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.
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]
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.