Kalvin Phillips is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team. A Leeds United academy graduate, Phillips made his first-team debut in 2015.
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Phillips played for local club Wortley from 2003 to 2010 before joining Leeds United’s academy aged 14. He progressed through the club’s youth ranks and signed his first professional deal with the club in the summer of 2014, retaining him for the 2014–15 season.
In June 2016, only days after the appointment of new head coach Garry Monk, Phillips was offered a new three-year contract at Leeds. On 23 June, Phillips signed a new 3-year contract extension to stay at the club until the summer of 2019.
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In the 2019–20 season, Phillips was a member of the Leeds team coached by Marcelo Bielsa that won the Championship.
Following the season, Phillips made his international debut for the England national team and was part of the England team that finished runner-up at UEFA Euro 2020.
Phillips signed for Premier League champions Manchester City on 4 July 2022 on a six-year contract, for a reported initial fee of £42 million, potentially rising to £45 million in add-ons. On 7 August, Phillips made his league debut after coming on as a substitute for Rodri in a 2–0 away win over West Ham United.
Where is Kalvin Phillips ethnicity?
Kalvin Phillips is of Irish-Jamaican descent.
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