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Philip Ifil

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Personal information
Full name	Philip Nathan Ifil
Date of birth	(1986-11-18) 18 November 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Willesden, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
000?–2004	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2008	Tottenham Hotspur	3	(0)
2005	→ Millwall (loan)	13	(0)
2006	→ Millwall (loan)	3	(0)
2007–2008	→ Southampton (loan)	12	(0)
2008–2010	Colchester United	53	(2)
2010–2011	Dagenham & Redbridge	14	(0)
2011–2012	Kettering Town	29	(0)
2021	Oxhey Jets	4	(0)
Total		131	(2)
National team
2001–2002	England U16	9	(0)
2002–2003	England U17	9	(0)
2004–2005	England U19	10	(0)
2003–2005	England U20	2	(0)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Philip Nathan Ifil (born 18 November 1986) is an English former professional footballer of Saint Lucia descent who played as a defender. His former clubs include Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Southampton, Colchester United and Dagenham & Redbridge.

Career

Born in Willesden, London, Ifil attended Gladstone Park Primary School and Willesden High as a schoolboy. His mother is Greek-Cypriot and his father is from the West Indies. He played for Springfield Football Club based in Kingsbury, London before signing for Tottenham Hotspur as a teenager.

A full-back, he made his debut for Tottenham Hotspur against Liverpool on the first day of the 2004–05 season, and went on to make three appearances in the Premier League. His first two games came in the 2004–05 season, including the aforementioned Liverpool game and playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 win against Newcastle United at St James' Park. He had to wait two and a half years until April 2007 for his third appearance in the 2006–07 season in the teams' 3–3 draw with Wigan Athletic.

He represented England U20 at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. On 28 September 2007 he joined English Championship side Southampton on a three-month loan deal. On 10 January 2008 he was transferred from Tottenham Hotspur to Colchester United for an undisclosed six figure fee, with various add-ons.

At the start of December 2009 Ifil had yet to score his first career goal, however this was to change when he scored two goals in as many games against Brighton on 11 December 2009 and Southend United on Boxing Day 2009.

On 10 September 2010, Ifil joined Dagenham & Redbridge for a one-year contract and made his debut away against Bournemouth in League One a day later. In May 2011 Dagenham announced the release of Ifil at the end of his contract. In July 2011, Ifil was signed by Kettering Town manager Morell Maison after impressing in pre-season.

Ifil joined Wrexham on trial in the hope of winning a contract with the Welsh club in January 2013.

As of December 2020 he was playing for Sun Sports Athletic in the Watford Sunday League. He began the 2021–22 season with Oxhey Jets of the Spartans South Midlands Premier Division.

Family

He is the brother of fellow professional footballer, Jerel Ifil.

Career statistics

See also

In Spanish: Philip Ifil para niños