 Neumann withHolstein Kiel in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Phil Yannik Neumann[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Recklinghausen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | DJK SpVgg Herten | ||
| 2005–2016 | Schalke 04 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Schalke 04 II | 15 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | FC Ingolstadt II | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | FC Ingolstadt | 24 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Holstein Kiel | 72 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Hannover 96 | 94 | (5) |
| 2025– | Birmingham City | 6 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Germany U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2017 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:50, 15 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Phil Yannik Neumann (born 8 July 1997) is a German professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forEFL Championship clubBirmingham City. He previously played forFC Ingolstadt 04,Holstein Kiel andHannover 96.
Phil Neumann was born inHerten in theRuhr area inNorth Rhine-Westphalia and started his football career at DJK SpVgg Herten, he then moved to the youth academy ofFC Schalke 04 when he was 7.[2] For the 2016–17 season, he was promoted to the reserve team at fourth-tier Regionalliga West and made 15 appearances (one goal).
Afterwards, Neumann joinedFC Ingolstadt 04, which was relegated was from theBundesliga. In his first year inBavaria, he was not a regular player andIngolstadt finished 9th place. In his the second year, FC Ingolstadt 04 struggled and fought against relegation to3. Liga. The club won the relegation play-offs againstSV Wehen Wiesbaden and won 2–1 in the first-leg, but after a 2–3 defeat in the second-leg, the Bavarians were relegated to the third division. Phil Neumann played 20 matches and in both matches at relegation/promotion play-offs.
In June 2019,Holstein Kiel announced the signing of Phil Neumann.[3] He was played often in his first season in Northern Germany and was also often a part of the starting line-up. In the second year, Neumann achieved with the club fromKiel, the capital of the federal state ofSchleswig-Holstein, the semi-final ofGerman Cup and did sent-offBayern Munich in the second round after penalty shoot-out. In the semi-final, Holstein Kiel was knocked-out byBorussia Dortmund. Phil Neumann did played only against the Dortmund-based. In the championship, Holstein Kiel was holds an automatic promotion spot for Bundesliga, but lost the last matches againstKarlsruher SC andSV Darmstadt 98 and must going to the promotion/relegation play-offs againstCologne. Holstein Kiel was did won 1–0 in the first-leg, but lost 1–5 in the second-leg and missed the promotion to the top-flight of Germany. Holstein Kiel struggled in the next season against relegation to 3. Liga, but finished in 9th place.
On 5 May 2022, Neumann signed a 3 year pre-contract agreement withHannover 96, joining ahead of the 2022-23 season.Hannover's sporting director Marcus Mann said on his arrival, "With Phil Neumann, we're getting a tall and extremely fast central defender into the team. At 24, he's certainly not finished with his development yet. His age, character, and athletic profile make him a great fit for our planned future."[4]
On 17 January 2025, Neumann signed a pre-contract agreement to joinBirmingham City on 1 July after his contract with Hannover 96 expires.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schalke 04 II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| FC Ingolstadt II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Bayern | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| FC Ingolstadt | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| Holstein Kiel | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| Total | 72 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 79 | 1 | |||
| Hannover 96 | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| Total | 94 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 98 | 4 | |||
| Birmingham City | 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 214 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 229 | 8 | ||
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