Dillon Phillips

Dillon Phillips (born 11 June 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rotherham United. He had brief loan spells at Whitehawk and Bishop's Stortford, before helping Cheltenham Town to win the National League whilst on a season-long loan during the 2015–16 campaign.

Dillon Phillips
Phillips warming up for Charlton Athletic in 2014
Personal information
Full name Dillon Phillips[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995[2]
Place of birth Hornchurch, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Rotherham United
Number 26
Youth career
0000–2013 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Charlton Athletic 81 (0)
2013 → Whitehawk (loan) 4 (0)
2015 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2016 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 36 (0)
2020–2023 Cardiff City 33 (0)
2022–2023 → KV Oostende (loan) 12 (0)
2023– Rotherham United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Phillips signed for the Charlton Athletic academy when he was eight years old.[3] He signed his first professional forms in the summer of 2013 at the age of 17 and joined Conference South side Whitehawk on a one-month loan on 8 November 2013.[4] He returned to the Conference South on a one-month loan with Bishop's Stortford on 3 January 2015.[5] He joined National League club Cheltenham Town on a six-month loan in July 2015.[6] He started every game for the "Robins", keeping ten clean sheets in 26 games, and had his loan extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.[7] He picked up an injury in March 2016, and missed the end-of-season run-in as Cheltenham secured promotion as National League champions.[8] He signed a new two-year contract with Charlton in May 2016.[9]

On 16 October 2020, Phillips joined Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee.[10]

On 27 July 2022, Phillips joined Belgian First Division A side Oostende on a season-long loan deal.[11] At the end of the 2022–23 season, he was released by Cardiff.[12]

On 4 July 2023, Phillips signed for Championship club Rotherham United on a two-year deal.[13]

Career statistics
As of 29 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2013–14[14] Championship 000000—00
2014–15[15] Championship 000000—00
2015–16[16] Championship 000000—00
2016–17[17] League One 8020003[lower-alpha 1]0130
2017–18[18] League One 0000205[lower-alpha 2]070
2018–19[19] League One 27030104[lower-alpha 3]0350
2019–20[20] Championship 4601000—470
Charlton Athletic total 81060301201020
Whitehawk (loan) 2013–14[21] Conference South 4000—0040
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2014–15[21] Conference South 4000—0040
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2015–16[21] National League 36030—00390
Cardiff City 2020–21[22] Championship 1601000—170
2021–22[23] Championship 1702000—190
2022–23[24] Championship 000000—00
Cardiff City total 330300000360
KV Oostende (loan) 2022–23[24] Belgian First Division A 12020—00140
Rotherham United 2023–24[25] Championship 000020—20
Career total 1700140501202010
  1. Three appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Five appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. One appearance in the EFL Trophy and three in the League One play-offs

Honours

Cheltenham Town

Charlton Athletic

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Charlton Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "Dillon Phillips". 11v11. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. Sherress, Sharron (2019). "Dillon Philips Q&A". Valley Gold Newsletter 2019. United Kingdom: Valley Gold. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. Liddle, Iain (8 November 2013). "Phillips joins Whitehawk on loan". www.cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  5. "Charlton goalkeeper signs for Bishop's Stortford as Wright departs". Herts & Essex Observer. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  6. Palmer, Jon (6 July 2015). "Cheltenham Town have signed goalkeeper Dillon Phillips on a youth loan from Charlton Athletic". www.ctfc.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  7. "Dillon Phillips extends Cheltenham loan from Charlton". BBC Sport. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. Palmer, Jon (4 October 2016). "Could goalkeeper make January return to Cheltenham Town?". Gloucestershire Live. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  9. Jones, George (21 May 2016). "NEWS | 20-year-old Dillon Phillips goalkeeper signs new, two-year deal in SE7". cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  10. "Dillon Phillips makes permanent transfer to Cardiff City". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  11. "Dillon Phillips: Cardiff City goalkeeper joins Oostende on loan". BBC. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  12. "2022/23 Retained List". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  13. "SIGNING | Phillips arrives to bolster goalkeeping department". www.themillers.co.uk. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  14. "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  15. "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  16. "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  17. "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  18. "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  19. "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  20. "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  21. Dillon Phillips at Soccerway
  22. "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  23. "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  24. "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  25. "Games played by Dillon Phillips in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  26. Anderson, John, ed. (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 622–623. ISBN 978-1-4722-3395-0.
  27. Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  28. "Dillon Phillips named 2019/20 Player of the Year". Charlton Athleitc Official Website. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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