Phallon Tullis-Joyce

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Field(s)

Ecology

Evolution

Marine

Contact(s)

Position(s)

Professional Soccer Player for Manchester United

Volunteer Marine Science Educator for the Manchester United Foundation

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Sub Division(s)

AAUS Scientific Diver Seasearch Surveyor

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Awards & Accolades(s)

2023/24 Professional Footballer’s Association Community Champion

2023 Nationwide Community Impact Award Finalist

Hollings Scholar, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship

Iron Arrow, Highest Honor Society at the University of Miami

Mortar Board Honor Society, Nu Kappa Tau Chapter

Ronald Hammond Scholar – Full tuition academic scholarship

Foote Fellow – Merit based academic society

Outstanding Marine Science Student Award (2018)

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About Me

Career Stage

Early Career

Professional Bio

Born and raised on an island shaped like a fish (Long Island, New York), horseshoe crabs and spiral whelk egg cases sparked my curiosity of the ocean and its inhabitants. My insatiable wonder for marine biology led me to completing a bachelor's and master of professional science degree at the University of Miami. While having been over the moon in a research lab and completing scientific diving surveys at Miami, after university I chose to commit to a different style of diving. I am a professional goalkeeper for Manchester United. Staying connected to my marine roots, I use my social media platform to pass on quirky ocean phun phacts and I volunteer monthly at an after school program for a local middle school revolving around the marine environment. Once I retire from soccer, I plan on wasting no time dipping right back into a continued education of our ocean.