Cole Palmer

Cole Palmer
Palmer playing for Manchester City in 2023
Personal information
Full name Cole Jermaine Palmer
Date of birth (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Youth career
2010–2020 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Manchester City 19 (0)
2023–2026 Chelsea
International career‡
2017 England U16 2 (0)
2019 England U17 3 (0)
2019 England U18 9 (2)
2021– England U21 15 (5)
2023– England 9 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up2024 GermanyTeam
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2023 Georgia-Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:40, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Cole Jermaine Palmer (also known as CP20) (born 6 May 2002) is an English footballer. He plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Chelsea and the England national team. He is one of the best young players in Europe.

Palmer started playing for Manchester City and made his first senior game in 2020. He helped them win the Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League in 2023. He moved to Chelsea in 2023 for £40 million and was named the best player for Chelsea and the best young player in the Premier League for the 2023–24 season. Palmer has played for England's youth teams and won the 2023 Under-21 Championship. He started playing for the senior England team in the same year.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U21 2019–20 — — — — 2 0 2 0
2021–22 — — — — 1 1 1 1
Total — — — — 3 1 3 1
Manchester City 2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
2021–22 Premier League 4 0 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 11 3
2022–23 Premier League 14 0 4 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 25 1
2023–24 Premier League 1 0 — — — 2 2 3 2
Total 19 0 5 2 6 1 8 1 3 2 41 6
Chelsea 2023–24 Premier League 33 22 6 1 6 2 — — 45 25
Career total 52 22 11 3 12 3 8 1 6 3 89 32
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
  4. ↑ One appearance and one goal in FA Community Shield, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup

International

As of match played 14 July 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2023 2 0
2024 7 2
Total 9 2
List of international goals scored by Cole Palmer
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 June 2024 St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, England 3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2 14 July 2024 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 9  Spain 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2024

References

  1. 1 2 "Cole Palmer". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Palmer 'one of the best young players in Europe'". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Horn, Kieran (15 April 2024). "Gary Lineker issues glowing two-word Cole Palmer verdict after Chelsea hat-trick vs Everton". Football.London. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Cole Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Games played by Cole Palmer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Cole Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Cole Palmer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Cole Palmer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Cole Palmer: Internationals". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.