Matt Phillips

Matt Phillips
Phillips playing for West Bromwich Albion in 2017
Personal information
Full name Matthew Phillips[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Aylesbury, England[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger, forward, left wing-back
Team information
Current team
Oxford United
Number 10
Youth career
1999–2008 Wycombe Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Wycombe Wanderers 78 (8)
2010–2013 Blackpool 94 (12)
2011Sheffield United (loan) 6 (5)
2013–2016 Queens Park Rangers 90 (14)
2016–2024 West Bromwich Albion 238 (28)
2024– Oxford United 2 (0)
International career
2010 England U19 5 (2)
2011 England U20 5 (0)
2012–2019 Scotland 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2019

Matthew Phillips (born 13 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger, forward or left wing-back for EFL Championship club Oxford United.

Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, to a Jamaican-born father of Barbadian descent and a Scottish mother, Phillips began his career at Wycombe Wanderers before a move to Blackpool, spending a spell on loan at Sheffield United. In 2013 he moved to Queens Park Rangers and in 2016 he signed for West Bromwich Albion, where he played for eight seasons before signing for Oxford in 2024.

He represented England at under-19 and under-20 level but has subsequently represented Scotland at senior level.

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Aylesbury football star Phillips snubs Three Lions for Tartan Army". The Bucks Herald. 25 February 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Matt Phillips". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2022.