Cole Jermaine Palmer (born 6 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City. He has represented England at youth level.
![]() Palmer (left) warming up for Manchester City in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cole Jermaine Palmer[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 20)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Wythenshawe, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Number | 80 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2020 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Manchester City | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | England U15 | 6 | (1) |
2017 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
2019 | England U18 | 9 | (2) |
2021– | England U21 | 6 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:18, 22 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:06, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Wythenshawe, Palmer was a boyhood fan who joined Manchester City at under-8's level and progressed through the Academy age groups before captaining the under-18s during the 2019–20 season.[3]
On 30 September 2020, Palmer made his first team debut for City in a 3–0 away win over Burnley in the fourth round of the EFL Cup.[4] On 21 September 2021, Palmer scored his first senior goal in a 6–1 home win over League One side Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Cup.[5] On 16 October, Palmer made an appearance in the Premier League against Burnley, and found himself playing and scoring a hat-trick for City's under-23's side that same night.[6] On 19 October, Palmer scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 5–1 away win over Club Brugge.[7] On 7 January 2022, Palmer scored on his FA Cup debut in a 4–1 away win over League Two side Swindon Town.[8]
Palmer represented the England under-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[9]
On 27 August 2021, Palmer received his first call up for the England U21s.[10] He scored a goal on his debut in a 2-0 U21 Euro Qualifying win over Kosovo.[11]
Palmer is of Kittitian descent through his father.[12]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City U21 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Total | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
Manchester City | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
Career total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 4 |
Manchester City F.C. – current squad | |
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