Charlotte Phillips
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sharlot Jeff Mathieu Phillips[1] | ||
| Birth name | Charlotte Mary Odette Phillips[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Markham, Ontario, Canada[3] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | York Lions | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | York Lions | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Palestine U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Palestine | 11 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 29, 2024 | |||
Charlotte Mary Odette Phillips[a] (Arabic: شارلوت ماري أوديت فيليبس; born 24 June 2005) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for U Sports team York Lions. Born in Canada, she represents Palestine at the international level.
Early life
[edit]Phillips was born in Markham, Ontario, Canada to a Bahamian father and Palestinian mother. She is the granddaughter of George and Odette Dabit. George was a Palestinian forced to flee his home in Ramla during the Nakba in 1948, and Odette was a Palestinian Catholic who emigrated with him to Canada.[4]
College career
[edit]In January 2023, Phillips committed to the York University Women's Soccer team, the York Lions.[5][6]
International career
[edit]Phillips is a triple nationality holder with Bahamian, Palestinian and Canadian citizenship and was eligible to represent any of the three.[7] In March 2023, she was included in the Palestine under-20 team for the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification held in Al-Ram.[8] Two months later, Phillips received her first call-up to the Palestinian senior team for two friendly matches against Saudi Arabia.[9] In February 2024, she was selected for the final squad of the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship, where she helped Palestine reach the semi-finals, keeping two clean sheets against Iraq and Syria.[10]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In Palestine, her full name is Sharlot Jeff Mathieu Phillips.
References
[edit]- ^ "Charlotte Phillips". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Charlotte Phillips's Profile". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Roster Bio | Phillips, Charlotte". yorkulions.ca. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "'We want to see Palestinians play football – not die in war'". thenationalnews.com. Hannah McCarthy | The National. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Charlotte Phillips Commits to York University Women's Soccer". Global Goalkeeping Innovations. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Lions Stun Undefeated Mustangs in Extra Time to Advance to OUA Semi-Final". yorkulions.ca. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
A clutch save by goalkeeper Charlotte Phillips in the 114th minute
- ^ "'We are more than just a conflict': Palestinian women's soccer team on their whirlwind return to the pitc". edition.cnn.com. Andrew McNicol. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
Eighteen-year-old goalkeeper Charlotte Phillips was born in Canada to a Bahamian father and Palestinian mother.
- ^ "سيدات فلسطين يفزن على جزر ماريانا الشمالية ضمن تصفيات آسيا تحت 20 عاماً" [Palestine women's team wins against the Northern Mariana Islands in the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers.]. pfa.ps (in Arabic). Palestine Football Association. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
Meanwhile, the national team's goalkeeper, Charlotte Phillips, saved the visitors' attempt in the 26th minute.
- ^ "منتخب سيدات فلسطين يصل السعودية لخوض وديتين" [The Palestine women's national team arrives in Saudi Arabia for two friendlies.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ ""النشميات" يبلغ نهائي "غرب آسيا" على حساب المنتخب الفلسطيني" [The Nashmiyat reach the final of the West Asia Championship at the expense of the Palestinian national team.]. alghad.com (in Arabic). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
However, the goalkeeper Charlotte's brilliant performance between the posts prevented the players from scoring numerous goals.
External links
[edit]- Charlotte Phillips at Global Sports Archive
- Charlotte Phillips at PlaymakerStats
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Markham, Ontario
- Palestinian women's footballers
- Palestine women's international footballers
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Palestinian people of Bahamian descent
- Canadian people of Bahamian descent
- Canadian people of Palestinian descent
- 21st-century Palestinian sportswomen
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen