Alexander Palmer (born 10 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. He has also represented England at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Palmer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kidderminster, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | West Bromwich Albion | 61 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Notts County (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 37 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 46 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Luton Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
On 24 May 2015, Palmer made the bench for West Bromwich Albion for the first time, remaining as an unused substitute in a 4–1 loss to Arsenal.[3] In June 2015, he joined National League side Kidderminster Harriers on a youth loan. Two years later, he joined Kidderminster on another loan deal.[4] On 14 November 2018, he joined League Two side Oldham Athletic on a seven-day emergency loan.[5] Three days later, he made his English Football League debut, playing the full match in a 3–1 win for Oldham over Cambridge United.[6] On 12 April 2019, he went out on another seven-day emergency loan, this time to Notts County,[7] making his only appearance a day later in the 3–0 loss to Crewe Alexandra.[8]
On 16 July 2019, Palmer joined League Two side Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan deal.[9] Palmer kept a clean sheet on his debut and was widely considered to be man-of-the-match.[10]
On 4 September 2020, it was announced that Palmer had joined Lincoln City on loan for the season, signing with team mate Callum Morton.[11] A day later, he made his debut for Lincoln, starting the game in the EFL Cup.[12]
On 25 August 2021, Palmer finally made his West Brom debut after 11 years since joining the club, starting in the 0–6 defeat against Arsenal in the EFL cup second round.[13]
On 4 March 2022, Palmer joined EFL Championship side Luton Town on an emergency loan deal following injuries to goalkeepers Jed Steer and James Shea.[14]
On 5 October 2022, Palmer finally made his league debut for West Brom in a 1-0 away defeat at Preston, after a poor run of form made manager Steve Bruce decide to drop David Button. He made his first clean sheet for the club 3 days later in a 0-0 home draw against Luton. [15]
International career edit
Palmer has represented England at under-16 level on four occasions.[16]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 15 October 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2015–16[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[18] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[19] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[21] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21[22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[24] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| West Bromwich Albion U23 | 2016–17[18] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18[19] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2015–16[25] | National League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[25] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2018–19[20] | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Notts County (loan) | 2018–19[20] | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2019–20[21] | League Two | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2020–21[22] | League One | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Luton Town (loan) | 2021–22[23] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 115 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 140 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in League One Play-offs & five appearances in Football League Trophy
Honours edit
Plymouth Argyle
- EFL League Two promotion: 2019–20[26]
Individual
References edit
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Alex Palmer". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "ARSENAL VS. WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4 - 1". uk.soccerway.com. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "West Brom keeper Alex Palmer returns to Kidderminster Harriers on loan". expressandstar.com. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Alex Palmer: Oldham Athletic sign West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Oldham Athletic 3-1 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Notts County: West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Alex Palmer joins as emergency loan". BBC Sport. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Alex Palmer: Plymouth sign West Brom goalkeeper on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Player Ratings: Crewe 0 Plymouth Argyle 3". Argyle Life. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Premier League Duo Sign for The Imps on Loan". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "MATCH REPORT: Crewe v The Imps - Carabao Cup 1st Round". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "West Bromwich Albion 0-6 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Alex Palmer joins on emergency loan deal". Luton Town FC. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Luton". BBC Sport. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Alex Palmer profile at West Brom". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ a b "A. Palmer: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Errington, Chris (23 July 2020). "Alex Palmer celebrating Argyle, West Bromwich Albion promotion double". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Plymouth Argyle's Alex Parmer Wins PFA Bristol Street Motors Fans' Player Award". Bristol Street Motors. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Henderson among five Liverpool players in PFA team of the year". Yahoo! Sport. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
External links edit
- Alex Palmer at Soccerway