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{{short description|Jamaican footballer (born 1983)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Demar Phillips
| fullname       = Demar Constantine Phillips<ref name="Hugman2009-10 332">{{Cite book| editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10 | year = 2009 | publisher = Mainstream Publishing | isbn = 978-1-84596-474-0 | page = 332 }}</ref>
| image          =
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|09|23}}
| birth_place    = [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica
| height         = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}
| position       = [[Left wingback]]
| currentclub    =
| clubnumber     = 
| youthyears1    =           | youthclubs1 = York United
| years1         = 2003–2007 | clubs1 = [[Waterhouse F.C.|Waterhouse]]  | caps1 = 52  | goals1 = 15
| years2         = 2007–2009 | clubs2 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]  | caps2 = 2   | goals2 = 0
| years3         = 2009–2014 | clubs3 = [[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]]       | caps3 = 120 | goals3 = 12
| years4         = 2015–2018 | clubs4 = [[Real Salt Lake]]              | caps4 = 65  | goals4 = 0
| years5         = 2017      | clubs5 = → [[Real Monarchs]] (loan)      | caps5 = 3   | goals5 = 0
| years6         = 2019      | clubs6 =  [[Austin Bold FC|Austin Bold]] | caps6 = 15  | goals6 = 0
| totalcaps     = 257 | totalgoals = 27
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2016 | nationalteam1 = [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]| nationalcaps1 = 72 | nationalgoals1 = 12
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|JAM}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2015 United States–Canada]]|[[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads#Jamaica|Team]]}}
}}
'''Demar Constantine Phillips''' (born 23 September 1983) is a Jamaican former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[left wingback]].

==Early life==
Demar Phillips was born on 23 September 1983 in a small town in the district of [[Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica|St Thomas]] outside Kingston. He describes growing up in among deep poverty, saying he "knew what it was like to starve".<ref name=dp>{{cite news|last=Skuseth|first=Helge|title=Phillips: – Jeg elsker denne klubben, og vil bli|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/eliteserien/Phillips---Jeg-elsker-denne-klubben_-og-vil-bli-432972_1.snd#.U16PtnBipGI|access-date=28 April 2014|newspaper=100% Fotball}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Waterhouse===
After starting his youth career at York United in the St Thomas Parish leagues and Eastern Confederation Super League, Phillips made the move to [[Waterhouse F.C.|Waterhouse Football Club]], starting with their u21 team before becoming a senior team regular.

===Stoke City===
With reference from Jamaican teammate [[Ricardo Fuller]] to boss [[Tony Pulis]], Phillips signed a three-year contract for [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], on 31 August 2007 from [[Jamaica]]n club [[Waterhouse F.C.|Waterhouse]], for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stoke capture Jamaica midfielder|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/6973401.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 August 2007|access-date=30 April 2013}}</ref> After appearing on the substitutes bench against [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]], Phillips finally made his first team debut on 10 November 2007 in the game against [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], in which he came on as a 78th-minute substitute.

Phillips made only two appearances for Stoke, however, and in the summer of 2008 joined [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] on trial with a view to a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stoke winger on trial at Oldham|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/7514447.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 July 2008|access-date=30 April 2013}}</ref> Problems with obtaining a work permit saw this fall through and he returned to Stoke. He again struggled to force his way into the Premier side's first team squad and at the end of the transfer window in January 2009 he joined Norwegian side [[Aalesunds FK]] on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Phillips leaves Stoke for Norway|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/7867904.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 February 2009|access-date=30 April 2013}}</ref>

===Aalesunds FK===
Phillips made his Aalesund-debut on 15 March 2009, playing at left back against [[Tromsø IL]]. He played in the [[Norwegian Football Cup]] final as a substitute, which Aalesund won on penalties, one of which he scored. Phillips was named man of the match after scoring both goals in a 2–0 win against Hønefoss on 21 March 2010. On 20 August 2011, Phillips signed a new contract with [[Aalesunds FK]] until 2014.<ref name="Ny kontrakt for AaFK-profil">{{cite news|title=Ny kontrakt for AaFK-profil |url=http://fotball.bt.no/eliteserien/article207764.ece |publisher=Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian) |date=20 August 2011 |access-date=20 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018133836/http://fotball.bt.no/eliteserien/article207764.ece |archive-date=18 October 2012 }}</ref>

===Real Salt Lake===
Phillips signed with [[Real Salt Lake]] of [[Major League Soccer]] in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/01/23/real-salt-lake-bolster-defense-signing-jamaican-international-demar-phillips| title = Real Salt Lake bolster defense with signing of Jamaican international Demar Phillips {{!}} MLSSoccer.com}}</ref> He was released following the 2015 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2015/11/30/real-salt-lake-exercises-options-seven-players-re-signs-jamison-olave|title = Real Salt Lake Exercises Options on Seven Players; Re-Signs Jamison Olave &#124; Real Salt Lake}}</ref> In January 2016, RSL re-signed Phillips for the 2016 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2016/01/07/real-salt-lake-re-signs-kavita-and-phillips|title=Real Salt Lake Re-Signs Kavita and Phillips &#124; Real Salt Lake}}</ref> At the conclusion of the 2018 season, RSL declined the 2019 contract option on Phillips.

===Austin Bold FC===
Phillips was signed by [[USL Championship]] club [[Austin Bold FC]] early in their inaugural season, on 18 April 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Austin Bold FC Sign Jamaican International Demar Philips and Other Roster Changes |url=https://www.austinboldfc.com/news_article/show/1014032 |website=AustinBoldFC.com |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=19 April 2019 |archive-date=14 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214230624/https://www.austinboldfc.com/news_article/show/1014032 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==International career==
Phillips has appeared for the [[Jamaica national football team]] a total of 72 times scoring twelve goals. On 6 June 2011, Phillips scored the third goal in a 4–0 win. On 10 June 2011, Phillips scored a brace in a 2–0 win over Guatemala, being named man of the match.

