Seb Palmer-Houlden

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Seb Palmer-Houlden
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Palmer-Houlden in 2024
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Palmer-Houlden
Date of birth (2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Dundee
(on loan from Bristol City)
Number 23
Youth career
–2022 Bristol City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Bristol City 0 (0)
2022 → Chippenham Town (loan) 5 (0)
2023 → Yeovil Town (loan) 3 (0)
2023–2024 → Newport County (loan) 34 (7)
2024– → Dundee (loan) 22 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (born 14 Nov 2003) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Dundee on loan from EFL Championship club Bristol City. [1]

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Early life

His time as a child was split between his mother, Gail, in Knowle, Bristol and his father Simon in Bath. He started playing with Bath City youth teams when he was seven and was briefly playing with Bristol Rovers before he was scouted by Bristol City. [2] He attended Wellsway School. [3]

Career

Palmer-Houlden started playing for Bristol City age group teams at eight years-old. He signed a professional contract with the club in May 2022. [4]

He spent some time on loan with Chippenham Town at the start of the 2022–23 season. In September 2022, his contract with Bristol City was extended into 2024. [5] He spent time during 2023 on loan at Yeovil Town. [6]

In July 2023, Palmer-Holden was included in the Bristol City first-team squad on a pre-season training camp in Austria. [7] His contract with the club was extended by twelve months. [8]

In July 2023 Palmer-Houlden joined Newport County of EFL League Two on a season-long loan. [9] He made his league debut on 5 August 2023 in the starting line-up for Newport against Accrington Stanley. [10] Palmer-Houlden scored his first goal for Newport on 8 August 2023 in the 3–1 EFL Cup First Round win against Charlton Athletic. [11] In early September 2023 he was ruled out for three months with a hamstring injury. [12] In February 2024, having scored seven goals in 28 appearances in all competitions for Newport, he signed a new contract with Bristol City keeping him at the club until 2027. [13] In April 2024 Palmer-Houlden was selected as Newport County Young Player of the Year. [14]

On 21 June 2024, Palmer-Houlden joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee on a season-long loan deal. [15] Palmer-Houlden made his competitive debut for the Dark Blues on 16 July, coming on as a substitute in an away win over Arbroath in the Scottish League Cup. [16] He opened his scoring account the following week with a goal over Annan Athletic. [17] Four days later, Palmer-Houlden followed that first goal up with a brace in a 6–0 demolishing of Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [18] Palmer-Houlden scored his first league goal for the Dee in their league opener in the Dundee derby against local rivals Dundee United. [19]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2022–23 [20] Championship 000000—00
2023–24 [21] Championship000000—00
2024–25 [22] Championship000000—00
Total000000—00
Chippenham Town (loan) 2022–23 [1] National League South 5000—0050
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23 [1] National League 30———30
Newport County (loan) 2023–24 [21] League Two 32751211 [c] 0409
Dundee (loan) 2024–25 [22] Scottish Premiership 2241054—288
Career total62116175107617
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

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References

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  2. ↑ Piercy, James (28 January 2024). "Seb Palmer-Houlden: Bristol City talent on Man United, conquering fears and his 'weird journey". Bristol Post. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ammonite 1031 - 13th May 2022" (PDF). Wellswayschool.com. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "NEW PRO DEALS FOR ACADEMY STARS". bcfc.co.uk. May 6, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ Forrester, Richard (1 September 2022). "Bristol City confirm two top talents sign new deals with the club until 2024 on deadline day". Bristol Post. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Barrett, Ben (March 14, 2023). "OWERS AND PALMER-HOULDEN RETURN TO BRISTOL CITY". Gloverscast. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Piercy, James (3 July 2023). "Bristol City leave defensive duo at home as Nigel Pearson takes 11 U21 talents to Austria". Bristol Post. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Piercy, James. "Bristol City headlines: Gary Johnson to the rescue while striker signs Robins contract extension" . Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Piercy, James (21 July 2023). "Bristol City loan talented strike duo to Newport County and Yeovil Town". Bristol Post. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "ACCRINGTON STANLEY VS. NEWPORT COUNTY". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Palmer-Houlden first Newport goal
  12. ↑ Palmer-Houlden injured
  13. ↑ "Palmer-Houlden signs new Bristol City deal". BBC Sport. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  14. ↑ Townsend player of the year
  15. ↑ "Palmer-Houlden is a Dee". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  16. ↑ "Arbroath vs Dundee: League Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  17. ↑ "Dundee vs Annan Athletic: League Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  18. ↑ "Premier Sports Cup Results | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  19. ↑ "Dundee United vs Dundee: Scottish Premiership". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Seb Palmer-Houlden in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Seb Palmer-Houlden in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Seb Palmer-Houlden in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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