He plays hurling with his local club De La Salle and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.
Phelan has played from a young age with his local club, De La Salle.
Phelan played a vital role in De La Salle's first ever Waterford Senior Hurling Championship beating Abbeyside in the final.
In the 2008/2009 All-Ireland Club semi-final, De La Salle were struggling against Ruairí Óg GAC being a point down deep in injury time.
From over 75 meters out, Phelan cut a side-line ball over the bar to force the game into extra time.