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Saúl Phillips

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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

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

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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

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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

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  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 PhillipsFIFA competition record (archived)