Phil Neumann

Phil Yannik Neumann (born 8 July 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Birmingham City. He previously played for FC Ingolstadt 04, Holstein Kiel and Hannover 96.

Career Early career Phil Neumann was born in Herten in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia and started his football career at DJK SpVgg Herten. He moved to the youth academy of FC Schalke 04 when he was 7. For the 2016–17 season, he was promoted to the reserve team at fourth-tier Regionalliga West and made 15 appearances (one goal).

Ingolstadt Afterwards, Neumann joined FC Ingolstadt 04, which was relegated from the Bundesliga. In his first year in Bavaria, he was not a regular player and Ingolstadt finished 9th place. In his the second year, FC Ingolstadt 04 struggled and fought against relegation to 3. Liga. The club won the relegation play-offs against SV Wehen Wiesbaden and won 2–1 in the first-leg, but after a 2–3 defeat in the second-leg, the Bavarians were relegated to the third division. Phil Neumann played 20 matches and in both matches at relegation/promotion play-offs.

Holstein Kiel In June 2019, Holstein Kiel announced the signing of Phil Neumann. He was played often in his first season in Northern Germany and was also often a part of the starting line-up. In the second year, Neumann achieved with the club from Kiel, the capital of the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, the semi-final of German Cup and did sent-off Bayern Munich in the second round after penalty shoot-out. In the semi-final, Holstein Kiel was knocked-out by Borussia Dortmund. Phil Neumann did played only against the Dortmund-based. In the championship, Holstein Kiel was holds an automatic promotion spot for Bundesliga, but lost the last matches against Karlsruher SC and SV Darmstadt 98 and must going to the promotion/relegation play-offs against Cologne. Holstein Kiel was did won 1–0 in the first-leg, but lost 1–5 in the second-leg and missed the promotion to the top-flight of Germany. Holstein Kiel struggled in the next season against relegation to 3. Liga, but finished in 9th place.

Hannover 96 On 5 May 2022, Neumann signed a 3 year pre-contract agreement with Hannover 96, joining ahead of the 2022-23 season. Hannover's sporting director Marcus Mann said on his arrival, "With Phil Neumann, we're getting a tall and extremely fast central defender into the team. At 24, he's certainly not finished with his development yet. His age, character, and athletic profile make him a great fit for our planned future."

Birmingham City On 17 January 2025, Neumann signed a pre-contract agreement to join Birmingham City, arriving in July after the club had secured promotion back to the Championship. He suffered a swollen ankle in pre-season but recovered to establish himself in the side and on 21 October 2025, scored his first goal for Birmingham, a header that earned a 1–0 away win over Preston North End . He scored again with a header in a 1–1 draw at home to Southampton on 29 December 2025 .

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