| Ashley Phillips | |
| Full Name: | Ashley Phillips[1] |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Height: | 1.92m (06.3feet) |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Clubnumber: | 35 |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Curzon Ashton |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 03:24, 6 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15:33, 24 November 2023 (UTC) |
Ashley Phillips (born 26 June 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Tottenham Hotspur.
In September 2021, it was reported that Phillips had agreed to a three-year professional contract with Blackburn to come into effect from his seventeenth birthday the following June.[2] However, by August 2022, Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson said the contract had not yet been signed.[3]
Phillips was named in the starting XI for his professional debut in the EFL Cup in a 4–0 victory at home at Ewood Park against Hartlepool United on 10 August 2022.[4] [5]
Phillips made his league debut on 14 August 2022 in the game against West Bromwich Albion, playing 71 minutes in a 2–1 win.[6] [7] Phillips signed his first professional contract on 20 September 2022 committing his future to Blackburn Rovers until June 2025.[8] [9]
On 5 August 2023, Phillips signed for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.[10]
On 8 January 2024, Phillips joined Championship club Plymouth Argyle on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[11] Phillips made sixteen appearances for the club, helping them to avoid relegation, and was named their Young Player of the Season.[12]
On 9 April 2021, Phillips made his debut for Wales U16 coming off the bench in a 3–2 win against England U16.[13]
On 1 October 2021, Phillips was called up to the England U17 squad.[14]
On 16 September 2022, Phillips along with Rovers teammate Adam Wharton were called up to the England U19 squad,[15] making his debut in a 2–0 win against Montenegro U19.[16]
On 9 June 2023, Phillips made his England U18 debut during a 2–2 draw with Norway at the Lisbon International Tournament.[17]
Speaking in November 2021, then first team manager Tony Mowbray described Phillips as "phenomenal" and commented that as well as being 6 feet 4 inches tall Phillips had great ball-playing ability. Mowbray stated, "He's fast, mobile and can pass it really well. He can use both feet, he's composed...if you were to create a defender in the mould of how you would want one, this kid has got every attribute."[18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2022–23 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2023–24 | Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||