Jonathan Panzo

Jonathan Panzo

Panzo playing for Dijon in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan William Panzo [1]
Date of birth	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Brockley, London, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Rio Ave (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Number	2
Youth career
2010–2018	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Monaco II	22	(1)
2018–2020	Monaco	2	(0)
2019–2020	→ Cercle Brugge (loan)	17	(0)
2020–2022	Dijon	22	(0)
2021–2022	Dijon II	4	(0)
2022–	Nottingham Forest	1	(0)
2022–2023	→ Coventry City (loan)	29	(1)
2023–2024	→ Cardiff City (loan)	4	(0)
2024	→ Standard Liège (loan)	11	(1)
2024–	→ Rio Ave (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2015–2016	England U16	11	(0)
2016–2017	England U17	20	(0)
2017–2018	England U18	4	(0)
2018–2019	England U19	8	(0)
2019–2020	England U21	5	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   England FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner 2017 India UEFA European Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2017 Croatia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:05, 27 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:14, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Jonathan William Panzo (born 25 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Rio Ave, on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

Early and personal life

Panzo was born in Brockley, London to parents from the Ivory Coast. ^[3]

Club career

Monaco

After playing for Chelsea, whom he joined at the age of 9, ^[3] Panzo moved to Monaco in July 2018. ^[4] He made his senior debut for their reserve team in the Championnat National 2. ^[2] Panzo made his first team debut for Monaco on 19 December 2018, playing the full ninety minutes in 1–0 win over Lorient in the Coupe de la Ligue. ^[5]

On 30 August 2019, Panzo joined Belgian club Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan. ^[6]

Dijon

In August 2020 he was linked with a return to the UK, with interest reported from Championship teams Coventry City, Derby County and Swansea City. ^{[7] [8]} Later that month, however, he was said to be close to remaining in France and transferring to Dijon. ^[9] He eventually signed with club on 26 August 2020, for an undisclosed fee. ^[10]

Nottingham Forest

On 31 January 2022, it was announced that Panzo had signed with Nottingham Forest of the EFL Championship managed by his former England U-17 coach Steve Cooper. ^{[11] [12]}

On 13 July 2022, Panzo joined Coventry City on loan for the 2022–23 season. ^{[13] [14]}

On 1 September 2023, Panzo joined Cardiff City on loan for the 2023–24 season. ^[15] He was recalled in January 2024. ^[16]

On 30 January 2024, he was loaned to Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège until the end of the season. ^[17]

On 17 July 2024, he moved on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga club Rio Ave. ^{[18] [19]}

International career

Panzo was part of the England U17 team which finished as runners-up to Spain in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. ^[20] He then went on to be part of the squad who beat Spain to win the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. ^{[21] [22]} Panzo also represented England at under-19 level. ^[23] He served as captain of the under-19 team. ^[24]

On 30 August 2019, Panzo was included in the England U21 squad for the first time ^[25] and made his debut during the 3–2 2021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019. ^[26]

Career statistics

As of 27 May 2024

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Monaco II	2018–19 [2]	Championnat National 2	22	1	—						22	1
Monaco	2018–19 [2]	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2019–20 [2]		2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Cercle Brugge (loan)	2019–20 [2]	Belgian First Division A	17	0	1	0	0	0	—		18	0
Dijon	2020–21 [2]	Ligue 1	22	0	1	0	0	0	—		23	0
	2021–22 [2]	Ligue 2	0	0	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		22	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Dijon II	2021–22 [2]	Championnat National 3	4	0	—						4	0
Nottingham Forest	2021–22 [27]	EFL Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2022–23 [28]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2023–24 [29]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Coventry City (loan)	2022–23 [28]	EFL Championship	29	1	1	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	32	1
Cardiff City (loan)	2023–24 [29]	EFL Championship	4	0	0	0	1	0	—		5	0
Standard Liège (loan)	2023–24 [2]	Belgian Pro League	11	1	0	0	0	0	—		11	1
Career totals			112	3	6	0	2	0	2	0	121	3

1. Appearances in the 2023 English Football League play-offs

Honours

England U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2017 ^[21]
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2017 ^[30]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017 ^[31]

References

1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017™ – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
2. Jonathan Panzo at Soccerway
3. Ed Aarons (15 August 2018). "The big exodus: why are young English players moving abroad?". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
4. "Jadon Sancho, Reiss Nelson, who's next? Four more English teenagers playing in Europe". BBC Sport. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
5. "MONACO VS. LORIENT 1 – 0". Soccerway. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
6. "Panzo and Foster join Cercle Brugge". As Monaco. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
7. Leach, Tom (19 August 2020). "Panzo race could still be on for Coventry as rivals enter fold". CoventryLive.
8. "Jonathan Panzo's brilliant response to Derby County fan amid transfer rumours". Derbyshirelive. 21 August 2020 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
9. "Jonathan Panzo set to sign for Dijon after Derby County update – reports". Derbyshirelive. 24 August 2020 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
10. "Jonathan Panzo s'engage à Dijon". AS Monaco. 26 August 2020.
11. "Panzo Arrives on Trentside". Nottingham Forest FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
12. "Nottm Forest sign Surridge and Panzo". BBC Sport.
13. "TRANSFER: Jonathan Panzo joins on loan!". www.ccfc.co.uk.
14. "Coventry sign Forest defender Panzo on season loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
15. "Cardiff City sign Forest defender Panzo on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
16. Club, Nottingham Forest Football (15 January 2024). "Panzo returns to Forest". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
17. "PANZO LOANED TO STANDARD LIÈGE". Nottingham Forest F.C. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
18. "Panzo joins Rio Ave on loan". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
19. "OFICIAL: Jonathan Panzo reforça Rio Ave". A Bola (in European Portuguese). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
20. "Steve Cooper names Euro squad". The Football Association. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
21. "England win U17 World Cup: Young Lions fight back to beat Spain in final". BBC Sport. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
22. Shamoon Hafez (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners – where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
23. "Panzo with England (U19)". AS Monaco FC. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
24. Association, The Football. "England U19s captain Jonathan Panzo on life at AS Monaco and U19 EURO ambitions". www.thefa.com.
25. "ENGLAND U21S KICK-OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN AND AIDY BOOTHROYD HAS PICKED HIS SQUAD". The FA. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
26. "EDDIE NKETIAH AND REISS NELSON SCORE AS ENGLAND U21S WIN OPENING EURO QUALIFIER". The FA. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
27. "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
28. "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
29. "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
30. "Spain 2–2 England: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
31. "Technical Report – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2018.