# Joshua Phelps

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{{Short description|Australian soccer player (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Josh Phelps
| image = 
| caption = 
| fullname = Joshua Kevin Phelps
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|2|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Tamworth, New South Wales](/source/Tamworth%2C_New_South_Wales), Australia
| height = 1.93 m
| position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)), [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football))
| currentclub = [Melbourne Knights](/source/Melbourne_Knights_FC)
| clubnumber =
| collegeyears1 = 2012–2013
| college1 = [Thomas Terriers](/source/Thomas_Terriers)
| collegecaps1 = 39
| collegegoals1 = 7
| collegeyears2 = 2014–2015
| college2 = [UNC Pembroke Braves](/source/UNC_Pembroke_Braves)
| collegecaps2 = 13
| collegegoals2 = 4
| years1 = 2017–2022
| clubs1 = [South Georgia Tormenta](/source/Tormenta_FC)
| caps1 = 109
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = [Melbourne Knights](/source/Melbourne_Knights_FC)
| caps2 = 27
| goals2 = 3
| club-update = September 2, 2023
}}

'''Joshua Kevin Phelps''' (born 10 February 1993) is an Australian [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) for [Melbourne Knights](/source/Melbourne_Knights_FC) in the [NPL Victoria](/source/National_Premier_Leagues_Victoria).<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/joshua-phelps/550432/ |title=Australia – J. Phelps – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway |website=int.soccerway.com |accessdate=29 March 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
===Professional===
After two seasons with the Tormenta in the [PDL](/source/USL_League_Two), Phelps became the club's first pro signing in September 2018.<ref name="First Pro Signing">{{cite news |url=https://www.statesboroherald.com/sports/phelps-become-first-pro-signing-tormenta/ |title=Phelps to become first pro signing for Tormenta |work=[Statesboro Herald](/source/Statesboro_Herald) |first=Mike |last=Anthony |date=September 11, 2018}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the club on 29 March 2019 in a 1–0 home victory over the [Greenville Triumph](/source/Greenville_Triumph_SC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/30/united-states/usl-league-one/tormenta/greenville-triumph/2945937/|title=Tormenta vs. Greenville Triumph – 29 March 2019 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|accessdate=22 May 2019}}</ref> In December 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thegeorgiavirtue.com/sports-south-georgia/veteran-defender-returns-to-statesboro-for-sixth-season-with-club/|title=Veteran Defender Returns to Statesboro for Sixth Season with Club|work=The Georgia Virtue|date=December 11, 2021}}</ref>

In early December 2022 it was announced Phelps would return to Australia to join [NPL Victoria](/source/National_Premier_Leagues_Victoria) side [Melbourne Knights](/source/Melbourne_Knights_FC) ahead of their 2023 season, signing for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1249812-tormenta-fc-transfer-joshua-phelps-to-melbourne-knights-fc|title=Tormenta FC transfer Joshua Phelps to Melbourne Knights FC|author=USLLeagueOne com Staff|date=2 December 2022|website=USL League Two}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.melbourneknights.com.au/news/club-news/knights-bolster-backline-with-phelps-signing/|title=Knights bolster backline with Phelps signing|date=3 December 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{USL League One player|josh-phelps|Josh Phelps}}
* [https://uncpbraves.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1410 Josh Phelps - Men's Soccer - UNCP Athletics]

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Category:1993 births
Category:Living people
Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Australian expatriate men's soccer players
Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Sportspeople from Tamworth, New South Wales
Category:Tormenta FC players
Category:USL League One players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Thomas College alumni
Category:Sportsmen from New South Wales
Category:Soccer players from New South Wales
Category:Melbourne Knights FC players
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen

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