phillips • 18 Donaldson • Coach: Noel Blake
• 2 Adams • 3 Baker • 4 Berahino • 5 Brown • 6 Gordon • 7 Hurst • 8 Knott • 9 Lowe (c) • 10 McManaman • 11 Morris • 12 Ngoo • 13 Nicholls • 14 Noble • 15 Parrett • 16 Phillips • 17 Smith • 18 Taft • 19 Wabara • 20 Wallace • 21 Alnwick • Coach: Eastick
Blackpool F.C. – current squad 1 Gilks · 3 Crainey · 4 Southern · 5 Eardley · 6 Evatt · 7 Clarke · 8 Grandin · 9 K. Phillips · 10 Ormerod · 11 Bruna · 12 Taylor-Fletcher · 13 Bogdanović · 14 Sylvestre · 15 Baptiste · 16 Ferguson (c) · 17 Basham · 18 Hill · 19 Husband · 20 Cathcart · 23 M. Phillips · 24 Sutherland · 26 Tomsett · 28 Dodd · 29 Howard · 31 Ángel · 32 Djordjic · 33 Harris · 34 Kettings · 36 Ince · 37 Shelvey · 38 LuaLua · 39 McManaman · Manager: Holloway
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