Alex Palmer

Alexander Palmer (born 10 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Lincoln City on loan from 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
 Lincoln City
(on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
Number 1
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– → Lincoln City (loan) 26 (0)
National team
2012 England U16 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:29, 9 February 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]

International career

Palmer has represented England at under-16 level on four occasions.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2015–16[13] Premier League 000000—00
Total 000000—00
West Bromwich Albion U23 2016–17[14] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18[15] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2015–16[16] National League 110———110
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2018–19[17] League Two 10———10
Notts County (loan) 2018–19[18] League Two 10———10
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2019–20[19] League Two 37030—10410
Lincoln City (loan) 2020–21[20] League One 26020304[lower-alpha 1]0350
Career total 760503090930
  1. Appearances in EFL 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. "Alex Palmer profile at West Brom". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  13. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  14. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  15. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  16. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  17. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  18. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  19. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  20. "Games played by Alex Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  21. Errington, Chris (23 July 2020). "Alex Palmer celebrating Argyle, West Bromwich Albion promotion double". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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