Saúl Phillips
Costa Rican footballer (born 1984)
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Saúl Phillips Fernández (born October 3, 1984) is a Costa Rican football player who currently plays for Bayamón in the National Premier Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saúl Phillips Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | October 3, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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, 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.
