Alex Palmer

Alexander Palmer (born 10 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a goalkeeper. He has also represented England at youth international level.

Alex Palmer
Personal information
Full name Alexander Palmer[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996
Place of birth Kidderminster, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 36
Youth career
0000–2015 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2015 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 11 (0)
2017 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 8 (0)
2018 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Notts County (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 37 (0)
2020–2021 → Lincoln City (loan) 46 (0)
National team
2012 England U16 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:09, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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.[2] In June 2015, he joined National League side Kidderminster Harriers on a youth loan. Two years later, he joined Kidderminster on another loan deal.[3] On 14 November 2018, he joined League Two side Oldham Athletic on a seven-day emergency loan.[4] Three days later, he made his English Football League debut, playing the full match in a 3–1 win for Oldham over Cambridge United.[5] On 12 April 2019, he went out on another seven-day emergency loan, this time to Notts County,[6] making his only appearance a day later in the 3–0 loss to Crewe Alexandra.[7]

On 16 July 2019, Palmer joined League Two side Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan deal.[8] Palmer kept a clean sheet on his debut and was widely considered to be man-of-the-match.[9]

On 4 September 2020, it was announced that Palmer had joined Lincoln City on loan for the season, signing with team mate Callum Morton.[10] A day later, he made his debut for Lincoln, starting the game in the EFL Cup.[11]

On 25 August 2021, Palmer finally made his West Brom debut after 11 years since joining the club, starting in the 0–6 defeat against Arsenal in the EFL cup second round.[12]

International career

Palmer has represented England at under-16 level on four occasions.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 25 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2015–16[14] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17[15] 000000—00
2017–18[16] 000000—00
2018–19[17] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[18] 000000—00
2020–21[19] Premier League 000000—00
2021–22[20] Championship 000010—10
Total 000010—10
West Bromwich Albion U23 2016–17[15] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18[16] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2015–16[14] National League 110———110
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2018–19[17] League Two 10———10
Notts County (loan) 2018–19[17] League Two 10———10
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2019–20[18] League Two 37030—10410
Lincoln City (loan) 2020–21[19] League One 46020307 [lower-alpha 2]0580
Career total 96050401201170
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Two appearances in League One Play-offs & five appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

  • EFL League Two: Third place promotion: 2019-20[21]

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. "ARSENAL VS. WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4 - 1". uk.soccerway.com. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. "West Brom keeper Alex Palmer returns to Kidderminster Harriers on loan". expressandstar.com. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. "Alex Palmer: Oldham Athletic sign West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. "Oldham Athletic 3-1 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  6. "Notts County: West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Alex Palmer joins as emergency loan". BBC Sport. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  7. "Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  8. "Alex Palmer: Plymouth sign West Brom goalkeeper on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  9. "Player Ratings: Crewe 0 Plymouth Argyle 3". Argyle Life. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  10. "Premier League Duo Sign for The Imps on Loan". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  11. "MATCH REPORT: Crewe v The Imps - Carabao Cup 1st Round". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  12. "West Bromwich Albion 0-6 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  13. "Alex Palmer profile at West Brom". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  14. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  15. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  16. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  17. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  18. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  19. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  20. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  21. Errington, Chris (23 July 2020). "Alex Palmer celebrating Argyle, West Bromwich Albion promotion double". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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