Outlook

Phillip Mutantika (MOO-tan-teeka) is a tremendous athlete with great pace ... Good one-on-one ... Can create scoring chances for himself and his teammates. 

Freshman Year 2024

Helped JCCC to a runner-up finish in the Division II Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, a runner-up finish in the Region 6 Tournament, a No. 8 ranking in the final NJCAA Division II Poll with an overall record of 14-4-0 … Played in five matches … Finished with one goal and three assists for five points … Fired four shots, three on goal for a shots on goal percentage of .750 … Provided the assist on JCCC’s fourth goal and scored the seventh goal in a 10-1 victor over State Fair (9-2-24) … Registered back-to-back assists on the seventh and eight scores in an 8-1 win at Pratt (10-16-24).

High School

Was a  four-year starter for coach Trevor Rosewicz at Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Park,  Kan. … Graduated 2024 … Was part of a program that were region champions and qualified for the 6A State Tournament all four years … Selected 6A All-State first-team by the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association and All-Sunflower League first-team his senior year while helping the Vikings to a 15-4-2 record, a region championship and a runner-up finish at the Kansas 6A State Tournament … Tallied six goals and eight assists his senior year … Selected All-State honorable mention and All-Sunflower League first-team as a junior … Was also a first-team all-league pick as a sophomore and earned second-team as a freshman … Delivered seven goals and eight assists while helping the team go 14-4-1 … Finished with seven goals and six assists on a 11-5-3 team as a sophomore and began his prep career with eight goals and four assists … Closed out his career with 28 goals and 26 assists … Played club soccer for Kansas Rush ECNL-RL … Was a three-time state runner-up … Won the ECNL championship in 2023-24 and helped them to an EA League runner-up finish in 2021-22. 

Personal

Born Phillip Mutantika on December 28, 2005, in South Bend, Mich. … Nickname is Phil … Son of Ian and Ruth Mutantika  … Has two siblings CJ and Nadia … Majoring in business … … Favorite food is African … Favorite fast food restaurants are Chipotle and Chick-fil-A … Favorite TV shows are Stranger Things, Love Island and Power Book 1-4 … Favorite movies are Black Panthers 1 and 2 … Favorite sports movie is Neymar The Perfect Chaos … Favorite actor is Kevin Hart .. Favorite book is The Game of Life … Favorite music entertainer is Drake … Also enjoys African music … Favorite cartoon character is Bojack Horseman … Has a superstition of wearing a black hair tie … Favorite athletes are Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Martin Obegaard … Favorite sports team is Liverpool F.C. … Best athletic moment is doing backflips when he scores … Notable alumni from his school are actors Jason Sudeikus and Paul Rudd, former NFL players Ray Foster and Steve Towle and former NBA guard Matt Freije.