Alex Palmer

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Alex Palmer
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Alex Palmer warming up for Ipswich Town
Personal information
Full name Alexander Palmer [1]
Date of birth (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Kidderminster, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ipswich Town
Number 31
Youth career
–2015 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2025 West Bromwich Albion 99 (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)
2025– Ipswich Town 1 (0)
International career
2012 England U16 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:39, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

Alexander Palmer (born 10 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Ipswich Town. He has also represented England at youth international level.

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Club career

West Bromwich Albion

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]

Loans to lower-league clubs

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 teammate Callum Morton. [11] A day later, he made his debut for Lincoln, starting the game in the EFL Cup. [12]

Return to West Bromwich and further loan moves

On 25 August 2021, Palmer finally made his West Brom debut after 11 years since joining the club, starting in the 6–0 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 North End, after a poor run of form made manager Steve Bruce decide to drop David Button. He made his first clean sheet for the club three days later in a 0–0 home draw against Luton Town. [15]

Ipswich Town

On 3 February 2025, Palmer joined Premier League club Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee. [16]

On his Premier League debut against Aston Villa, even after conceding a goal, Palmer was praised for his performance as he earned his relegation fighting Ipswich side a valuable point after a crucial save in the 93rd minute. [17] [18]

International career

Palmer has represented England at under-16 level on four occasions. [19]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2015–16 [20] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17 [21] Premier League000000—00
2017–18 [22] Premier League000000—00
2018–19 [23] Championship 000000—00
2019–20 [24] Championship000000—00
2020–21 [25] Premier League000000—00
2021–22 [26] Championship000010—10
2022–23 [27] Championship2300020—250
2023–24 [28] Championship46000002 [a] 0460
2024–25 [29] Championship3000000—300
Total9900030201040
West Bromwich Albion U23 2016–17 [21] ———1 [b] 010
2017–18 [22] ———3 [b] 030
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2015–16 [30] National League 11010——120
2016–17 [30] National League North 8000—2 [c] 0100
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2018–19 [23] League Two 10———10
Notts County (loan) 2018–19 [23] League Two10———10
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2019–20 [24] League Two37030—10410
Lincoln City (loan) 2020–21 [25] League One 46020307 [d] 0580
Luton Town (loan) 2021–22 [26] Championship200000—20
Ipswich Town 2024–25 [29] Premier League101000—20
Career total185070601602140
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Championship play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Two appearances in League One play-offs and five appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  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. ↑ Henderson, Jacob (3 February 2025). "Town complete Alex Palmer signing". Ipswich Town F.C.
  17. ↑ "Debutant keeper Alex Palmer inspires 10-man Ipswich to valuable draw at Villa". The Independent. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  18. ↑ "'A day to remember' - Alex Palmer on Villa draw, MOTM performance and his journey". East Anglian Daily Times. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  19. ↑ "Alex Palmer profile at West Brom". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  23. 1 2 3 "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  30. 1 2 "A. Palmer: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  31. ↑ Errington, Chris (23 July 2020). "Alex Palmer celebrating Argyle, West Bromwich Albion promotion double". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  32. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle's Alex Parmer Wins PFA Bristol Street Motors Fans' Player Award". Bristol Street Motors. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  33. ↑ "Jordan Henderson among five Liverpool players in PFA team of the year". Yahoo! Sport. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  34. ↑ EFL (10 May 2024). "Illan Meslier and Alex Palmer share the Sky Bet Championship Golden Glove award". EFL. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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