Derek Phillips
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Derek Phillips is a Trinidad and Tobago
footballer who plays as a left-sided defender.
Phillips has represented Trinidad and Tobago
on six occasions, making his senior international debut away to South Korea in on 14 July 2004. His clubs have included Chesapeake Dragons
of the United Soccer Leagues
Premier Development League (PDL), Derry City FC and Shamrock Rovers (both of the League of Ireland
). He signed for Rovers in February 2005 and made 11 appearances. He has also appeared for the Kansas City Wizards
of the MLS
. In 2003, he played one game for the Virginia Beach Mariners
.
He is the son of former international goalkeeper, Lincoln Phillips.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
footballer who plays as a left-sided defender.
Phillips has represented Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago national football team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...
on six occasions, making his senior international debut away to South Korea in on 14 July 2004. His clubs have included Chesapeake Dragons
Chesapeake Dragons
Chesapeake Dragons were an American soccer team, founded in 2001. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2004, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.The Dragons played their home...
of the United Soccer Leagues
United Soccer Leagues
The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...
Premier Development League (PDL), Derry City FC and Shamrock Rovers (both of the League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
). He signed for Rovers in February 2005 and made 11 appearances. He has also appeared for the Kansas City Wizards
Kansas City Wizards
Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
of the MLS
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
. In 2003, he played one game for the Virginia Beach Mariners
Virginia Beach Mariners
The Virginia Beach Mariners were an American soccer club, who formerly played in the USL First Division of the United Soccer Leagues, the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy behind Major League Soccer...
.
He is the son of former international goalkeeper, Lincoln Phillips.