Saúl Phillips Explained

Saúl Phillips
Fullname:Saúl Phillips Fernández
Birth Date:3 October 1984
Birth Place:San José, Costa Rica
Height:1.78 m[1]
Currentclub:Bayamón
Clubnumber:18
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Alajuelense
Years1:2001–2007
Clubs1:Saprissa
Years2:2007–2009
Clubs2:Brujas
Years3:2009–2010
Clubs3:Santos de Guápiles
Years4:2011
Clubs4:Saprissa
Years5:2011–2012
Clubs5:Municipal
Years6:2013–2014
Clubs6:USAC
Years7:2014–
Clubs7:Bayamón
Nationalyears1:2001
Nationalteam1:Costa Rica U17

Saúl Phillips Fernández (born October 3, 1984) is a Costa Rican football player who currently plays for Bayamón in the National Premier Soccer League.

Club career

Phillips came through the youth system at Alajuelense[2] and has played for Saprissa from 2001. With Saprissa he won two national championships as well as a UNCAF Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title. He also played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool

He moved to Brujas in summer 2007[3] and was captain of Santos de Guápiles[4] before returning to Saprissa in December 2010.[5]

In December 2012, Phillips left Guatemalan giants Municipal,[6] joining Universidad and in summer 2014 he moved to Puerto Rico to play for Bayamón.[7]

International career

He was on the U17 Costa Rica national team that played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Trinidad and Tobago. He never made it to the senior national team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 4 December 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051219093824/http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls . 19 December 2005 . dead .
  2. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/septiembre/05/deportes3.html Phillips ahora es zaguero central El nuevo papel de Saúl
  3. http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Brujas-reforzo-sueno-buscar-campeonato_0_916108489.html Brujas reforzó su sueño de buscar el campeonato
  4. http://wfnode01.nacion.com/2010-09-12/Deportes/NotasSecundarias/D12-HEREDIA.aspx Cautela del Santos le hizo daño al Herediano
  5. http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2010/diciembre/22/ovacion2630782.html El Saprissa presentó hoy cinco refuerzos para el Verano 2011
  6. http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/Yosimar-Arias-Phillips-Municipal-Guatemala_0_46795339.html Yosimar Arias y Saúl Phillips dejan el Municipal de Guatemala
  7. http://www.prensalibre.com/deportes/futbol_nacional/Jean_Marquez-Comunicaciones-Liga_de_Campeones-Concacaf-Bayamon_0_1188481180.html Márquez se muestra optimista para el juego ante Bayamon