Charlotte Phillips
Palestinian footballer (born 2005)
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Charlotte Phillips (Arabic: شارلوت ماري أوديت فيليبس; born 24 June 2005) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for U Sports team York Lions. Born in Canada, she represents Palestine at the international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Markham, Ontario, Canada[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | York Lions | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | York Lions | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Palestine U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Palestine | 11 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 29, 2024 | |||
Early life
Phillips was born in Markham, Ontario, Canada to a Bahamian father and Palestinian mother. She is the granddaughter of George and Odette Dabit. George was a Palestinian forced to flee his home in Jaffa during the Nakba in 1948, and Odette was a [[Palestinian Christian who emigrated with him to Canada.[2]
College career
In January 2023, Phillips committed to the York University Women's Soccer team, the York Lions.[3][4]
International career
Phillips is a triple nationality holder with Bahamian, Palestinian and Canadian citizenship and was eligible to represent any of the three.[5] In March 2023, she was included in the Palestine under-20 team for the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification held in Al-Ram.[6] Two months later, Phillips received her first call-up to the Palestinian senior team for two friendly matches against Saudi Arabia.[7] In February 2024, she was selected for the final squad of the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship, where she helped Palestine reach the semi-finals, keeping two clean sheets against Iraq and Syria.[8]