Charlotte Phillips

Charlotte Phillips
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Markham, Ontario, Canada
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.

College career

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

International career

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

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.