Donavan Phillip

Donavan Phillip (born 1 April 2005) is a Saint Lucian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.

Club career Phillip started his career in Saint Lucia as a defender and goalkeeper at age four before becoming a forward. He became interested in football in a country that prefers cricket by watching his father's professional games in Jamaica. As a youth, he played for B1 FC with the junior team and the first team in the SLFA First Division.

At age fourteen, he moved to Saltsburg, Pennsylvania in the United States to attend The Kiski School after he was offered a spot on the team. He would go on to win two national titles with the school. While playing for the school team, he also played for the Borussia Dortmund International Academy Pittsburgh and competed in the US Youth Soccer National Championships. Following graduation from the Kiski School, it was announced in April 2023 that Phillip would continue his education at Oakland University and play for its Golden Grizzlies of the NCAA Division I. At the club level, Phillip joined Kalamazoo FC of the USL League Two for the 2024 season. He scored the team's only goal in a 1–0 victory over Lansing City to open the season.

For the 2024 season, Phillip transferred to North Carolina State University to play for the Wolfpack. In December of that year, he was drafted by the Colorado Rapids in the third round (62nd overall) of the 2025 MLS SuperDraft. In doing so, he became the first Saint Lucian ever taken in the draft. He went on to tally twelve goals and nine assists on the season en route to becoming the league's joint top scorer and being named a member of the league's Team of the Year and the Central Conference Player of the Year. Phillip's twelve goals set a new team single-season record as the Bucks captured its third-straight Great Lakes Division title. He scored an additional six goals in five postseason matches on route to Flint City winning the Central Conference title.

During his Junior season at North Carolina State in 2025, Phillip scored a nation-best nineteen goals and was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year.

In January 2026, Phillip signed a two-year contract with the Colorado Rapids which included a club option for an additional three years.

International career Phillip competed for Saint Lucia in the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship. He received his first call up to the senior national team in March 2026 for 2026 FIFA Series matches against Azerbaijan and Oman or Sierra Leone.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 27 March 2026 Sumgayit City Stadium, Sumgait, Azerbaijan 1–3 1–6 2026 FIFA SeriesLast updated 27 March 2026

International career statistics

Honours Flint City Bucks

Great Lakes Division: 2025

Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Horizon League men's soccer tournament (runners-up): 2023

Individual

Hermann Trophy: 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Offensive Player of the Year: 2025 All-ACC First Team: 2025 United Soccer Coaches (USC) First Team All-America: 2025 USC All-South Region First Team: 2025 USL League Two Team of the Year: 2025 USL League Two Central Conference Player of the Year: 2025 USL League Two top-scorer: 2025