BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham Legion FC announced on Thursday that it has signed goalkeeper J.P. Philpot to a contract for the remainder of the 2024 USL Championship season, per the league’s emergency goalkeeper clause, pending league and federation approval.
The roster move comes after Legion FC goalkeeper Matt Van Oekel sustained an injury that will force him to miss upcoming matches.
Philpot joins Legion FC after spending the 2023-24 season with C.F. Motril in Spain’s Tercera Federación. Prior to that, he was in the academy of La Liga side Rayo Vallecano in 2023. A native of Greenville, North Carolina, the 21-year-old 6-foot-5 goalkeeper played his college soccer at the University of North Carolina from 2020 to 2022.
TRANSACTION
Birmingham Legion FC has signed J.P. Philpot as an emergency goalkeeper for the remainder of the 2024 season.
PLAYER BIO
Name: Jonathan Paul “J.P.” Philpot
Position: Goalkeeper
Jersey No.: 25
Height: 6’5
DOB: 10/4/2002 (21)
Hometown: Greenville, NC
Nationality: USA
