Alex Palmer
{{short description|English footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alex Palmer
| image = Alex_Palmer.png
| caption = Alex Palmer warming up for Ipswich Town
| full_name = Alexander Palmer{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4243590 |title=2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=7 February 2025 |access-date=7 February 2025}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|8|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kidderminster, England
| height = {{convert|1.91|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |title=Alex Palmer |url=https://www.wba.co.uk/player/63 |access-date=20 August 2022 |publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C.}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Ipswich Town
| clubnumber = 31
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015
| youthclubs1 = West Bromwich Albion
| years1 = 2015–2025
| clubs1 = West Bromwich Albion
| caps1 = 101
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = → Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = → Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = → Oldham Athletic (loan)
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019
| clubs5 = → Notts County (loan)
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = → Plymouth Argyle (loan)
| caps6 = 37
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–2021
| clubs7 = → Lincoln City (loan)
| caps7 = 46
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2022
| clubs8 = → Luton Town (loan)
| caps8 = 2
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2025–
| clubs9 = Ipswich Town
| caps9 = 3
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012
| nationalteam1 = England U16
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 22:39, 26 February 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
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.
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.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/24/england/premier-league/arsenal-fc/west-bromwich-albion-football-club/1704235/|title=ARSENAL VS. WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4 - 1|date=24 May 2015|accessdate=19 November 2018|website=uk.soccerway.com}}
==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.{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2017/01/02/west-brom-keeper-alex-palmer-returns-to-kidderminster-harriers-on-loan/|title=West Brom keeper Alex Palmer returns to Kidderminster Harriers on loan|website=expressandstar.com|date=2 January 2017|accessdate=19 November 2018}} On 14 November 2018, he joined League Two side Oldham Athletic on a seven-day emergency loan.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46208569|title=Alex Palmer: Oldham Athletic sign West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper on loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 November 2018|accessdate=19 November 2018}} Three days later, he made his English Football League debut, playing the full match in a 3–1 win for Oldham over Cambridge United.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46160702|title=Oldham Athletic 3-1 Cambridge United|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 November 2018|accessdate=19 November 2018}} On 12 April 2019, he went out on another seven-day emergency loan, this time to Notts County,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47913731|title=Notts County: West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Alex Palmer joins as emergency loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 April 2019|accessdate=15 April 2019}} making his only appearance a day later in the 3–0 loss to Crewe Alexandra.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47836138|title=Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Notts County|publisher=BBC Sport|date=13 April 2019|accessdate=15 April 2019}}
On 16 July 2019, Palmer joined League Two side Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49003994|title=Alex Palmer: Plymouth sign West Brom goalkeeper on season-long loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 July 2019|accessdate=17 July 2019}} Palmer kept a clean sheet on his debut and was widely considered to be man-of-the-match.{{cite web|url=http://argyle.life/matches/player-ratings-crewe-0-plymouth-argyle-3-08-19/|title=Player Ratings: Crewe 0 Plymouth Argyle 3|publisher=Argyle Life|date=3 August 2019|accessdate=10 August 2019}}
On 4 September 2020, it was announced that Palmer had joined Lincoln City on loan for the season, signing with teammate Callum Morton.{{cite web |title=Premier League Duo Sign for The Imps on Loan|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/september/200904-signings/|publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |accessdate=4 September 2020}} A day later, he made his debut for Lincoln, starting the game in the EFL Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/september/200905-crewereport/|title=MATCH REPORT: Crewe v The Imps - Carabao Cup 1st Round|publisher=Lincoln City F.C.|accessdate=5 September 2020}}
==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.{{cite web |title=West Bromwich Albion 0–6 Arsenal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58252911|publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 August 2021|accessdate=26 August 2021}}
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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/2022/march/palmer/ |title=Alex Palmer joins on emergency loan deal |publisher=Luton Town FC |date=4 March 2022 |accessdate=5 March 2022}}
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.{{cite web |title=West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Luton|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63099151|publisher=BBC Sport|date=8 October 2022|accessdate=25 March 2023}}
