Charlotte Phillips

Charlotte Phillips
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-06-24) 24 June 2005
Place of birth Markham, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position 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 as of November 29, 2024

Charlotte Phillips (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

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 Jaffa during the Nakba in 1948, and Odette was a [[Palestinian Christian who emigrated with him to Canada.[2]

College career

In January 2023, Phillips committed to the York University Women's Soccer team, the York Lions.[3][4]

International career

Phillips is a triple nationality holder with Bahamian, Palestinian and Canadian citizenship and was eligible to represent any of the three.[5] 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.[6] Two months later, Phillips received her first call-up to the Palestinian senior team for two friendly matches against Saudi Arabia.[7] 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.[8]

Notes

References

  1. ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Roster Bio | Phillips, Charlotte". yorkulions.ca. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. ^ "'We want to see Palestinians play football – not die in war'". thenationalnews.com. Hannah McCarthy | The National. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Charlotte Phillips Commits to York University Women's Soccer". Global Goalkeeping Innovations. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2024 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ "'We are more than just a conflict': Palestinian women's soccer team on their whirlwind return to the pitch". CNN. 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ ""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.