Kieran Phillips (footballer, born 2000)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kieran James Philips

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| fullname = Kieran James Phillips{{Cite web |date=23 June 2020 |title=Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Huddersfield Town |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/202021/efl-professional-retain-list---2019-20.pdf |access-date=5 September 2020 |page=12 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|18|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.htafc.com/academy/huddersfield-town-b-team/forward/kieran-phillips/|title=Kieran Phillips- Forward - Huddersfield Town B Team - Huddersfield Town|website=www.htafc.com}}

| birth_place = Pontefract, England

| height = {{convert|1.87|m|order=flip}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Ross County

| clubnumber = 11

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Huddersfield Town

| youthyears2 = 2013–2020

| youthclubs2 = Everton

| youthyears3 = 2020

| youthclubs3 = Huddersfield Town

| years1 = 2020–2025

| clubs1 = Huddersfield Town

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2021–2022

| clubs2 = → Walsall (loan)

| caps2 = 26

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2022

| clubs3 = → Exeter City (loan)

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = → Morecambe (loan)

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2023–2024

| clubs5 = → Shrewsbury Town (loan)

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2024

| clubs6 = → Sacramento Republic (loan)

| caps6 = 28

| goals6 = 12

| years7 = 2025–

| clubs7 = Ross County

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 2

| club-update = 14:56, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

}}

Kieran James Phillips (born 18 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{Scottish football updater|RossCoun}} club Ross County.

Career

=Huddersfield Town=

Born in Pontefract, Phillips started his football career playing for his local club, Huddersfield Town, before moving to Everton's academy at under-13 level. In 2016, he suffered a double knee fracture, which ruled him out for two and a half years.{{Cite web|title=KIERAN PHILLIPS|url=https://www.toffeeweb.com/players/profiles/Phillips.php|access-date=1 February 2022|website=www.toffeeweb.com}}

Phillips returned to Huddersfield Town in January 2020, originally on a loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.{{Cite web|last=Threlfall-Sykes|first=David|date=31 January 2020|title=LOAN: ACADEMY SIGNS STRIKER KIERAN PHILLIPS|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/january/academy-signs-striker-kieran-phillips/|access-date=1 February 2022|website=htafc.com|publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.}} The deal was made permanent on 13 July 2020, with Phillips signing until the summer of 2021, with the option of a further year's extension.{{Cite web|last=Threlfall-Sykes|first=David|date=13 July 2020|title=TRANSFER: KIERAN PHILLIPS JOINS FROM EVERTON|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/july/transfer-kieran-phillips-joins-from-everton/|access-date=1 February 2022|website=htafc.com|publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|language=en-gb}} On 10 September, Phillips signed a new contract with the club, running end of the 2021–22 season – again with the option of an additional year.{{Cite web|last=Threlfall-Sykes|first=David|date=10 September 2020|title=KIERAN PHILLIPS SIGNS NEW TOWN CONTRACT|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/september/kieran-phillips-signs-new-town-contract/|access-date=1 February 2022|website=htafc.com|publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.}}

Phillips made his professional début for Huddersfield on 2 January 2021, when he came on as a substitute in their 2–1 Championship defeat to Reading, replacing Rarmani Edmonds-Green.{{Cite web |last=Partington |first=Mikey |date=2 January 2021 |title=REPORT: TOWN 1–2 READING |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2021/january/report-town-12-reading/ |access-date=4 January 2021 |website=htafc.com |publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C. |language=en-gb}} He made his first senior start for the club in a 3–2 FA Cup Third Round defeat at home to Plymouth Argyle.{{Cite web|last=Tomlinson|first=Adam|date=9 January 2021|title=TEAM NEWS: TOWN vs PLYMOUTH ARGYLE|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2021/january/team-news-town-vs-plymouth-argyle/|access-date=1 February 2022|website=htafc.com|publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|language=en-gb}}{{Cite web|last=Partington|first=Mikey|date=9 January 2021|title=REPORT: TOWN 2-3 PLYMOUTH|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2021/january/report-town-2-3-plymouth/|access-date=1 February 2022|website=htafc.com|publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|language=en-gb}}

