Nathaniel Phillips

Nathaniel Harry Phillips (born 21 March 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-back for VfB Stuttgart, on loan from Liverpool.[3]

Nathaniel Phillips
Personal information
Full name Nathaniel Harry Phillips[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997
Place of birth Bolton, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
(on loan from Liverpool)
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2016 Bolton Wanderers
2016–2018 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Liverpool 0 (0)
2019 → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 9 (0)
2020– → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2020

Career

In 2016 Philipps left Bolton's academy and trained at Huddersfield Town after he secured a scholarship at the University of North Carolina.[4] Two days before his planned flight to the United States, he joined Liverpool's academy instead.[5][6] In the summer of 2018 Phillips started to train with Liverpool's first team and became a member of Jürgen Klopp's squad[7] but still played for the reserve team. He celebrated the victory in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final at Madrid as unused squad member of Liverpool.

In 2019, he moved to German second-division club VfB Stuttgart on loan for the season.[8][9] 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.[10] Phillips made his first appearance in the 2019–20 2. Bundesliga on 17 August 2019 against FC St. Pauli.[11] On 27 December 2019, Liverpool announced that Phillips would be recalled from his loan on 1 January 2020.[12] Phillips made 11 appearances in all competitions for the German club and had to return because of a defender injury crisis at his parent club.

He made his first team debut for Liverpool on 5 January 2020 in an FA Cup third round match against Everton.[13] On 13 January 2020, he was again loaned to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season.[14]

Personal life

Nathaniel is the son of former footballer Jimmy Phillips and played under him in the Bolton Wanderers academy.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 17 June 2020.[16]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2018–19 Premier League 00000000—00
2019–20 Premier League 001000000010
Total 001000000010
VfB Stuttgart (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 19030———220
Career total 19040000000230

References
  1. "Professional Retain List 2018/19" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. "Team list". VfB Stuttgart. August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. "Nathaniel Phillips". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. "Phillips turns down U.S. college scholarship for shot with Liverpool". ESPN. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. "How Liverpool youngster came back from the brink to seal dream move to Reds". Liverpool Echo. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. "Bolton Wanderers Youngster Nat Phillips Joins Liverpool". The Lion Of Vienna Suite. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. "Liverpool's 'hidden' pre-season star". Daily Mirror. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  8. "Nathaniel Phillips signs new Liverpool contract and joins Stuttgart on loan". Liverpool FC. 7 August 2019.
  9. "VfB sign Liverpool defender Phillips". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  10. "Hansa Rostock – VfB Stuttgart 0:1 (DFB-Pokal 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  11. "VfB Stuttgart – FC St. Pauli 2:1". dfb.de. German Football Association. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  12. "Nat Phillips returns from Stuttgart loan". Liverpool FC. 27 December 2019.
  13. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50976228
  14. "Nathaniel Phillips returns to Stuttgart on loan". Liverpool FC. 13 January 2020.
  15. "Decade XI: Remembering those we never saw". 17 December 2019.
  16. "England - N. Phillips - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.


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