Kasey Palmer

Jamaican footballer (born 1996)

Kasey Palmer
Personal information
Full name Kasey Remel Palmer[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 45
Youth career
2005–2013 Charlton Athletic
2013–2016 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Chelsea 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 24 (4)
2017–2018 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 4 (0)
2018 → Derby County (loan) 15 (2)
2018–2019 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 14 (1)
2019 → Bristol City (loan) 15 (2)
2019–2022 Bristol City 54 (4)
2020–2021 → Swansea City (loan) 12 (1)
2022– Coventry City 58 (4)
International career‡
2013 England U17 3 (0)
2013 England U18 1 (0)
2016 England U20 2 (2)
2016–2017 England U21 6 (1)
2021– Jamaica 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Jamaica
CONCACAF Nations League
Bronze medal – third place 2024 United States Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:26, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:53, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Kasey Remel Palmer (born 9 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Coventry City. Born in England, he represented England up to U21 level and currently represents the Jamaica national team.

Club career

Chelsea

Palmer joined Charlton Athletic at the age of nine, and featured for the club for the majority of his youth career.[citation needed] Having represented his nation at youth level, Palmer attracted interest from Chelsea and made the move in March 2013. Due to their academy status, the Blues were able to sign Palmer for only a small compensation fee.[citation needed]

Making a handful of appearances for the Under-18s during the remainder of his inaugural season, Palmer became an influential figure in Adi Viveash's side for the 2013–14 while making sporadic appears from the bench for the Under-19s and Under-21s.[2]

His first success came with the Under-21s, when he made appearances in the semi-final and final of the end-of-season playoffs before Dermot Drummy's team were named league champions. He later featured as a substitute in every round of the club's successful FA Youth Cup campaign while netting twice.[2]

He also played in all four UEFA Youth League knockout ties, while scoring against Zenit St Petersburg in the second round before the Blues lifted the cup.[2] The 2015–16 season also proved successful for Palmer, who scored three goals in five matches as they retained their crown.[3]

Tipped as one of the academy's most promising talents, Palmer signed a new contract in February 2016, which committed his future to the club until the end of the 2018–19 season.[4] He was given his first taste of senior football under manager Guus Hiddink, being named as an unused substitute against Swansea City in April 2016.[5]

Loan to Huddersfield Town

On 15 July 2016, Palmer joined Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan.[6] He made his professional debut on 6 August, replacing Jack Payne in the 78th minute of a 2–1 win over Brentford. Palmer scored the winning goal after a minute on the pitch with just his second touch of the ball.[7] In the following league game against Newcastle United, Palmer once again came off the bench in the second-half, where he went on to set up Payne to score the winner with a through-ball to earn their second straight win.[8] After an extended period out through injury, Palmer returned to action in the Championship play-off final as Huddersfield won promotion to the Premier League.[9]

On 3 July 2017, Palmer signed a contract extension with Chelsea tying him to the club until 2021.[10] A day later, Palmer's loan spell at Huddersfield Town was extended for a further season.[11] On 2 January 2018, Palmer announced via Twitter that he would be leaving Huddersfield following the termination of his loan, after only featuring in five games all season.[12]

Loan to Derby County

On 31 January 2018, Palmer joined Championship side Derby County on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[13] He scored his first goal for Derby in a 2–2 draw against Leeds United on 21 February 2018.[14]

Loan to Blackburn Rovers

On 30 July 2018, Palmer joined Championship side Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan.[15]

Loan to Bristol City

In January 2019 he moved on loan to Bristol City.[16] In his first game he came off of the bench to score on his debut in a 2–1 win against Bolton Wanderers.[17]

Bristol City

On 1 August 2019, Palmer signed for Bristol City on a 4-year deal for a fee believed to be around £3.5 million.[18] He stated that the main reasons for joining were to gain more stability and play under manager Lee Johnson.[19]

