Nathaniel Phillips

Nathaniel Harry Phillips (born 21 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool.[4]

For other people with similar names, see Nathan Phillips.

Nathaniel Phillips
Phillips training with VfB Stuttgart in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nathaniel Harry Phillips[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997
Place of birth Bolton, England[2]
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 47
Youth career
200?–2016 Bolton Wanderers
2016–2019 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Liverpool 17 (1)
2019–2020 → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:52, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Career

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 instead.[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 unused squad member of Liverpool.

In 2019, he moved to German second-division club VfB Stuttgart on loan for the season.[9][10] He made his professional debut for Stuttgart in the first round of the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal, coming on as a half-time substitute for Holger Badstuber in the away match against 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock.[11] Phillips made his first 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 club.[13] Twelve days later, after making his first team debut for Liverpool on 5 January 2020 in an FA Cup 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 debut 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 debut, putting in a man of the match performance in a 2–0 win over RB Leipzig, and helping Liverpool advance to the quarter finals 4–0 on aggregate.[18]

Phillips scored his first goal for the club on 19 May 2021, scoring a headed goal and Liverpool's second of the game during a 3–0 away win over Burnley in the Premier League and with it, another man of the match award.[19] The following season, 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 fractured cheekbone during the game.[21]

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 November 2021[23]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2019–20 Premier League 001000000010
2020–21 17100003[lower-alpha 1]000201
2021–22 0000102[lower-alpha 1]0—30
Total 17110105000241
VfB Stuttgart (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 19030———220
Liverpool U21 2021–22 ————1[lower-alpha 2]010
Career total 36140105010471
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

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

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. Liverpool FC: NATHANIEL PHILLIPS DEFENDER PLACE OF BIRTH BOLTON
  3. "Nathaniel Phillips Profile, News & Stats - Premier League". premierleague.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Nathaniel Phillips". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. "Phillips turns down U.S. college scholarship for shot with Liverpool". ESPN. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. "How Liverpool youngster came back from the brink to seal dream move to Reds". Liverpool Echo. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  7. "Bolton Wanderers Youngster Nat Phillips Joins Liverpool". The Lion Of Vienna Suite. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  8. "Liverpool's 'hidden' pre-season star". Daily Mirror. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  9. "Nathaniel Phillips signs new Liverpool contract and joins Stuttgart on loan". Liverpool FC. 7 August 2019.
  10. "VfB sign Liverpool defender Phillips". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  11. "Hansa Rostock – VfB Stuttgart 0:1 (DFB-Pokal 2019/2020, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  12. "VfB Stuttgart – FC St. Pauli 2:1". dfb.de. German Football Association. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  13. "Nat Phillips returns from Stuttgart loan". Liverpool FC. 27 December 2019.
  14. "Nathaniel Phillips returns to Stuttgart on loan". Liverpool FC. 13 January 2020.
  15. "Reds were 'sensationally good' - Klopp" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  16. "Liverpool go top after Jota winner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  17. "Who is Phillips, Liverpool's man thrown in the deep end?" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  18. "Liverpool cruise into quarters as Sadio Mané and Salah cut down Leipzig again". Guardian. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  19. "Liverpool into top four after Burnley win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  20. "Liverpool beat Milan for perfect group stage record". BBC. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  21. "Nat Phillips set for spell out with cheekbone fracture". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  22. "Decade XI: Remembering those we never saw". 17 December 2019.
  23. "N. Phillips". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  24. "Liverpool F.C. Player of the Month for March 2021".
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