Dillon Phillips Explained

Dillon Phillips
Fullname:Dillon Phillips[1]
Birth Date:11 June 1995[2]
Birth Place:Hornchurch, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Rotherham United
Clubnumber:26
Youthyears1:–2013
Youthclubs1:Charlton Athletic
Years1:2013–2020
Clubs1:Charlton Athletic
Caps1:81
Goals1:0
Years2:2013
Clubs2:Whitehawk (loan)
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:2015
Clubs3:Bishop's Stortford (loan)
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:Cheltenham Town (loan)
Caps4:36
Goals4:0
Years5:2020–2023
Clubs5:Cardiff City
Caps5:33
Goals5:0
Years6:2022–2023
Clubs6:KV Oostende (loan)
Caps6:12
Goals6:0
Years7:2023–
Clubs7:Rotherham United
Caps7:2
Goals7:0
Club-Update:17:10; 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Dillon Phillips (born 11 June 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for side Rotherham United. He had brief loan spells at Whitehawk and Bishop's Stortford, before helping Cheltenham Town to win the National League whilst on a season-long loan during the 2015–16 campaign.

Club career

Phillips signed for the Charlton Athletic academy when he was eight years old.[3] He signed his first professional forms in the summer of 2013 at the age of 17 and joined Conference South side Whitehawk on a one-month loan on 8 November 2013.[4] He returned to the Conference South on a one-month loan with Bishop's Stortford on 3 January 2015.[5] He joined National League club Cheltenham Town on a six-month loan in July 2015.[6] He started every game for the "Robins", keeping ten clean sheets in 26 games, and had his loan extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.[7] He picked up an injury in March 2016, and missed the end-of-season run-in as Cheltenham secured promotion as National League champions.[8] He signed a new two-year contract with Charlton in May 2016.[9]

On 16 October 2020, Phillips joined Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee.[10]

On 27 July 2022, Phillips joined Belgian First Division A side Oostende on a season-long loan deal.[11] At the end of the 2022–23 season, he was released by Cardiff.[12]

On 4 July 2023, Phillips signed for Championship club Rotherham United on a two-year deal.[13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic2013–14Championship00000000
2014–15Championship00000000
2015–16Championship00000000
2016–17League One8020003[14] 0130
2017–18League One0000205[15] 070
2018–19League One27030104[16] 0350
2019–20Championship4601000470
Total81060301201020
Whitehawk (loan)2013–14Conference South40000040
Bishop's Stortford (loan)2014–15Conference South40000040
Cheltenham Town (loan)2015–16National League3603000390
Cardiff City2020–21Championship1601000170
2021–22Championship1702000190
2022–23Championship00000000
Total330300000360
KV Oostende (loan)2022–23Belgian First Division A1202000140
Rotherham United2023–24Championship20002040
Career total1720140501202030

Honours

Cheltenham Town

2015–16[17]

Charlton Athletic

2019[18]

Individual

2019–20[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Notification of shirt numbers: Charlton Athletic . English Football League . 19 . 20 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Dillon Phillips . 11v11 . 15 November 2016.
  3. Sherress . Sharron . 2019 . Dillon Philips Q&A . Valley Gold Newsletter 2019 . United Kingdom . Valley Gold . 2019-11-12 .
  4. News: Liddle. Iain. Phillips joins Whitehawk on loan. 16 October 2016 . www.cafc.co.uk. 8 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195938/http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/20131108-phillips-joins-whitehawk-on-loan-1162766.aspx. 23 September 2015. dead.
  5. News: Charlton goalkeeper signs for Bishop's Stortford as Wright departs . 16 October 2016 . Herts & Essex Observer. 3 January 2015.
  6. News: Palmer. Jon. Cheltenham Town have signed goalkeeper Dillon Phillips on a youth loan from Charlton Athletic . 16 October 2016 . www.ctfc.com . 6 July 2015.
  7. News: Dillon Phillips extends Cheltenham loan from Charlton . 16 October 2016. BBC Sport. 3 December 2015.
  8. News: Palmer. Jon. Could goalkeeper make January return to Cheltenham Town?. 16 October 2016. Gloucestershire Live. 4 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005190921/http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/could-goalkeeper-make-january-return-to-cheltenham-town/story-29776844-detail/story.html . 5 October 2016. dead.
  9. News: Jones . George . NEWS 20-year-old Dillon Phillips goalkeeper signs new, two-year deal in SE7. 16 October 2016. cafc.co.uk. 21 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018213710/http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-athletic-dillon-phillips-new-two-year-contract-3121145.aspx. 18 October 2016. dead.
  10. Web site: Dillon Phillips makes permanent transfer to Cardiff City . . 16 October 2020.
  11. Web site: Dillon Phillips: Cardiff City goalkeeper joins Oostende on loan. BBC. 27 July 2022. 28 July 2022.
  12. Web site: 2022/23 Retained List. www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 9 June 2023. 4 July 2023.
  13. Web site: SIGNING Phillips arrives to bolster goalkeeping department. www.themillers.co.uk. 4 July 2023. 4 July 2023.
  14. Three appearances in the EFL Trophy
  15. Five appearances in the EFL Trophy
  16. One appearance in the EFL Trophy and three in the League One play-offs
  17. Book: John . Anderson . Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017 . 2016 . Headline Publishing Group . London . 978-1-4722-3395-0 . 622–623.
  18. News: Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland . James . Law . BBC Sport . 26 May 2019 . 26 May 2019.
  19. News: Dillon Phillips named 2019/20 Player of the Year . Charlton Athleitc Official Website . 20 July 2020 . 20 July 2020.