=Ipswich Town=
On 3 February 2025, Palmer joined Premier League club Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Jacob |url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2025/february/03/Ipswich-Town-sign-goalkeeper-Alex-Palmer/ |title=Town complete Alex Palmer signing |publisher=Ipswich Town F.C. |date=3 February 2025 }}
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.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-15 |title=Debutant keeper Alex Palmer inspires 10-man Ipswich to valuable draw at Villa |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/aston-villa-ipswich-result-highlights-alex-palmer-b2698926.html |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=The Independent |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-15 |title='A day to remember' - Alex Palmer on Villa draw, MOTM performance and his journey |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/24938620.ipswich-town-alex-palmer-aston-villa-draw-premier-league-debut/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=East Anglian Daily Times |language=en}}
International career
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 3 March 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=11|West Bromwich Albion
|2015–16{{soccerbase season|82905|2015|accessdate=31 January 2020}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|82905|2016|accessdate=26 August 2021}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|82905|2017|accessdate=26 August 2021}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|82905|2018|accessdate=26 August 2021}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|82905|2019|accessdate=26 August 2021}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|82905|2020|accessdate=26 August 2021}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|82905|2021|accessdate=26 August 2021}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|82905|2022|accessdate=17 October 2022}}
|Championship |23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|82905|2023|access-date=4 May 2024}}
|Championship |46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in the Championship play-offs}} | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|82905|2024|access-date=12 August 2024}}
|Championship |30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 30 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!99||0||0||0||3||0||2||0||104||0 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|West Bromwich Albion U23
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan=2|Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
|2015–16{{cite web |title=A. Palmer: Summary |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/alex-palmer/405690|website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=6 March 2022}} |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|name=FAT|Appearances in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan)
|1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Notts County (loan)
|League Two |1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle (loan)
|League Two |37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan)
|46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7{{efn|name=FLTL1PO|Two appearances in League One play-offs and five appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 58 | 0 | |
| Luton Town (loan)
|Championship |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Ipswich Town
|Premier League |3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan=2|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| colspan=3|Career total
!187||0||8||0||6||0||16||0||217||0 |
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Honours
Plymouth Argyle
- EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2019–20{{Cite web|last=Errington|first=Chris|date=2020-07-23|title=Alex Palmer celebrating Argyle, West Bromwich Albion promotion double|url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/alex-palmer-celebrating-plymouth-argyle-4355384|access-date=2020-09-04|website=PlymouthLive}}
Individual
- PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2019–20 League Two{{Cite web |date=21 August 2020 |title=Plymouth Argyle's Alex Parmer Wins PFA Bristol Street Motors Fans' Player Award |url=https://www.bristolstreet.co.uk/news/plymouth-argyles-alex-parmer-wins-pfa-bristol-street-motors-fans-player-award/ |access-date=13 April 2023 |website=Bristol Street Motors}}
- PFA Team of the Year: 2019–20 League Two{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/jordan-henderson-among-five-liverpool-183100275.html |title=Jordan Henderson among five Liverpool players in PFA team of the year |website=Yahoo! Sport |date=8 September 2020 |access-date=15 January 2023}}
- EFL Championship Golden Glove: 2023–24(shared){{Cite web |last=EFL |date=10 May 2024 |title=Illan Meslier and Alex Palmer share the Sky Bet Championship Golden Glove award |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2024/may/10/illan-meslier-and-alex-palmer--share-the--sky-bet-championship-golden-glove-award/ |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=EFL}}
References
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External links
- {{soccerway|alex-palmer/405690}}
{{Ipswich Town F.C. squad}}
{{2019–20 EFL League Two PFA Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Alex}}
Category:Footballers from Kidderminster
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Category:Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
Category:Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Category:Notts County F.C. players
Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Category:Lincoln City F.C. players
Category:Luton Town F.C. players
Category:Ipswich Town F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Premier League players