Philip Nathan Ifil (born 18 November 1986) is an English former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a defender. His former clubs include

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...

Millwall Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Poplar, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east of ...

Southampton Southampton is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately southwest of London, west of Portsmouth, and southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 253, ...

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

and

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (), often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England that play in the , the sixth level of the En ...

Career

Born in

Willesden Willesden () is an area of north-west London, situated 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Charing Cross. It is historically a parish in the county of Middlesex that was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Willesden in 1933; it has formed ...

, London, Ifil attended Gladstone Park Primary School and Willesden High as a schoolboy. He played for Springfield Football Club based in Kingsbury, London before signing for Tottenham Hotspur as a teenager. A full-back, he made his debut for

against Liverpool on the first day of the 2004–05 season, and went on to make three appearances in the

Premier League The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...

. His first two games came in the 2004–05 season, including the aforementioned Liverpool game and playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 win against

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since th ...

at St James' Park. He had to wait two and a half years until April 2007 for his third appearance in the 2006–07 season in the teams' 3–3 draw with

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, they have p ...

. He represented

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U20 at the

2003 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 14th FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. Brazil claimed their fourth title, becoming the first country to simultaneously ho ...

. On 28 September 2007 he joined

English Championship The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet Championship, is a professional association football league in England and Wales. Contested by 24 clubs, it is the highest divis ...

side

on a three-month loan deal. On 10 January 2008 he was transferred from Tottenham Hotspur to

for an undisclosed six figure fee, with various add-ons. At the start of December 2009 Ifil had yet to score his first career goal, however this was to change when he scored two goals in as many games against Brighton on 11 December 2009 and Southend United on Boxing Day 2009. On 10 September 2010, Ifil joined

for a one-year contract and made his debut away against Bournemouth in League One a day later. In May 2011 Dagenham announced the release of Ifil at the end of his contract. In July 2011, Ifil was signed by

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Latimer Park. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in 1976, and have ...

manager Morell Maison after impressing in pre-season. Ifil joined

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...

on trial in the hope of winning a contract with the Welsh club in January 2013. As of December 2020 he was playing for Sun Sports Athletic in the Watford Sunday League. He began the 2021–22 season with Oxhey Jets of the Spartans South Midlands Premier Division.

Family

He is the brother of fellow professional footballer,

Jerel Ifil Jerel Christopher Ifil (born 27 June 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a defender who plays for Swindon Supermarine. He is the elder brother of fellow footballer Philip Ifil. Career Born in Wembley, Greater London, Ifil started h ...

. He is of Saint Lucian and Greek-Cypriot descent.

Career statistics

References

External links

Philip Ifil player profile
at cu-fc.com

at tottenhamhotspur.com
England FA profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ifil, Philip 1986 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Brent People from Willesden English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers English people of Saint Lucian descent English people of Greek Cypriot descent Men's association football defenders Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Oxhey Jets F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen