Cole Palmer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cole Jermaine Palmer[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 May 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Wythenshawe, Manchester, England | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Number | 80 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2020 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | England U15 | 6 | (1) |
2017 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
2019 | England U18 | 9 | (2) |
2021– | England U21 | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:39, 21 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:30, 7 September 2021 (UTC) |
Cole Jermaine Palmer (born 6 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City. He has made a number of appearances for the Manchester City first team and England at youth level.
Club career
Born in Wythenshawe, Palmer was a boyhood fan who joined Manchester City at under- 8s level and progressed through the Academy age groups before captaining the under-18s during the 2019–20 season.[2]
On 30 September 2020, Palmer made his first team debut for City in a 3–0 away win over Burnley in the fourth round of the EFL Cup.[3] On 27 October, Palmer made his debut in the group stage of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League as a substitute for Kevin De Bruyne in a 3–0 away win over Marseille.[4]
On 21 August 2021, Palmer made his Premier League debut as a substitute for İlkay Gündoğan in a 5–0 home win over Norwich City.[5]
On 21 September 2021, Palmer scored his first senior goal in a 6–1 home win over League One side Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Cup.[6]
International career
Palmer represented the England under-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7]
On 27 August 2021, Palmer received his first call up for the England U21s. [8] He scored a fine solo goal on debut in a 2-0 U21 Euro Qualifying win over Kosovo.[9]
Playing style
Palmer is a versatile attacking player, described by his club as "adept operating both as an attacking midfielder and a striker".[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 September 2021[11]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Cole Palmer - Everything you need to know". Manchester City FC. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ David Clayton (30 September 2020). "Palmer handed debut as City make four changes". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Rose, Gary (27 October 2020). "Marseille 0-3 Manchester City: Visitors ease to victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Beardmore, Michael (21 August 2021). "Manchester City 5-0 Norwich City: Jack Grealish scores on home debut for Premier League champions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Manchester City 6-1 Wycombe: Holders come from behind to reach last 16". BBC Sport. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "England held by France in European Under-17 Championship opener". BBC Sport. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Carsley names first MU21s squad". 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "England U21 2-0 Kosovo U21". 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Cole Palmer". mancity.com. Manchester City FC. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Cole Palmer at Soccerway