Kieran Lee Phillips (born 13 August 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Gloucester City.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kieran Lee Phillips[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Gloucester City | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2020 | Bristol Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2021 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2021–2022 | → Swindon Supermarine (loan) | 26 | (11) |
2022– | Gloucester City | 12 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:12, 23 October 2022 (UTC) |
He signed his first professional contract in February 2020; a two-year contract with League One side Bristol Rovers.[3] This came after interest from Premier League side Southampton with Rovers rejecting two bids for the highly-rated youngster.[4]
He made his professional debut on 6 October 2020 as a substitute in a 1–1 EFL Trophy draw away to Oxford United winning a late penalty which was missed by Luke Leahy, before Rovers lost the resulting penalty shoot-out.[5]
On 9 October 2020, Phillips joined National League South side Chippenham Town on loan until January 2021.[6] Phillips made his debut the following day as a late substitute in a 1-0 win over Braintree Town.[7]
On 10 September 2021, Phillips joined Southern Premier Division South side Dorchester Town on a one-month loan deal.[8] He made his debut the following day, scoring a first-half brace in a 2–0 victory over Walton Casuals.[9] Phillips returned to his parent club on 12 October 2021.[10]
On 28 October 2021, Phillips joined seventh tier Swindon Supermarine on a one-month loan deal.[11] Phillips made his debut against Dorchester on 6 November, making a goalscoring start to his loan-spell as he scored the only goal against his former club.[12] After scoring seven goals in seven matches over the course of November, Phillips won the Swindon Supermarine Player of the Month award.[13] On 8 December, Phillips extended his loan spell with the club until 1 January 2022.[14] On 5 January, Phillips' loan deal was extended until the end of the season.[15] Phillips' final game of his loan spell came in the 5–2 Wiltshire Premier Shield Final victory over Corsham Town, Phillips scoring the fourth goal.[16]
Phillips was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[17]
On 29 July 2022, Phillips joined National League North club Gloucester City following a successful trial period, linking up with former Bristol Rovers academy manager Lee Mansell.[18] A successful October saw Phillips win the league's player of the month award having scored six goals in four matches.[19]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol Rovers | 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021–22 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Chippenham Town (loan) | 2020–21 | National League South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Dorchester Town (loan) | 2021–22 | SL Premier South | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
Swindon Supermarine (loan) | 2021–22 | SL Premier South | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | 33 | 17 | |
Career Total | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 19 |
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