Romal Palmer

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Romal Palmer
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Romal Palmer during a pre-match warmup with St Patrick's Athletic in 2025
Personal information
Full name Romal Jordan Palmer [1]
Date of birth (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Wigan, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) [2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St Patrick's Athletic
Number 17
Youth career
–2016 Manchester City
2016–2018 Barnsley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Barnsley 70 (2)
2018–2019 → Darlington (loan) 18 (0)
2022–2024 Göztepe 33 (3)
2024 → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 19 (1)
2025– St Patrick's Athletic 13 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:30, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Romal Jordan Palmer (born 30 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.

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Early life

Palmer was born and raised in Wigan, Greater Manchester. [3] [4]

Career

Barnsley

After a decade with Manchester City's academy, he was released in 2016, and joined Barnsley. [5] [6] He signed an 18-month professional contract with Barnsley in January 2017. [7] In July 2018, he signed a one-year contract extension with Barnsley. [6] [8] On 21 December 2018, Palmer joined National League North club Darlington on a one-month loan. [9] On 23 January 2019, Palmer's loan at Darlington was extended until the end of the seasons. [10] He made 18 appearances on loan at Darlington. [2] In May 2019, Palmer signed a new contract with Barnsley until summer 2020. [11]

In May 2020, Barnsley announced that Palmer had signed a new two-year contract with the club. [12] Palmer made his debut for Barnsley on 20 June 2020 against Queens Park Rangers in the EFL Championship. [13] He made 3 league appearances during the 2019–20 season. [14] Palmer made a first-team breakthrough during the 2020–21 season, making 36 league appearances. [13] [15] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 2–1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 28 November 2020. [16] Despite starting his career as an attacking midfielder, Palmer was used mainly as a holding midfielder during the 2020–21 season as Barnsley finished 5th in the Championship, qualifying for the play-offs. [17] He played in both legs of their play-off semi-final defeat to Swansea City. [15]

Barnsley manager Valerien Ismael and Palmer's midfield partner Alex Mowatt both left the club in summer 2021, leaving Palmer as the oldest midfielder in Barnsley's squad. [18] [19] He made 33 appearances for Barnsley during the 2021–22 season, scoring once against Millwall, in what the Barnsley Chronicle described as a "very tough campaign" for Palmer. [20] [18] Barnsley were relegated to EFL League One after a 24th-place finish in the Championship. [21]

Göztepe

On 1 July 2022, Palmer joined TFF First League club Göztepe after seven years at Barnsley. [22] [23] On 14 November 2022, he scored his first goal for the club, a 77th minute winner at home to Ankara Keçiörengücü at the Gürsel Aksel Stadium. [24] Palmer scored 3 goals in 34 appearances in all competitions during his time with the club. [2]

St Patrick's Athletic

2024 loan season

On 10 February 2024, Palmer signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic on a season-long loan. [25] He made his debut for the club on 29 March as a substitute in an away match against Drogheda United. [26] His first start came on 24 May 2024 under newly appointed former Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny, in a 2–2 draw away to Bohemians in which Palmer won the penalty for his side's first goal, before assisting the second goal. [27] [28] On 25 July 2024, Palmer made his first European appearance of his career, assisting Jake Mulraney's second goal in a 3–1 win over Vaduz of Liechtenstein in the UEFA Conference League. [29] He scored his first goal for the club in the away leg against Vaduz, scoring an 81st minute equaliser to secure a 2–2 draw at the Rheinpark Stadion, earning a third qualifying round tie with Sabah of Azerbaijan. [30] On 8 August 2024, Palmer scored the only goal of the game to secure a 1–0 win in the first leg against Sabah at Tallaght Stadium. [31] [32] On 22 August 2024, he was substituted off in the first half of his sides 0–0 draw with İstanbul Başakşehir in the UEFA Conference League due to a Medial collateral ligament injury that would keep him out of action for eight weeks, including the following week's second leg. [33] [34] On 1 November 2024, Palmer scored in the 90th minute of a 2–0 win over Sligo Rovers as his side won a record equaling 9 league games in a row to secure 3rd position in the table and UEFA Conference League football for the following season. [35]

2025 season

On 2 December 2024, Palmer signed for the club on a permanent basis, on a two-year contract. [36] [37] After four appearances into the season, Palmer had to undergo surgery on a hamstring injury in March 2025, with the recovery period set to keep him out of action for several months. [38] On 22 May 2025, manager Stephen Kenny revealed that Palmer had almost finished his recovery and rehabilitation period when he suffered a setback that would require another surgery on his hamstring. [39] On 10 October 2025, he made his long awaited return from injury after 10 months out, coming off the bench in a 4–0 win over St Mochta's in the Leinster Senior Cup, helping earn his side a place in the final. [40]

