Kalvin Phillips

Kalvin Phillips
Personal information
Full nameKalvin Phillips
Date of birth2 December 1995
Place of birthLeeds, West Yorkshire; England
Playing positionCentral Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Leeds United
Number40
Youth career
2003–2010Wortley Juniors
2010–2014Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–Leeds United2(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:30, 7 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Kalvin Phillips (born 2 December 1995) is a footballer who plays for Leeds United as a central midfielder.

Club career

After progressing through Leeds United's youth ranks, Leeds-born Phillips signed his first professional deal with the club in the summer of 2014, retaining him for the 2014-15 season.[1] Phillips joined the first team for the trip to Sunderland in the FA Cup third round on the 4th January 2015; he was unused substitute in a 1-0 defeat.

Phillips made further appearances on the bench in league games over the following months before making his professional debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. in 3-4 defeat on 6 April 2015.[2] Along with Sam Byram, Charlie Taylor, Alex Mowatt and Lewis Cook; Phillips was the latest graduate of a promising group of Academy players to regularly feature under former youth boss Neil Redfearn in the 2014-15 campaign.

On 11 April 2015, Phillips retained his position in the Leeds starting 11, making his home debut against Cardiff City at Elland Road, he marked the game with his first senior goal in only his second appearance the match finished in a 2-1 defeat to Cardiff.

Career statistics

As of 06 April 2015.[3]
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow card A red card
2014–15 Leeds United Championship 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Total 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0

References

  1. Underwood, Matthew (9 July 2014). "Leeds hand seven youngsters professional contracts". Football League World.
  2. "Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United". BBC Sport. 6 April 2015.
  3. "Statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

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