Saúl Phillips

Saúl Phillips
Personal information
Full name Saúl Phillips Fernández
Date of birth (1984-10-03) October 3, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bayamón
Number 18
Youth career
Alajuelense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2007 Saprissa
2007–2009 Brujas
2009–2010 Santos de Guápiles
2011 Saprissa
2011–2012 Municipal
2013–2014 USAC
2014– Bayamón
International career
2001 Costa Rica U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Phillips and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Saúl Phillips Fernández (born October 3, 1984) is a Costa Rican football player who currently plays for Bayamón in the National Premier Soccer League.

Club career

Phillips came through the youth system at Alajuelense[2] and has played for Saprissa from 2001. With Saprissa he won two national championships as well as a UNCAF Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title. He also played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool

He moved to Brujas in summer 2007[3] and was captain of Santos de Guápiles[4] before returning to Saprissa in December 2010.[5]

In December 2012, Phillips left Guatemalan giants Municipal,[6] joining Universidad and in summer 2014 he moved to Puerto Rico to play for Bayamón.[7]

International career

He was on the U17 Costa Rica national team that played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Trinidad and Tobago.[8] He never made it to the senior national team.

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  2. ^ Phillips ahora es zaguero central El nuevo papel de Saúl - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Brujas reforzó su sueño de buscar el campeonato - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Cautela del Santos le hizo daño al Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El Saprissa presentó hoy cinco refuerzos para el Verano 2011 - Al Día (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Yosimar Arias y Saúl Phillips dejan el Municipal de Guatemala - Al Día (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Márquez se muestra optimista para el juego ante Bayamon - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Saúl Phillips – FIFA competition record (archived)


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