Chris Philipps (born 8 March 1994) is a Luxembourgian international

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who plays for Wiltz 71 as a defender.

Career

Club career

Born in

Wiltz Wiltz ( lb, Wolz or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near the en ...

, Philipps has played club football in France and Germany for Metz B,

Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...

and

SC Preußen Münster SC Preußen Münster (English: Prussia Münster) is a German sports club based in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia which is mostly recognised for its football section. The football team currently plays in Regionalliga West which is the fourth tie ...

. He moved to Polish club

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, a ...

on 2 February 2018. In the beginning of January 2020, he moved to Belgian

Belgian First Division B The Challenger Pro League (previously known as ''1B Pro League'') is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian First Division A. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 201 ...

club

Lommel SK Lommel SK is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Lommel, Limburg, that competes in the Challenger Pro League. History The roots of the club date back to the 1920s when the club Vlug & Vrij Overpelt-Usines (Fast & Free ...

. He later returned to Luxembourg with Wiltz 71.

International career

During 2011 and 2012, Philipps competed in qualifying matches for the

2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship The 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 61st edition of UEFA's European Under-19 Championship (the eleventh since the age competition change to an Under-19 level) and took place in Estonia from 3 to 15 July. Spain are the title hol ...

and

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. He made his senior international debut for

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

in 2012.

References

1994 births Living people Association football defenders Luxembourgian footballers Luxembourg international footballers FC Metz players SC Preußen Münster players Legia Warsaw players Lommel S.K. players FC Wiltz 71 players 3. Liga players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Ekstraklasa players Belgian First Division B players Luxembourgian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in Belgium Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in France Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium {{Luxembourg-footy-bio-stub