Dillon Phillips (born 11 June 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rotherham United. He had brief loan spells at Whitehawk and Bishop's Stortford, before helping Cheltenham Town to win the National League whilst on a season-long loan during the 2015–16 campaign.
 Phillips warming up for Charlton Athletic in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dillon Phillips[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hornchurch, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rotherham United | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | Charlton Athletic | 81 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Whitehawk (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Cardiff City | 33 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → KV Oostende (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Rotherham United | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10; 9 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editPhillips signed for the Charlton Athletic academy when he was eight years old.[3] He signed his first professional forms in the summer of 2013 at the age of 17 and joined Conference South side Whitehawk on a one-month loan on 8 November 2013.[4] He returned to the Conference South on a one-month loan with Bishop's Stortford on 3 January 2015.[5] He joined National League club Cheltenham Town on a six-month loan in July 2015.[6] He started every game for the "Robins", keeping ten clean sheets in 26 games, and had his loan extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.[7] He picked up an injury in March 2016, and missed the end-of-season run-in as Cheltenham secured promotion as National League champions.[8] He signed a new two-year contract with Charlton in May 2016.[9]
On 16 October 2020, Phillips joined Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee.[10]
On 27 July 2022, Phillips joined Belgian First Division A side Oostende on a season-long loan deal.[11] At the end of the 2022–23 season, he was released by Cardiff.[12]
On 4 July 2023, Phillips signed for Championship club Rotherham United on a two-year deal.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 4 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2013–14[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[17] | League One | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[18] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[19] | League One | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[20] | Championship | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||
| Total | 81 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 102 | 0 | ||
| Whitehawk (loan) | 2013–14[21] | Conference South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 2014–15[21] | Conference South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2015–16[21] | National League | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Cardiff City | 2020–21[22] | Championship | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[23] | Championship | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| KV Oostende (loan) | 2022–23[24] | Belgian First Division A | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Rotherham United | 2023–24[25] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 172 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 203 | 0 | ||
- ^ Three appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Five appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ One appearance in the EFL Trophy and three in the League One play-offs
Honours
editCheltenham Town
Charlton Athletic
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Charlton Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Dillon Phillips". 11v11. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Sherress, Sharron (2019). "Dillon Philips Q&A". Valley Gold Newsletter 2019. United Kingdom: Valley Gold. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Liddle, Iain (8 November 2013). "Phillips joins Whitehawk on loan". www.cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Charlton goalkeeper signs for Bishop's Stortford as Wright departs". Herts & Essex Observer. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Palmer, Jon (6 July 2015). "Cheltenham Town have signed goalkeeper Dillon Phillips on a youth loan from Charlton Athletic". www.ctfc.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Dillon Phillips extends Cheltenham loan from Charlton". BBC Sport. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Palmer, Jon (4 October 2016). "Could goalkeeper make January return to Cheltenham Town?". Gloucestershire Live. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Jones, George (21 May 2016). "NEWS | 20-year-old Dillon Phillips goalkeeper signs new, two-year deal in SE7". cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Dillon Phillips makes permanent transfer to Cardiff City". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Dillon Phillips: Cardiff City goalkeeper joins Oostende on loan". BBC. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "2022/23 Retained List". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "SIGNING | Phillips arrives to bolster goalkeeping department". www.themillers.co.uk. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ a b c Dillon Phillips at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Anderson, John, ed. (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 622–623. ISBN 978-1-4722-3395-0.
- ^ Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Dillon Phillips named 2019/20 Player of the Year". Charlton Athleitc Official Website. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.