UC SANTA BARBARA
2024
Appeared in 18 matches making nine starts…Totaled 616 minutes on the pitch…Opened season with an assist against Missouri State (Aug. 22)...added an assist against Oral Roberts (Aug. 27)...Scored his first goal of the season against Utah Valley (Sept. 19)… Recorded an assist in victory over UC Davis (Oct. 16)… Assisted the Gaucho goal against Sacramento State (Oct. 19)… Scored a penalty kick goal contributing to the 4-3 win over CSUN (Oct. 23).
2023
All-Big West Honorable Mention … Finished as the team’s joint-highest scorer with a career-high five goals on the season … Provided four assists, the second-most on the team … Played in 15 matches, starting 10 … Scored two goals, including the game winner, and assisted a third in the Gauchos’ 3-2 win over Kansas City on Sept. 16 … Recorded a goal and an assist in the 5-2 victory over Utah Valley (Sept. 9) … Scored in The Big West Semifinal at UC Irvine (Nov. 4).
2022
All-Big West Honorable Mention … Big West All-Academic Team … Scored three goals and assisted three more … Played in 16 matches, starting 14 … Scored a goal and provided two assists in the Gauchos’ 5-1 win over Utah Valley (Sept. 11) … Also scored in the 3-1 win over Oregon State (Sept. 9) and The Big West Semifinal victory over UC Irvine (Nov. 5).
2021
Big West All-Academic Team … Played in 21 matches, starting seven in his first season as a Gaucho … Scored two goals and assisted three … Recorded his first career multi-assist game on the road at Cornell (Sept. 12) … Scored his first goal as a Gaucho in the 3-0 win over Sacramento State (Oct. 20) … Scored the lone goal in Santa Barbara’s 1-0 win over UC Davis in The Big West Semifinal (Nov. 6).
SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY
2021 Spring
Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on April 5 … Started all 10 matches for the Hawks, scoring two goals and assisting two more … Tallied his first career multi-goal game against UMBC (April 3), leading St. Joseph’s to a 2-1 win … Recorded assists in back-to-back matches, against UMass (March 27) and Rhode Island (March 31).
CLUB
Played club soccer in the Youth Bundesliga, including a three-year stint with FC St. Pauli.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Gymnasium Hochrad with his Arbitur, the highest degree granted by German university-preparatory schools.
PERSONAL
Son of Dominik Philipp and Stefanie Kranefoer-Philipp … Has two brothers, Noah (older) and Neal (younger), as well as an older sister, Nike … Majoring in Economics at UC Santa Barbara … Aspires to play soccer professionally and to eventually run a company.
