Phillip Buffington (born December 27, 1986) is an American soccer player who has played for

Mississippi Brilla Mississippi Brilla is an amateur American soccer club based in Clinton, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League Two. The team's colors are sky blue, navy and white. Brilla is associated with Brilla Soccer Minis ...

, Dandaloo Lions FC, and Harrisburg City Islanders professionally. He currently coaching at Jackson Academy in Mississippi. He is the older brother of infamous Liverpool fan, Will Buffington.

Career

College

Buffington attended

Jackson Preparatory School Jackson Preparatory School (Jackson Prep) is an independent, coeducational, day school enrolling 700 students in grades five through twelve. The school is located in Flowood, Mississippi Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United S ...

and played one year of

college soccer College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and the Philippines. The United K ...

Marshall University Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. The university is currently composed of nine colleges: ...

before transferring to

Mississippi College Mississippi College (MC) is a private Baptist university in Clinton, Mississippi. Founded in 1826, MC is the second-oldest Baptist-affiliated college or university in the United States and the oldest college or university in Mississippi. Histor ...

as a sophomore. At MC he was a three-time All-Conference First Team and All-American Second team pick, and set a school record and tied the conference's all-time mark by scoring 54 goals over three seasons. During his college years Buffington also played for

in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syst ...

, and was Brilla's top scorer in the 2008 season.

Professional

Buffington turned professional when he signed with the

Harrisburg City Islanders Penn FC (formerly the Harrisburg City Islanders) was an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the United States soccer ...

of the

USL Second Division The USL Second Division (commonly referred to as USL-2) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, operated by United Soccer Leagues (USL). It was at the third tier of soccer in the United States, behind Major League Soccer (t ...

in 2009. He made his professional debut on May 22, 2009 in a 3–0 win over the

Charlotte Eagles The Charlotte Eagles are an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at ...

, and played 21 games for the Islanders after suffering a broken collar bone in preseason camp. Buffington was medically released in May 2010. Buffington returned to

for the 2010 PDL season.,Official Roster. Mississippi Brilla – PDL 2010
. United Soccer Leagues (USL). scoring six goals in 11 games in his first season back with the team. During the 2010–11 American winter to summer Buffington spent time in Australia with Dandaloo FC in the Illawarra Premier League, scoring 11 goals and adding 6 assist in his time with the club.

Golf

Phillip is a member of Reunion Golf and Country Club in Madison, MS. He once hit a drive on #1 that he was only 5 yds from the green. Unfortunately he skulled his chip 45 ft past the pin and managed to 3 putt for a solid bogey.

References

External links

Harrisburg City Islanders bioMississippi College bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buffington, Phillip 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Jackson, Mississippi American soccer players Mississippi Brilla players Penn FC players USL League Two players USL Second Division players Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer players Soccer players from Mississippi Men's association football forwards