Loan to Swansea City

On 16 October 2020, Palmer joined fellow Championship side Swansea City on a season-long loan.[20] He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 2–0 win over Stoke City on 27 October 2020.[21] On 5 January 2021, Palmer was recalled from this loan spell by his parent club Bristol City.[22]

Coventry City

On 21 June 2022, it was announced that Palmer had signed for Championship club Coventry City for an undisclosed fee. Palmer signed a three-year deal and Coventry manager Mark Robins described him as "a player with great technical and creative ability who we are excited to be working with".[23][24]

Palmer was part of the Sky Blues' squad that reached the 2022/23 Play-Off final which they eventually lost to Luton Town. Palmer had been set to miss the final through an injury he had picked up earlier that season, however declared himself fit to take part and was handed a place on the bench. Palmer was brought on in the 80th minute of the final but was later withdrew in extra-time.

On 20 January 2024, Palmer was the victim of alleged racial abuse in a league match away at Sheffield Wednesday.[25] The incident received global condemnation with many taking the time to express their support to Palmer, including FIFA president Gianni Infantino.[26] Coventry and Wednesday met again just two weeks later on 6 February 2024 in the FA Cup, Palmer opened the scoring in the 3rd minute and lifted his shirt to reveal the slogan 'Less talk, more action' on his base layer.[27]

International career

Palmer made his debut for England Under-17s on 8 February 2013, playing for seven minutes in a 2–1 defeat to Germany. His second appearance came just two days later when England suffered another 2–1 defeat, this time to Portugal. His final appearance for the Under-17s came later that week when he came off the bench in a 1–0 defeat to the Netherlands.[28]

He has also made a single appearance for England Under-18s on 14 October 2013. Palmer played 73 minutes of a 4–0 win over Hungary, which was his first international match played in his home country.[29]

After impressive displays for his club, Palmer received his first Under-20 call-up two and a half years after his previous international appearance. He played 45 minutes in a 2–1 defeat to Canada on 27 March 2016 and marked his debut with his nation's only goal of the game.[30]

In May 2016, Palmer was part of the England Under-21 squad crowned champions of the 2016 Toulon Tournament.[31]

In March 2021 he was one of eight English-born players to receive their first call-up to the Jamaica national team.[32] He made his full international debut in a 4–1 loss to the United States on 25 March 2021.[33]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 24 April 2024
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2016–17[34] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[35] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[36] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2016–17[34] Championship 24 4 1 1 1 0 1[a] 0 27 5
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2017–18[35] Premier League 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Derby County (loan) 2017–18[35] Championship 15 2 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 16 2
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2018–19[36] Championship 14 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 17 3
Bristol City (loan) 2018–19[36] Championship 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 2
Bristol City 2019–20[37] Championship 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
2020–21[38] 23 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 27 4
2021–22[39] 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 1
Total 54 4 5 0 3 2 0 0 62 6
Swansea City (loan) 2020–21[38] Championship 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Coventry City 2022–23[40] Championship 29 3 1 1 1 0 1[c] 0 32 4
2023–24[41] 29 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 34 4
Total 58 5 5 3 2 0 1 0 66 8
Career totals 196 19 13 4 10 4 3 0 222 27

International

As of match played 25 March 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National Team Year Apps Goals
Jamaica 2021 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Chelsea[42]

Huddersfield Town

England U21

References

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  4. ^ "Instagram photo by Kasey Palmer • Feb 2, 2016 at 7:03pm UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. ^ Stadium, Dafydd Pritchard BBC Wales Sport at the Liberty. "Swansea City 1–0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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  16. ^ "Kasey Palmer: Bristol City sign Chelsea midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 9 January 2019.
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  18. ^ "Chelsea midfielder heads to Bristol City in £3.5m deal". 1 August 2019.
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  35. ^ a b c "Games played by Kasey Palmer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  36. ^ a b c "Games played by Kasey Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  37. ^ "Games played by Kasey Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  38. ^ a b "Games played by Kasey Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  39. ^ "Games played by Kasey Palmer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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External links

  • England profile at The FA
  • Kasey Palmer at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
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