Jonathan Panzo

Jonathan Panzo
Panzo in 2026.
Personal information
Full name Jonathan William Panzo
Date of birth (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Brockley, London, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Levadiakos
Number 4
Youth career
2010–2018 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Monaco II 22 (1)
2018–2020 Monaco 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2022 Dijon 22 (0)
2021–2022 Dijon II 4 (0)
2022–2025 Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
2022–2023 → Coventry City (loan) 29 (1)
2023–2024 → Cardiff City (loan) 4 (0)
2024 → Standard Liège (loan) 11 (1)
2024–2025 → Rio Ave (loan) 18 (1)
2025–2026 Rio Ave 14 (0)
2026 Birmingham City 8 (0)
2026– Levadiakos 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 England U16 11 (0)
2016–2017 England U17 20 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 4 (0)
2018–2019 England U19 8 (0)
2019–2020 England U21 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner2017 India
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up2017 Croatia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:43, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:14, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Jonathan William Panzo (born 25 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Levadiakos.

Early life

Panzo was born in Brockley, London to parents from the Ivory Coast.

Club career

Monaco

After playing for Chelsea, whom he joined at the age of nine, Panzo moved to Monaco in July 2018. He made his senior debut for their reserve team in the Championnat National 2. Panzo made his first team debut for Monaco on 19 December 2018, playing the full ninety minutes in 1–0 win over Lorient in the Coupe de la Ligue.

On 30 August 2019, Panzo joined Belgian club Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan.

Dijon

Panzo playing for Dijon in 2021.

In August 2020 he was linked with a return to the UK, with interest reported from Championship teams Coventry City, Derby County and Swansea City. Later that month, however, he was said to be close to remaining in France and transferring to Dijon. He eventually signed with club on 26 August 2020, for an undisclosed fee.

Nottingham Forest

On 31 January 2022, it was announced that Panzo had signed with Nottingham Forest of the EFL Championship managed by his former England U-17 coach Steve Cooper.

On 13 July 2022, Panzo joined Coventry City on loan for the 2022–23 season.

On 1 September 2023, Panzo joined Cardiff City on loan for the 2023–24 season. He was recalled in January 2024.

On 30 January 2024, he was loaned to Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège until the end of the season.

Rio Ave

On 17 July 2024, he moved on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga club Rio Ave.

On 2 June 2025, Panzo's move to Rio Ave was made permanent.

Birmingham City

Panzo returned to England on 2 February 2026, signing with Championship club Birmingham City. He was released in June 2026 following the end of his contract.

Levadiakos

On 15 September 2026, Panzo signed for Super League Greece club Levadiakos on a free transfer.

International career

Panzo was part of the England U17 team which finished as runners-up to Spain in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He then went on to be part of the squad who beat Spain to win the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Panzo also represented England at under-19 level. He served as captain of the under-19 team.

On 30 August 2019, Panzo was included in the England U21 squad for the first time and made his debut during the 3–2 2021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019.

Career statistics

As of 6 April 2026
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco II 2018–19 Championnat National 2 221———221
Monaco 2018–19 Ligue 1 000010—10
2019–20 Ligue 1 200000—20
Total 2000100030
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 17010——180
Dijon 2020–21 Ligue 1 22010——230
2021–22 Ligue 2 0030——30
Total 220400000260
Dijon II 2021–22 Championnat National 3 40———40
Nottingham Forest 2021–22 Championship 100000—10
2022–23 Premier League 000000—00
2023–24 Premier League 000000—00
2024–25 Premier League 000000—00
Total 1000000010
Coventry City (loan) 2022–23 Championship 291100020321
Cardiff City (loan) 2023–24 Championship 400010—50
Standard Liège (loan) 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 11100——111
Rio Ave (loan) 2024–25 Primeira Liga 18130——211
Rio Ave 2025–26 Primeira Liga 14000——140
Birmingham City 2025–26 Championship 8010——90
Career totals 152410020201664

Honours

England U17

Individual

References

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  30. ↑ "EDDIE NKETIAH AND REISS NELSON SCORE AS ENGLAND U21S WIN OPENING EURO QUALIFIER". The FA. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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  33. 1 2 "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
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