Saúl Phillips Fernández (born October 3, 1984) is a

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player who currently plays for Bayamón in the

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Club career

Phillips came through the youth system at

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and has played for

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from 2001. With Saprissa he won two national championships as well as a UNCAF Cup title and a

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title. He also played the 2005

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, where

finished third behind

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and

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He moved to Brujas in summer 2007 and was captain of

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before returning to Saprissa in December 2010. In December 2012, Phillips left Guatemalan giants

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, joining Universidad and in summer 2014 he moved to Puerto Rico to play for Bayamón.Márquez se muestra optimista para el juego ante Bayamon
- Prensa Libre

International career

He was on the U17 Costa Rica national team that played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in

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. He never made it to the senior national team.

References

1984 births Living people Association football midfielders Costa Rican footballers Deportivo Saprissa players Brujas FC players Santos de Guápiles footballers C.S.D. Municipal players Universidad de San Carlos players Bayamón FC players Costa Rican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Guatemala Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub