Phillip Cancar (born 11 May 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central defender for Newcastle Jets.

[4] He would join Sydney FC through the academy system, playing alongside Jake Hollman, Callum Talbot and Marco Tilio.

[6] In 2018, Cancar moved to Croatia and began his European journey at Lokomotiva, where he spent a year in the youth ranks and later joining for Hrvatski Dragovoljac, a team that competes in the Second League.

[17] After an interview Kick360, Cancar spoke highly of new signing Jack Rodwell, who provided him with valuable guidance and support both on and off the field.

[23] At the end of the season, despite the club's multiple attempts to keep him, Wanderers announced that Cancar was set to leave due to an opportunity to return to Europe.

Despite being subbed on in the 6th minute after Cristian Montaño picked up an injury, he made an immediate impact, keeping a clean sheet and scoring his first goal for the club.

[28] Struggling to find playing time, on 8 February 2023, it was confirmed that Cancar had departed the club after only making 3 league appearances, having been an unused substitute in 15 games and brought on only twice.