Kasey Palmer

Kasey Palmer
Personal information
Full name Kasey Remel Palmer
Date of birth (1996-11-09) 9 November 1996
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 38
Youth career
2005–2013 Charlton Athletic
2013– Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2016– Chelsea 0 (0)
National team‡
2013 England U17 3 (0)
2013 England U18 1 (0)
2016– England U20 1 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 19 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Kasey Palmer (born 9 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea.

Playing career

Club

Palmer joined Charlton Athletic at the age of nine, and featured for the club for the majority of his youth career.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[3]

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.[3] The 2015-16 season also proved successful for Palmer, who scored three goals in five matches as they retained their crown.[4]

Tipped as one of the academies 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.[5] 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.[6]

International

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.

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

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.

Honours

Club

Chelsea

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kasey Palmer impressed for Chelsea U 21s, but who is the youngster?". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  2. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: New-signing Palmer could cost Chelsea £800k after move from Charlton". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kasey Palmer". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  4. ↑ "Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Chelsea: Blues retain UEFA Youth League crown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  5. ↑ "Instagram photo by Kasey Palmer • Feb 2, 2016 at 7:03pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  6. ↑ Stadium, Dafydd Pritchard BBC Wales Sport at the Liberty. "Swansea City 1-0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
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