Charlotte Phillips

Palestinian footballer (born 2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Charlotte Phillips
Personal information
Full name Sharlot Jeff Mathieu Phillips[1]
Birth name Charlotte Mary Odette Phillips[2]
Date of birth (2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 19)
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
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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 Ramla during the Nakba in 1948, and Odette was a Palestinian Catholic who emigrated with him to Canada.[4]

College career

In January 2023, Phillips committed to the York University Women's Soccer team, the York Lions.[5][6]

International career

Phillips is a triple nationality holder with Bahamian, Palestinian and Canadian citizenship and was eligible to represent any of the three.[7] In 2023, She chose to represent the latter. 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

  1. In Palestine, her full name is Sharlot Jeff Mathieu Phillips.

References

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