Philip Billing

Philip Billing
Personal information
Full name Philip Anyanwu Billing[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996
Place of birth Denmark
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Huddersfield Town
Number 8
Youth career
Jerne IF
0000–2013 Esbjerg
2013–2014 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Huddersfield Town 14 (2)
National team
2014 Denmark U19 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:42, 19 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:47, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Philip Anyanwu Billing (born 11 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town as a midfielder.

Playing career

After signing from Esbjerg in his native Denmark, Billing joined Huddersfield Town in 2013. After performing brilliantly for both the under-18's and under-21's, he made his first team début for the club as a substitute in their 2-0 loss against Leicester City at the John Smith's Stadium on 26 April 2014. His first start for the Terriers came 18 months later in their 2–2 draw against Reading at the Madejski Stadium on 3 November 2015. His first goal for the club came from a 30-yard strike against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground in a 2–0 win for the Terriers on 13 February 2016.

International career

On 4 September 2014, he made his début for the Denmark national under-19 football team as a substitute in their 2-1 win over Norway national under-19 football team in Lyngdal.

References

  1. "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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