Philip Ifil

Philip Ifil

Personal information
Full name	Philip Nathan Ifil
Date of birth	18 November 1986 (1986-11-18)
Place of birth	Willesden, London, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Kettering Town
Number	2
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	52	(2)
2010–2011	Dagenham & Redbridge	13	(0)
2011–	Kettering Town	13	(0)
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 and correct as of 21:10, 16 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:09, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Philip Nathan Ifil (born 18 November 1986 in Willesden, London) is an English footballer who plays for Kettering Town.

Career

As a schoolboy he attended Gladstone Park Primary School and Willesden High. He played for Springfield Football Club based in Kingsbury, London before signing for Tottenham Hotspur as a teenager.^{[citation needed]}

A full-back, he made his debut for Tottenham Hotspur against Liverpool on the first day of the 2004-05 season, and made three appearances in the Premier League, twice in the 2004-05 season. He had to wait a year and a half until April 2007 for his next appearance in the 2006-07 season in the teams 3-3 draw with Wigan Athletic.

He represented England U20 at 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 one-year contact 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.

Family

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

External links

• Philip Ifil player profile at cu-fc.com
• Philip Ifil player profile at tottenhamhotspur.com

England FA profile

• Philip Ifil career stats at Soccerbase