Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nathaniel Harry Phillips | ||
Date of birth | 21 March 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
200?–2016 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
2016–2019 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Liverpool | 19 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2022 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Celtic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2024 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 18 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 (UTC) |
Nathaniel Harry Phillips (born 21 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Cardiff City on loan from Liverpool.
Nathaniel Harry Phillips [3] was born on 21 March 1997 [4] in Bolton, Greater Manchester. [5]
In 2016, Phillips left Bolton Wanderers' academy and trained at Huddersfield Town after he secured a scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. [6] Two days before his planned flight to the United States, he joined Liverpool's academy instead. [7] [8]
In the summer of 2018, Phillips started to train with Liverpool's first team and became a member of Jürgen Klopp's squad while still playing for the reserve team. [9]
In 2019, Phillips moved to German second-division club VfB Stuttgart on loan for the season. [10] [11] He made his professional debut for Stuttgart in the first round of the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal, coming on as a half-time substitute for Holger Badstuber in the away match against 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock. [12] Phillips made his first appearance in the 2019–20 2. Bundesliga on 17 August 2019 against FC St. Pauli. [13] On 27 December 2019, Liverpool announced that Phillips would be recalled from his loan on 1 January 2020 due to a defender injury crisis at his parent club. [14] Twelve days later, after making his first team debut for Liverpool on 5 January 2020 in an FA Cup third round match against Everton, he was loaned back to VfB Stuttgart for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. [15] [16]
On 31 October 2020, Phillips made his league debut for Liverpool, starting in a 2–1 win over West Ham United. [17] [18] On 10 March 2021, Phillips made his Champions League debut, putting in a man of the match performance in a 2–0 win over RB Leipzig, and helping Liverpool advance to the quarter finals 4–0 on aggregate. [19]
Phillips scored his first goal for the club on 19 May 2021, scoring a headed goal and Liverpool's second of the game during a 3–0 away win over Burnley in the Premier League and claimed another man of the match award. [20] The following season, Phillips played in Liverpool's 2–1 win against AC Milan at the San Siro to complete the Champions League group stage with six wins. [21] Days later it was revealed Phillips suffered a fractured cheekbone during the game. [22] With game-time limited in the 2021-22 season, Phillips admitted to being ready to leave the club in the January transfer window. [23]
On 31 January 2022, Phillips joined AFC Bournemouth on loan until the end of the season. [24] Regarding the move, Klopp commented that "he would have loved to have kept him [at Liverpool]" and that Phillips was "incredibly reliable [and a] great figure here at the training ground." [25] He made his debut for the club in the FA Cup on 6 February in a 0–1 loss to non-league side Boreham Wood. [26] Phillips made his league debut for the club, and his first appearance in the Championship, in a 3–1 victory against Birmingham City on 9 February. [27]
On 31 August 2023, Phillips joined Celtic on loan until January 2024. [28] He made his league debut for the club in a 3–0 win against Dundee on 16 September. [29] On 4 October, Phillips made his Champions League debut for Celtic in a 1–2 loss against Lazio on 4 October. [30] After repeatedly poor performances and struggling to break into the first team at Celtic, he was recalled back to Liverpool in January. [31]
On 30 January 2024, Phillips joined EFL Championship club Cardiff City, on loan for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. [32] He made his league debut for the club on 3 February in a 1–0 win against Watford.
Nathaniel is the son of former footballer Jimmy Phillips and played under his management in the Bolton Wanderers academy. [33]
Since early 2022, Phillips has been dating Molly Moorish, the daughter of Lisa Moorish and Liam Gallagher. [34]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020–21 | Premier League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
Liverpool U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Celtic (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Cardiff City (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 79 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 2 |
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