Romal Palmer

Romal Palmer

Personal information
Full name	Romal Jordan Palmer [1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Wigan, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	St Patrick's Athletic
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2016	Manchester City
2016–2018	Barnsley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:49, 2 December 2024 (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.

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]}

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. ^[24] He made his debut for the club on 29 March as a substitute in an away match against Drogheda United. ^[25] 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. ^{[26] [27]} 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. ^[28] 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. ^[29] 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. ^{[30] [31]} 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 8 weeks, including the following week's second leg. ^{[32] [33]} 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. ^[34]

2025 season

On 2 December 2024, Palmer signed for the club on a permanent basis, on a 2 year contract. ^{[35] [36]}

Career statistics

As of match played 1 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnsley	2019–20 [14]	Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		3	0
	2020–21 [15]	Championship	34	1	3	0	0	0	–		2 [c]	0	39	1
	2021–22 [20]	Championship	33	1	2	0	0	0	–		–		35	1
	Total		70	2	5	0	0	0	–		2	0	77	2
Darlington (loan)	2018–19 [2]	National League North	18	0	0	0	–		–		–		18	0
Göztepe	2022–23 [37]	TFF First League	27	3	1	0	–		–		–		28	3
	2023–24 [38]	TFF First League	6	0	0	0	–		–		–		6	0
	2024–25 [2]	Süper Lig	0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
	Total		33	3	1	0	–		–		–		34	3
St Patrick's Athletic (loan)	2024 [2]	LOI Premier Division	19	1	1	0	–		5 [d]	2	0 [e]	0	25	3
St Patrick's Athletic	2025 [2]	LOI Premier Division	0	0	0	0	–		0 [d]	0	0 [e]	0	0	0
Career total			140	6	7	0	0	0	5	2	2	0	154	8

1. Includes FA Cup, Turkish Cup & FAI Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in 2021 EFL Championship Play-offs
4. Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
5. Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

St Patrick's Athletic

• Leinster Senior Cup (1): 2023–24

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
2. "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. "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. Wobschall, Leon (11 November 2020). "Barnsley FC prospect Romal Palmer hoping to build on Oakwell breakthrough". The Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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15. "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.
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18. 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.
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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. "Welcoming Loan Signing Romal Palmer". www.stpatsfc.com.
25. "Drogheda United (0) - St Patrick's Athletic (0)". www.stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
26. Fennessy, Paul (25 May 2024). "Ex-Man City youngster impresses Kenny on full League of Ireland debut". The 42.
27. "Bohemians strike late to deny Stephen Kenny a first win as St Pat's boss". Irish Independent. 24 May 2024.
28. "St Pat's return to form with impressive European win over FC Vaduz". Irish Independent. 25 July 2024.
29. Fallon, John (1 August 2024). "St Pat's draw in Vaduz to set up Conference League third round clash". Irish Examiner.
30. "Romal Palmer the star as Stephen Kenny's Saints rule the roost in huge Euro win". Irish Independent. 8 August 2024.
31. "Manchester City graduate Romal Palmer has found hero status at St Pat's". Irish Independent. 10 August 2024.
32. Pyne, Anthony (22 August 2024). "Conference League recap: St Pat's 0-0 Basaksehir" – via www.rte.ie.
33. https://www.extratime.com/articles/34546/conference-league-play-off-report-st-patricks-athletic-0---0-istanbul-basaksehir/
34. Goulden, David (1 November 2024). "Ninth win in a row for St Pat's as they see off Sligo Rovers". Irish Examiner.
35. "Romal Palmer Pens New Two Year Deal". www.stpatsfc.com.
36. "Palmer makes permanent switch to St Pat's". 2 December 2024 – via www.rte.ie.
37. "Romal Palmer :: Romal Palmer :: Goztepe :: Statistics :: Titles :: History (Timeline) :: Goals Scored :: Fixtures :: Results :: News & Features :: Videos :: Photos :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
38. "Romal Palmer :: Romal Palmer :: Goztepe :: Statistics :: Titles :: History (Timeline) :: Goals Scored :: Fixtures :: Results :: News & Features :: Videos :: Photos :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

External links

• Romal Palmer at Soccerway