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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameKalvin Mark Phillips
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age30
Date of birth2 Dec 1995
BirthplaceLeeds
Height178 cm
Shirt number#27
ClubSheffield Utd
Defensive midfielder
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
49
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sheffield Utd.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

K. Phillips is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Sheffield Utd, rated 25.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (3.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.59 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Phillips.

On the season, Phillips graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 5.59 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 2). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 30 Phillips is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/265 clubs
25.8
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
1.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
3.9%
Minutes
limited game time
5.59
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Sheffield Utd finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

3
Apps
5.59
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

5.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 3 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 5.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 3.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 25.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.