Alex Palmer

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.

Alex Palmer
Personal information
Full name Alexander Palmer[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-10) 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
0000–2015 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– West Bromwich Albion 34 (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 20:45, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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

Palmer has represented England at under-16 level on four occasions.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2015–16[17] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17[18] 000000—00
2017–18[19] 000000—00
2018–19[20] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[21] 000000—00
2020–21[22] Premier League 000000—00
2021–22[23] Championship 000010—10
2022–23[24] 900020—110
Total 900030—120
West Bromwich Albion U23 2016–17[18] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18[19] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2015–16[25] National League 11010——120
2016–17[25] National League North 8000—2[lower-alpha 2]0100
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2018–19[20] League Two 10———10
Notts County (loan) 2018–19[20] League Two 10———10
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2019–20[21] League Two 37030—10410
Lincoln City (loan) 2020–21[22] League One 46020307[lower-alpha 3]0580
Luton Town (loan) 2021–22[23] Championship 200000—20
Career total 115060501401400
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. Two appearances in League One Play-offs & five appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

  • League Two promotion: 2019–20[26]

Individual

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. "Alex Palmer". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. "ARSENAL VS. WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4 - 1". uk.soccerway.com. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. "West Brom keeper Alex Palmer returns to Kidderminster Harriers on loan". expressandstar.com. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. "Alex Palmer: Oldham Athletic sign West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  6. "Oldham Athletic 3-1 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  7. "Notts County: West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Alex Palmer joins as emergency loan". BBC Sport. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  8. "Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  9. "Alex Palmer: Plymouth sign West Brom goalkeeper on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  10. "Player Ratings: Crewe 0 Plymouth Argyle 3". Argyle Life. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  11. "Premier League Duo Sign for The Imps on Loan". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  12. "MATCH REPORT: Crewe v The Imps - Carabao Cup 1st Round". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  13. "West Bromwich Albion 0-6 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  14. "Alex Palmer joins on emergency loan deal". Luton Town FC. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  15. "West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Luton". BBC Sport. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  16. "Alex Palmer profile at West Brom". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  17. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  18. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  19. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  20. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  21. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  22. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  23. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  24. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  25. "A. Palmer: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  26. Errington, Chris (23 July 2020). "Alex Palmer celebrating Argyle, West Bromwich Albion promotion double". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  27. "Plymouth Argyle's Alex Parmer Wins PFA Bristol Street Motors Fans' Player Award". Bristol Street Motors. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  28. "Jordan Henderson among five Liverpool players in PFA team of the year". Yahoo! Sport. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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