| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giles Ene Malachi Phillips[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-22)June 22, 1997 (age 27)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Chicago, United States[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hornchurch | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Barrington USA | |||
| 2017–2019 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Carthage College | 38 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | →Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | →Aldershot Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | →Aldershot Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Aldershot Town | 51 | (4) |
| 2023 | Waterford | 35 | (3) |
| 2024 | Oxford City | 15 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Ebbsfleet United | 5 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | →Hornchurch (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Hornchurch | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, February 18, 2025 (UTC) | |||
Giles Ene Malachi Phillips (born June 22, 1997) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as acentral defender forNational League South clubHornchurch.
Born inChicago, Illinois,[2] Phillips joinedQueens Park Rangers from FC Barrington USA in June 2017,[3] signing a new contract in February 2019.[4] He had previously played college soccer forCarthage College between 2015 and 2016,[5] becoming their first ever player to sign an international professional contract.[6]
He moved on loan toWycombe Wanderers in July 2019.[7][8]
After being released by QPR at the end of the 2019–20 season,[9] Phillips joined Wycombe permanently on August 20, 2020, on a one-year deal.[10][11]
In November 2020, Phillips joinedNational League sideAldershot Town on loan until January 2021.[12][13] On February 23, 2021, Phillips renewed his loan withAldershot Town for an additional month.[14]
On May 12, 2021, it was announced that Phillips would leave Wycombe Wanderers, having not had his contract renewed.[15]
He returned toAldershot Town in June 2021 on a two-year contract.[16]
In January 2023 he signed for Irish clubWaterford.[17]
Phillips joinedOxford City in February 2024.[18]
In June 2024, following Oxford City's relegation, Phillips joined National League sideEbbsfleet United.[19] In October 2024, he joinedNational League South clubHornchurch on loan until January 2025.[20] He departed Ebbsfleet by mutual consent on January 6, 2025.[21] On January 8, he joined Hornchurch on a permanent basis.[22]
Phillips has an English father and a Nigerian mother.[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2019–20[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2019–20[23] | League One | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2020–21[24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2020–21[25] | National League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Aldershot Town | 2021–22[25] | National League | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2022–23[25] | National League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 69 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 4 | ||
| Waterford | 2023[25] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| Oxford City | 2023–24[25] | National League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Ebbsfleet United | 2024–25[25] | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Hornchurch (loan) | 2024–25[25] | National League South | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Hornchurch | 2024–25[25] | National League South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 153 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 165 | 7 | ||
Wycombe Wanderers
