Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aaron Owen Phillips | ||
Date of birth | 20 November 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Warwick, England | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Northampton Town | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Coventry City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Coventry City | 53 | (1) |
2013 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2016– | Northampton Town | 13 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:23, 12 March 2017 (UTC). |
Aaron Owen Phillips (born 20 November 1993) is an English football player. He is a defender who currently plays for League One team Northampton. His father is the former Welsh international footballer David Phillips who played for Coventry's FA Cup winning side in 1987.
On 31 January 2013 Phillips joined Conference National side Nuneaton Town on loan for a month, with a view of gaining more experience, He made his Nuneaton Town debut on 2 February 2013 in a 3-2 loss to . Phillips was joined at Nuneaton by fellow Sky Blue Lee Burge, both Phillips and Burge had their loan spells extended until the end of the season and were influential in saving Nuneaton from relegation.
Phillips made his Coventry City debut as a substitute on 3 August 2013 in a 3-2 Football League One loss to Crawley Town, coming on to replace Jordan Willis after 82 minutes. Phillips scored his first goal for the club on 19 October in a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Aaron made his first start for Coventry City in their 1-0 victory in League One against Walsall in October 2013.
On 1 January 2014, Phillips signed a new contract to keep him at Coventry City until the summer of 2016.
On 3 June 2016, Phillips signed for Northampton Town newly promoted to League One.