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Nat Phillips
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Phillips training with VfB Stuttgart in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nathaniel Harry Phillips
Date of birth (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Bolton, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[1]
Position Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 3
Youth career
–2016 Bolton Wanderers
2016–2019 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2025 Liverpool 19 (1)
2019–2020 → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 9 (0)
2020 → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 10 (0)
2022 → AFC Bournemouth (loan) 17 (0)
2023–2024 → Celtic (loan) 6 (0)
2024 → Cardiff City (loan) 18 (1)
2024–2025 → Derby County (loan) 32 (1)
2025– West Bromwich Albion 20 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 December 2025 (UTC)

Nathaniel Harry Phillips (born 21 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.

Phillips started his professional career at Liverpool, had two loan spells at VfB Stuttgart, before making his debut for Liverpool in 2020. After his Liverpool debut, he had further loan spells at AFC Bournemouth, Celtic, Cardiff City and Derby County.

Early life

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Nathaniel Phillips[3] was born on 21 March 1997[4] in Bolton, Greater Manchester.[5]

Career

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Early career

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In 2016, Phillips left Bolton Wanderers' academy and trained at Huddersfield Town after he secured a scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[6] Two days before his planned flight to the United States, he joined Liverpool's academy instead.[7][8]

Liverpool

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In the summer of 2018, Phillips started to train with Liverpool's first team and became a member of Jürgen Klopp's squad while still playing for the reserve team.[9]

VfB Stuttgart loan and Liverpool recall

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In 2019, Phillips moved to German second-division club VfB Stuttgart on loan for the season.[10][11] He made his professional debut for Stuttgart in the first round of the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal, coming on as a half-time substitute for Holger Badstuber in the away match against 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock.[12] Phillips made his first appearance in the 2019–20 2. Bundesliga on 17 August 2019 against FC St. Pauli.[13] On 27 December 2019, Liverpool announced that Phillips would be recalled from his loan on 1 January 2020 due to a defender injury crisis at his parent club.[14] Twelve days later, after making his first team debut for Liverpool on 5 January 2020 in an FA Cup third round match against Everton, he was loaned back to VfB Stuttgart for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[15][16]

Return to Liverpool

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On 31 October 2020, Phillips made his league debut for Liverpool, starting in a 2–1 win over West Ham United.[17][18] On 10 March 2021, Phillips made his Champions League debut, putting in a man of the match performance in a 2–0 win over RB Leipzig, and helping Liverpool advance to the quarter finals 4–0 on aggregate.[19]

Phillips scored his first goal for the club on 19 May 2021, scoring a headed goal and Liverpool's second of the game during a 3–0 away win over Burnley in the Premier League and claimed another man of the match award, this was his only goal for the club.[20] The following season, Phillips played in Liverpool's 2–1 win against AC Milan at the San Siro to complete the Champions League group stage with six wins.[21] Days later it was revealed Phillips suffered a fractured cheekbone during the game.[22] With game time limited in the 2021–22 season, Phillips admitted to being ready to leave the club in the January transfer window.[23]

AFC Bournemouth (loan)

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On 31 January 2022, Phillips joined AFC Bournemouth on loan until the end of the season.[24] Regarding the move, Klopp commented that "he would have loved to have kept him [at Liverpool]" and that Phillips was "incredibly reliable [and a] great figure here at the training ground."[25] He made his debut for the club in the FA Cup on 6 February in a 1–0 loss to non-league side Boreham Wood.[26] Phillips made his league debut for the club, and his first appearance in the Championship, in a 3–1 victory against Birmingham City on 9 February.[27]

Celtic (loan)

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On 31 August 2023, Phillips joined Scottish Premiership side Celtic on loan until January 2024.[28] He made his league debut for the club in a 3–0 win against Dundee on 16 September.[29] On 4 October, Phillips made his Champions League debut for Celtic in a 2–1 loss against Lazio on 4 October.[30] After struggling to break into the first team at Celtic, he was recalled back to Liverpool in January.[31]

Cardiff City (loan)

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On 30 January 2024, Phillips joined EFL Championship club Cardiff City, on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[32] He made his league debut for the club on 3 February in a 1–0 win against Watford.

Derby County (loan)

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On 30 August 2024, Phillips joined EFL Championship club Derby County, on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[33] Derby head coach Paul Warne stated that his signing would give him "greater tactical flexibility" in team selection.[34] Phillips made his Derby debut against former loan club Cardiff City on 14 September 2024.[35] He made his first start for Derby at Sunderland on 1 October 2024.[36] Phillips scored his first goal for Derby in a 1–0 win at Hull City on 26 April 2025.[37] Under new head coach John Eustace, Phillips impressed with his performance in a central defensive trio alongside Matt Clarke and Sondre Langås as Derby managed to escape relegation to League One, Phillips played 33 times for Derby during his loan spell and Eustace stated a desire for the player to return for the 2025–26 season.[38]

West Bromwich Albion

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On 23 June 2025, Phillips signed for Championship side West Bromwich Albion on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[39][40]

Personal life

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Nathaniel is the son of former footballer Jimmy Phillips and played under his management in the Bolton Wanderers academy.[41]

Since early 2022, Phillips has been dating Molly Moorish-Gallagher, the daughter of Lisa Moorish and Liam Gallagher.[42] In May 2025, Phillips and Moorish-Gallagher announced that they were expecting their first child.[43] Their son Rudy was born in September 2025.[44]

Career statistics

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As of match played 12 December 2025[45]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2019–20 Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21 Premier League 17 1 0 0 0 0 3[c] 0 0 0 20 1
2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 2[c] 0 — 3 0
2022–23 Premier League 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2023–24 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2024–25 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 19 1 2 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 29 1
VfB Stuttgart (loan) 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 19 0 3 0 — — — 22 0
Liverpool U21 2021–22 — — — — 1[d] 0 1 0
AFC Bournemouth (loan) 2021–22 Championship 17 0 1 0 — — 0 0 18 0
Celtic (loan) 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 6 0 — — 2[c] 0 — 8 0
Cardiff City (loan) 2023–24 Championship 18 1 — — — — 18 1
Derby County (loan) 2024–25 32 1 1 0 — — — 33 1
West Bromwich Albion 2025–26 20 2 0 0 0 0 — — 20 2
Career total 131 5 7 0 3 0 7 0 1 0 149 5
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

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