2026 season

On 27 February 2026, Palmer opened the scoring in a 4–0 win over Dundalk in what was his first start in 364 days, having recovered from an injury hit 2025 season. [41] On 13 March 2026, Palmer scored the final goal of the game in a 4–1 win at home to Drogheda United. [42] On 3 April 2026, he scored a headed equaliser in an eventual 4–1 win over Sligo Rovers at Richmond Park. [43]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2019–20 [14] Championship 300000––30
2020–21 [15] Championship3413000–2 [c] 0391
2021–22 [20] Championship3312000––351
Total7025000–20772
Darlington (loan) 2018–19 [2] National League North 18000–––180
Göztepe 2022–23 [2] TFF First League 27310–––283
2023–24 [2] TFF First League6000–––60
2024–25 [2] Süper Lig 0000–––00
Total33310–––343
St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 2024 [2] LOI Premier Division 19110–5 [d] 20 [e] 0253
St Patrick's Athletic 2025 [2] LOI Premier Division 4000–0 [d] 02 [e] 060
2026 [2] 9300——0 [e] 093
Total13300–0020153
Career total15397000524016911
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Turkish Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in 2021 EFL Championship Play-offs
  4. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
  5. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

St Patrick's Athletic

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "R. Palmer: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Romal Palmer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Palmer: 'I sympathise with Wigan but I am a Barnsley footballer'". Barnsley Chronicle . 13 August 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Wobschall, Leon (9 September 2021). "Barnsley's Romal Palmer keen to continue his footballing education at Oakwell". The Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Romal Palmer Extends Contract!". barnsleyfc.co.uk. Barnsley F.C. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Romal Palmer Signs Professional Contract!". barnsleyfc.co.uk. Barnsley F.C. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Flurry of signings for under 23s". Barnsley Chronicle . 5 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Simpson, Ray (21 December 2018). "Quakers sign Will Smith and Romal Palmer". darlingtonfc.co.uk. Darlington F.C. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Quakers extend Romal Palmer loan deal for remainder of season". The Northern Echo. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "2020 | Romal Palmer". barnsleyfc.co.uk. Barnsley F.C. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Palmer keen to repay Barnsley's 'amazing' faith". Barnsley Chronicle . 28 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  13. 1 2 Wobschall, Leon (11 November 2020). "Barnsley FC prospect Romal Palmer hoping to build on Oakwell breakthrough". The Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Romal Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  15. 1 2 3 "Games played by Romal Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Blackburn 2–1 Barnsley". BBC Sport . 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  17. ↑ O'Kane, Doug (29 May 2021). "A player by player review of Barnsley's 2020/21 season". Barnsley Chronicle . Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  18. 1 2 O'Kane, Doug (15 May 2022). "A player-by-player review of Barnsley's season". Barnsley Chronicle . Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  19. ↑ O'Kane, Doug (18 February 2022). "'I haven't been the player I wanted to be this season' – Palmer". Barnsley Chronicle . Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Romal Palmer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "Championship table 2021/22". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  22. ↑ "Romal Palmer Göztepe'mizde" [Roman Palmer in Göztepe]. goztepe.org.tr (in Turkish). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  23. ↑ "ROMAL PALMER DEPARTS OAKWELL". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  24. ↑ SPORTS, beIN (14 November 2022). "ÖZET | Göztepe 2 1 Ankara Keçiörengücü". beinsports.com.tr.
  25. ↑ "Welcoming Loan Signing Romal Palmer". www.stpatsfc.com.
  26. ↑ "Drogheda United (0) - St Patrick's Athletic (0)". www.stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  27. ↑ Fennessy, Paul (25 May 2024). "Ex-Man City youngster impresses Kenny on full League of Ireland debut". The 42.
  28. ↑ "Bohemians strike late to deny Stephen Kenny a first win as St Pat's boss". Irish Independent. 24 May 2024.
  29. ↑ "St Pat's return to form with impressive European win over FC Vaduz". Irish Independent. 25 July 2024.
  30. ↑ Fallon, John (1 August 2024). "St Pat's draw in Vaduz to set up Conference League third round clash". Irish Examiner.
  31. ↑ "Romal Palmer the star as Stephen Kenny's Saints rule the roost in huge Euro win". Irish Independent. 8 August 2024.
  32. ↑ "Manchester City graduate Romal Palmer has found hero status at St Pat's". Irish Independent. 10 August 2024.
  33. ↑ Pyne, Anthony (22 August 2024). "Conference League recap: St Pat's 0-0 Basaksehir" – via www.rte.ie.
  34. ↑ MacNamara, Rónán. "Conference League Play-off Report: St. Patrick's Athletic 0 - 0 Istanbul Basaksehir". extratime.com.
  35. ↑ Goulden, David (1 November 2024). "Ninth win in a row for St Pat's as they see off Sligo Rovers". Irish Examiner.
  36. ↑ "Romal Palmer Pens New Two Year Deal". www.stpatsfc.com.
  37. ↑ "Palmer makes permanent switch to St Pat's". 2 December 2024 – via www.rte.ie.
  38. ↑ "Preview: Saints Vs Bohemans (13/03/25)". www.stpatsfc.com.
  39. ↑ "'He was nearly back' – Blow for St Pat's as Stephen Kenny reveals injured midfielder Romal Palmer may need further surgery". www.independent.ie. 22 May 2025.
  40. ↑ "Result: Mochtas 0 - Saints 4". www.stpatsfc.com.
  41. ↑ Buttner, Paul (27 February 2026). "St Pat's hit Dundalk for four in emphatic win". Irish Examiner.
  42. ↑ O'Hehir, Paul (13 March 2026). "St Pat's come from behind to dismantle Drogheda". The 42.
  43. ↑ "St Patrick's Athletic deliver title statement, going top of the pile after blowing away Sligo Rovers". Irish Independent. 3 April 2026.
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