Killian Phillips

Killian Phillips was a fixed part of St Mirren’s Premiership side, starting 37 league matches and scoring four goals from centre midfield. The start total is the key number – he was used as a core selection rather than a rotation option – while nine yellow cards point to a combative role with a clear disciplinary cost. His four League Cup goals added another layer to a season in which he carried more attacking output than a typical central midfielder.

Phillips’s career path has been shaped by movement out of Crystal Palace rather than a breakthrough there. Loans to Shrewsbury Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Aberdeen and St Mirren were followed by a permanent move to St Mirren, where his 2025-26 minutes suggest he found the stable senior role that had been missing earlier. At 24, the trajectory reads less like a decline and more like a reset into regular first-team football.

The transfer record shows a player who moved away from a Premier League parent club in search of minutes. Every listed move before 2025 was a loan from Crystal Palace, ending with a free transfer to St Mirren. That permanent switch represented a step down in club level on paper, but it also brought a clear step up in responsibility.