english football player
For other people with similar names, see Nathan Phillips
Nathaniel Harry Phillips ( bear 21 March 1997 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool. [ 4 ]

career [edit ]

In 2016, Phillips left Bolton ‘s academy and trained at Huddersfield Town after he secured a scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. [ 5 ] Two days before his planned flight to the United States, he joined Liverpool ‘s academy alternatively. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In the summer of 2018 Phillips started to train with Liverpool ‘s first team and became a member of Jürgen Klopp ‘s squad [ 8 ] but still played for the reserve team. He celebrated the victory in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final at Madrid as an idle team member of Liverpool. In 2019, he moved to german second-division clubhouse VfB Stuttgart on lend for the season. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] He made his professional debut for Stuttgart in the first base round of golf of the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal, coming on as a half-time alternate for Holger Badstuber in the away match against 3. Liga baseball club Hansa Rostock. [ 11 ] Phillips made his first base appearance in the 2019–20 2. Bundesliga on 17 August 2019 against FC St. Pauli. [ 12 ] On 27 December 2019, Liverpool announced that Phillips would be recalled from his loan on 1 January 2020 because of a defender injury crisis at his parent golf club. [ 13 ] Twelve days late, after making his first team debut for Liverpool on 5 January 2020 in an FA Cup one-third round match against Everton, he was loaned back to VfB Stuttgart for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] On 31 October 2020, Phillips made his league introduction for the club, starting in Liverpool ‘s 2–1 win over West Ham United. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] On 10 March 2021, Phillips made his Champions League introduction, putting in a man of the match performance in a 2–0 winnings over RB Leipzig, and helping Liverpool advance to the quarter finals 4–0 on aggregate. [ 18 ]

Phillips scored his first finish for the golf club on 19 May 2021, scoring a headed goal and Liverpool ‘s irregular of the bet on during a 3–0 off win over Burnley in the Premier League and with it, another man of the equal prize. [ 19 ] The be temper, Phillips played in Liverpool ‘s 2–1 win against A.C. Milan at the San Siro to complete the Champions League group stage with six wins. [ 20 ] Days later it was revealed Phillips suffered a fracture cheekbone during the plot. [ 21 ]

personal biography [edit ]

Nathaniel is the son of former football player Jimmy Phillips and played under him in the Bolton Wanderers academy. [ 22 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 3 November 2021[23]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
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 17 1 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 0 0 20 1
2021–22 0 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 3 0
Total 17 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 24 1
VfB Stuttgart (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 19 0 3 0 22 0
Liverpool U21 2021–22 1[b] 0 1 0
Career total 36 1 4 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 47 1

Honours [edit ]

Individual

  • Liverpool F.C. Player of the Month: March 2021[24]

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