==Personal life==
Phillips has one daughter named Jadyn, who currently lives in Jamaica with her mother, who is a university employee. Phillips and Jadyn's mother are separated.<ref name=dp/> Phillips is a devout Christian, himself stating that he devotes a considerable amount of time to prayer. He explained: ''"I pray to God a lot. In the morning and at night before I go to bed. When I step onto the pitch before a game, I stop before the sidelines, taking to the ground with my hands, before I do the sign of the cross and look up at the sky. Then I know that God will protect me during the game"''.<ref name=dp/>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web|title=Demar Phillips|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=47389|work=Soccerbase|access-date=28 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=D. PHILLIPS|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/demar-phillips/47462/|website=Soccerway|access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|[[2007–08 Stoke City F.C. season|2007–08]]
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Stoke City F.C. season|2008–09]]
|[[Premier League]]
|0||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!2!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—||4!!0
|-
|rowspan=7|[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]]
|[[2009 Tippeligaen|2009]]
|[[Tippeligaen]]
|21||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||0
|-
|[[2010 Tippeligaen|2010]]
|Tippeligaen
|17||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||20||3
|-
|[[2011 Tippeligaen|2011]]
|Tippeligaen
|22||7||3||1||colspan="2"|—||5||0||30||8
|-
|[[2012 Tippeligaen|2012]]
|Tippeligaen
|20||0||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||2
|-
|[[2013 Tippeligaen|2013]]
|Tippeligaen
|15||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||1
|-
|[[2014 Tippeligaen|2014]]
|Tippeligaen
|25||1||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||2
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!120!!12!!14!!4!!colspan="2"|—||7!!0!!141!!16
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Real Salt Lake]]
|[[2015 Real Salt Lake season|2015]]
|[[Major League Soccer]]
|18||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0||24||0
|-
|[[2016 Real Salt Lake season|2016]]
|Major League Soccer
|30||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||0
|-
|[[2017 Real Salt Lake season|2017]]
|Major League Soccer
|13||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0
|-
|[[2018 Real Salt Lake season|2018]]
|Major League Soccer
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!66!!0!!4!!0!!2!!0!!3!!0!!73!!0
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Real Monarchs]]
|[[2017 Real Monarchs season|2017]]
|[[USL Championship]]
|2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|[[2018 Real Monarchs season|2018]]
|USL Championship
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3!!0
|-
|[[Austin Bold FC|Austin Bold]]
|[[2019 Austin Bold FC season|2019]]
|USL Championship
|15||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!206!!12!!19!!4!!2!!0!!10!!0!!237!!16
|}

===International===
Source:<ref>{{NFT player |id=16476}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=11|[[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
|2006||6||2
|-
|2007||9||0
|-
|2008||17||3
|-
|2009||7||0
|-
|2010||3||0
|-
|2011||9||5
|-
|2012||8||2
|-
|2013||5||0
|-
|2014||3||0
|-
|2015||3||0
|-
|2016||2||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total!!72!!12
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!#
!Date
!Venue
!Opponent
!Score
!Result
!Competitions
|-
|1.
|27 September 2006
|[[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica]]
|{{fb|LCA}}
|{{center|'''3''' – 0}}
|{{center|4 – 0}}
|[[2007 Caribbean Cup|2007 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|-
|2.
|8 October 2006
|[[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica]]
|{{fb|CAN}}
|{{center|'''2''' – 1}}
|{{center|2 – 1}}
|[[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
|-
|3.
|4 June 2008
|[[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica]]
|{{fb|VIN}}
|{{center|'''1''' – 0}}
|{{center|5 – 1}}
|[[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
|-
|4.
|15 June 2008
|[[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica]]
|{{fb|BAH}}
|{{center|'''2''' – 0}}
|{{center|7 – 0}}
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|5.
|5 December 2008
|[[Jarrett Park]], [[Montego Bay]], Jamaica
|{{fb|GRN}}
|{{center|'''4''' – 0}}
|{{center|4 – 0}}
|[[2008 Caribbean Championship]]
|-
|6.
|6 June 2011
|[[The Home Depot Center]], [[Carson, California|Carson]], United States
|{{fb|GRN}}
|{{center|'''3''' – 0}}
|{{center|4 – 0}}
|[[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
|7.
|rowspan=2|10 June 2011
|rowspan=2|[[FIU Stadium]], Miami, United States
|rowspan=2|{{fb|GUA}}
|{{center|'''1''' – 0}}
|rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |2 – 0
|rowspan=2|[[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
|8.
|{{center|'''2''' – 0}}
|-
|9.
|2 September 2011
|[[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa]], Quito, Ecuador
|{{fb|ECU}}
|{{center|'''2''' – 5}}
|{{center|2 – 5}}
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
|10.
|8 June 2012
|[[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica]]
|{{fb|GUA}}
|{{center|'''1''' – 0}}
|{{center|2 – 1}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2014 World Cup qualification]]
|-
|11.
|17 October 2012
|[[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica]]
|{{fb|ATG}}
|{{center|'''1''' – 0}}
|{{center|4 – 1}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2014 World Cup qualification]]
|-
|}

== Honours==

; Jamaica
*'''[[Caribbean Cup]]:'''
**'''Winner:'''[[2008 Caribbean Championship|2008]]

; Waterhouse
*'''[[National Premier League|Jamaica National Premier League]]:'''
**'''Winner (1):''' 2006

; Aalesunds FK
*'''[[Norwegian Football Cup]]:'''
**'''Winner (2):''' 2009, 2011

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Soccerbase}}
*{{NFT player|pid=16476}}

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