Dillon Phillips

Dillon Phillips (born 11 June 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One side Rotherham United. He had brief loan spells at Whitehawk and Bishop's Stortford, before helping Cheltenham Town to win the National League whilst on a season-long loan during the 2015–16 campaign.

Dillon Phillips

Phillips warming up for Charlton Athletic in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Dillon Phillips[1]
Date of birth	(1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth	Hornchurch, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Rotherham United
Number	20
Youth career
0000–2013	Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2020	Charlton Athletic	81	(0)
2013	→ Whitehawk (loan)	4	(0)
2015	→ Bishop's Stortford (loan)	4	(0)
2015–2016	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	36	(0)
2020–2023	Cardiff City	33	(0)
2022–2023	→ KV Oostende (loan)	12	(0)
2023–	Rotherham United	35	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10; 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Phillips signed for the Charlton Athletic academy when he was eight years old.^[3] He signed his first professional forms in the summer of 2013 at the age of 17 and joined Conference South side Whitehawk on a one-month loan on 8 November 2013.^[4] He returned to the Conference South on a one-month loan with Bishop's Stortford on 3 January 2015.^[5] He joined National League club Cheltenham Town on a six-month loan in July 2015.^[6] He started every game for the "Robins", keeping ten clean sheets in 26 games, and had his loan extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.^[7] He picked up an injury in March 2016, and missed the end-of-season run-in as Cheltenham secured promotion as National League champions.^[8] He signed a new two-year contract with Charlton in May 2016.^[9]

On 16 October 2020, Phillips joined Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee.^[10]

On 27 July 2022, Phillips joined Belgian First Division A side Oostende on a season-long loan deal.^[11] At the end of the 2022–23 season, he was released by Cardiff.^[12]

On 4 July 2023, Phillips signed for Championship club Rotherham United on a two-year deal.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Charlton Athletic	2013–14[14]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15[15]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2015–16[16]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17[17]	League One	8	0	2	0	0	0	3[a]	0	13	0
	2017–18[18]	League One	0	0	0	0	2	0	5[b]	0	7	0
	2018–19[19]	League One	27	0	3	0	1	0	4[c]	0	35	0
	2019–20[20]	Championship	46	0	1	0	0	0	—		47	0
	Total		81	0	6	0	3	0	12	0	102	0
Whitehawk (loan)	2013–14[21]	Conference South	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
Bishop's Stortford (loan)	2014–15[21]	Conference South	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2015–16[21]	National League	36	0	3	0	—		0	0	39	0
Cardiff City	2020–21[22]	Championship	16	0	1	0	0	0	—		17	0
	2021–22[23]	Championship	17	0	2	0	0	0	—		19	0
	2022–23[24]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		33	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
KV Oostende (loan)	2022–23[24]	Belgian First Division A	12	0	2	0	—		0	0	14	0
Rotherham United	2023–24[25]	Championship	2	0	0	0	2	0	—		4	0
	2024–25[26]	League One	33	0	0	0	0	0	2[d]	0	35	0
	Total		35	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	39	0
Career total			205	0	14	0	5	0	14	0	238	0

1. Three appearances in the EFL Trophy
2. Five appearances in the EFL Trophy
3. One appearance in the EFL Trophy and three in the League One play-offs
4. One appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Cheltenham Town

• National League: 2015–16^[27]

Charlton Athletic

• EFL League One play-offs: 2019^[28]

Individual

• Charlton Athletic Player of the Year: 2019–20^[29]