On 12 July 2021, Phillips joined League Two side Walsall on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|date=12 July 2021|title=Kieran Phillips: Walsall sign Huddersfield Town striker on loan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57811861|access-date=13 July 2021|website=BBC Sport|publisher=}} He signed a new contract with Huddersfield, running until 2025, on 20 January 2022.{{Cite web|last=Threlfall-Sykes|first=David|date=20 January 2022|title=NEW CONTRACT FOR KIERAN PHILLIPS!|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/january/new-contract-for-kieran-phillips/|access-date=1 February 2022|website=htafc.com|publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|language=en-gb}} Phillips was recalled by Huddersfield on 28 January, after scoring five goals in thirty-three appearances across all competitions.{{cite web|date=28 January 2022|title=Kieran Phillips recalled by Huddersfield Town|url=https://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/2022/january/kieran-phillips-recalled-by-huddersfield-town/|access-date=1 February 2022|website=saddlers.co.uk|publisher=Walsall F.C.}}

Three days later, Phillips joined League Two club Exeter City on loan, until the end of the 2021–22 season. The move was due to him playing as a winger at Walsall, but Huddersfield seeing his long-term future as a striker – which Exeter were able to cater for. He gained automatic promotion with Exeter this season.{{Cite web|last=Threlfall-Sykes|first=David|date=31 January 2022|title=LOAN: KIERAN PHILLIPS JOINS EXETER CITY|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/january/loan-kieran-phillips-joins-exeter-city/|access-date=1 February 2022|website=htafc.com|publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|language=en-gb}}

At the start of the 2022–23 season, Phillips joined Morecambe on loan for the season,{{cite news |title=Kieran Phillips Joins Morecambe |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/august/loan-kieran-phillips-joins-morecambe/ |access-date=28 August 2022 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |date=26 August 2022}} but his loan was curtailed on 16 January 2023, owing to a long-term injury.{{cite web |date=16 January 2023 |title=Phillips Loan Ends |url=https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2023/january/phillips-returns-to-huddersfield/ |access-date=5 September 2023 |website=morecambefc.com |publisher=Morecambe F.C. |language=en-gb}}

On 24 August 2023, Phillips joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan.{{cite web |last=Westbury |first=Ollie |date=24 August 2023 |title=Shrewsbury Town sign Kieran Phillips on loan from Huddersfield |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2023/08/24/shrewsbury-town-sign-kieran-phillips-on-loan-from-huddersfield/ |access-date=5 September 2023 |website=Shropshire Star |language=en}} He was recalled from his loan spell on 31 January 2024 to continue rehabilitation on an injury which had ruled him out since October.{{cite web|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2024/january/loan-kieran-phillips-recalled-from-shrewsbury/|title=LOAN: KIERAN PHILLIPS RECALLED FROM SHREWSBURY|website=www.htafc.com|date=31 January 2024|accessdate=13 April 2024}}

On 12 April 2024, Phillips joined Huddersfield's sister USL Championship club Sacramento Republic on loan for the remainder of the 2024 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2024/april/loan-kieran-phillips-joins-sacramento-republic/|title=LOAN: KIERAN PHILLIPS JOINS SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC|website=www.htafc.com|date=12 April 2024|accessdate=13 April 2024}}

=Ross County=

On 6 January 2025, Phillips signed for Scottish Premiership club Ross County on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee. {{cite web|url=https://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news-items/kieran-phillips-signs-from-huddersfield-town|title=Kieran Phillips signs from Huddersfield Town|website=www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk|date=6 January 2025|accessdate=7 January 2025}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2" \| Club ! rowspan="2" \| Season ! colspan="3" \| League ! colspan="2" \| National Cup{{efn\|Includes appearances in FA Cup and U.S. Open Cup}} ! colspan="2" \| League Cup ! colspan="2" \| Other ! colspan="2" \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5" \|Huddersfield Town \|2020–21{{soccerbase season\|116947\|2020\|accessdate=28 January 2022}} \|Championship \|10	0	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	11	0
2021–22{{soccerbase season\|116947\|2021\|accessdate=28 January 2022}} \|Championship \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022–23{{soccerbase season\|116947\|2022\|accessdate=27 August 2022}} \|Championship \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023–24{{soccerbase season\|116947\|2023\|accessdate=5 September 2023}} \|Championship \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Walsall (loan) \|2021–22 \|League Two \|26	4	2	0	1	0	4{{efn\|name=EFT\|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}	1	33	5
Exeter City (loan) \|2021–22 \|League Two \|11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
Morecambe (loan) \|2022–23 \|League One \|20	7	1	0	1	0	3	0	25	7
Shrewsbury Town (loan) \|2023–24 \|League One \|8	0	0	0	0	0	2{{efn\|name=EFT}}	0	10	0
Sacramento Republic (loan) \|2024 {{soccerway\|keiran-phillips/496162\|accessdate=7 January 2025}} \|USL Championship \|28	12	3	3	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	31	15
colspan="3" \|Career total !103	25	7	3	2	0	9	1	121	29