Personal information | |||
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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) |
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.
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]
Palmer has represented England at under-16 level on four occasions. [16]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 [19] | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | 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 [lower-alpha 3] | 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 |
Plymouth Argyle
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