Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ashley Phillips[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 June 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur) | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Curzon Ashton | ||
2017–2022 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | (0) |
2023– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
2024 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 18 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Wales U16 | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | England U17 | 7 | (0) |
2023– | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
2022– | England U19 | 14 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:24, 6 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:33, 24 November 2023 (UTC) |
Ashley Phillips (born 26 June 2005) is a British professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
In September 2021, it was reported that Phillips had agreed to a three-year professional contract with Blackburn to come into effect from his seventeenth birthday the following June.[2] However, by August 2022, Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson said the contract had not yet been signed.[3]
Phillips was named in the starting XI for his professional debut in the EFL Cup in a 4–0 victory at home at Ewood Park against Hartlepool United on 10 August 2022.[4][5]
Phillips made his league debut on 14 August 2022 in the game against West Bromwich Albion, playing 71 minutes in a 2–1 win.[6][7] Phillips signed his first professional contract on 20 September 2022 committing his future to Blackburn Rovers until June 2025.[8][9]
On 5 August 2023, Phillips signed for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.[10]
On 8 January 2024, Phillips joined Championship club Plymouth Argyle on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[11] Phillips made sixteen appearances for the club, helping them to avoid relegation, and was named their Young Player of the Season.[12]
On 9 April 2021, Phillips made his debut for Wales U16 coming off the bench in a 3–2 win against England U16.[13]
On 1 October 2021, Phillips was called up to the England U17 squad.[14]
On 16 September 2022, Phillips along with Rovers teammate Adam Wharton were called up to the England U19 squad,[15] making his debut in a 2–0 win against Montenegro U19.[16]
On 9 June 2023, Phillips made his England U18 debut during a 2–2 draw with Norway at the Lisbon International Tournament.[17]
Speaking in November 2021, then first team manager Tony Mowbray described Phillips as "phenomenal" and commented that as well as being 6 feet 4 inches tall Phillips had great ball-playing ability. Mowbray stated, "He's fast, mobile and can pass it really well. He can use both feet, he's composed...if you were to create a defender in the mould of how you would want one, this kid has got every attribute."[18]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blackburn Rovers | 2022–23 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plymouth Argyle | 2023–24 | Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Career total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |