Reshon Phillip

Reshon Shemar Phillip (born January 27, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward.

Reshon Phillip

Personal information
Full name	Reshon Shemar Phillip[1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-27) January 27, 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	ProStars FC
Youth career
	Toronto Eagles SC
	Brampton East SC
2013–2014	North Mississauga SC
2014–2016	Toronto FC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Indian Hills Warriors	20	(12)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Toronto FC III	14+	(6+)
2015–2016	Toronto FC II	7	(2)
2018	Master's FA	4	(1)
2019	Oakville Blue Devils	7	(2)
2021	Blue Devils FC	1	(0)
2021	Master's FA	9	(11)
2022	Simcoe County Rovers	12	(2)
2023	ProStars FC	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 1, 2023

Early life

Born to Grenadian parents, Phillip started his career with Toronto Eagles SC at the age of 4.^[1] He later joined North Mississauga SC, with whom he won a U15 Ontario Cup.^[2]

Playing career

Having joined Toronto FC Academy, he was called up to Toronto FC II, the feeder club of the MLS side, in 2015. Phillip made his professional debut in a 2–2 draw against Charlotte Independence on August 30, 2015.^[3] He scored his first senior goal a week later, netting two goals in a 3–2 win over FC Montreal on September 5, 2015 in his first professional start,^[4] which earned USL Team of the Week honours.^[5] Phillip was called up to the Toronto FC II once again for the 2016 USL season.

In the fall of 2017, Phillip made a move to play with Indian Hills Community College, a National Junior College Athletic Association school, helping them to qualify for their first national tournament appearance in program history.^[6][7] He was named to the ICCAC All-Conference team after leading the conference in assists with 16 (6ht highest in the nation) to go along with 12 goals.^[8] He was named a 2017 United Soccer Coaches Junior College Division I Second Team All-American.^[7]

In 2018, he played for Master's FA in League1 Ontario.^[9] In 2019, he switched to play for the Oakville Blue Devils.^[10] In 2021, he began the season with the Blue Devils for one match, before returning to Master's where he scored 11 regular season goals to be named East Division MVP and an East 1st team All-Star,^[11] also scoring a brace in a penalty kick shootout loss in the playoff semi-finals to eventual champions, Guelph United.^[12]

In 2022, he signed with the expansion side Simcoe County Rovers of League1 Ontario.^[13]

In 2023, he joined ProStars FC.^[14]

International career

In 2010, he was part of a U12 Canada East squad that faced Canada West to try to represent the nation at the Danone Nations Cup in South Africa.^[15] In 2014, Phillip was first involved in an official Canadian youth camp as a 16-year-old.^[1]

Career statistics

As of July 13, 2022^[16]

Club	Season	League	League		Playoffs		Domestic Cup		League Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Toronto FC II	2015	USL	4	2	—		—		—		4	2
	2016	USL	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2
Toronto FC III	2016[17]	PDL	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
	2016[18]	League1 Ontario	9	5	—		—		?	?	9	5
	Total		14	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	6
Master's FA	2018[19]	League1 Ontario	4	1	—		—		?	?	4	1
Blue Devils FC	2019[20]	League1 Ontario	7	2	3	0	—		—		10	2
	2021[21]	League1 Ontario	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Master's FA	2021[22]	League1 Ontario	9	11	1	2	—		—		10	13
Simcoe County Rovers	2022[23]	League1 Ontario	12	2	0	0	—		—		12	2
Career Total			54	24	4	2	0	0	0	0	58	26

External links

• Reshon Phillip at Soccerway