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Romal Palmer
Personal information
Full name Romal Jordan Palmer[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Wigan, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St Patrick's Athletic (on loan from Göztepe)
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2016 Manchester City
2016–2018 Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Barnsley 70 (2)
2018–2019 → Darlington (loan) 18 (0)
2022– Göztepe 33 (3)
2024– → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:16, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Romal Jordan Palmer (born 30 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic, on loan from Göztepe.

Early life

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Palmer was born and raised in Wigan, Greater Manchester.[3][4]

Career

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Barnsley

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After a decade with Manchester City's academy, he was released in 2016, and joined Barnsley.[5][6] He signed an 18-month professional contract with Barnsley in January 2017.[7] In July 2018, he signed a one-year contract extension with Barnsley.[6][8] On 21 December 2018, Palmer joined National League North club Darlington on a one-month loan.[9] On 23 January 2019, Palmer's loan at Darlington was extended until the end of the seasons.[10] He made 18 appearances on loan at Darlington.[2] In May 2019, Palmer signed a new contract with Barnsley until summer 2020.[11]

In May 2020, Barnsley announced that Palmer had signed a new two-year contract with the club.[12] Palmer made his debut for Barnsley on 20 June 2020 against Queens Park Rangers in the EFL Championship.[13] He made 3 league appearances during the 2019–20 season.[14] Palmer made a first-team breakthrough during the 2020–21 season, making 36 league appearances.[13][15] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 2–1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 28 November 2020.[16] Despite starting his career as an attacking midfielder, Palmer was used mainly as a holding midfielder during the 2020–21 season as Barnsley finished 5th in the Championship, qualifying for the play-offs.[17] He played in both legs of their play-off semi-final defeat to Swansea City.[15]

Barnsley manager Valerien Ismael and Palmer's midfield partner Alex Mowatt both left the club in summer 2021, leaving Palmer as the oldest midfielder in Barnsley's squad.[18][19] He made 33 appearances for Barnsley during the 2021–22 season, scoring once against Millwall, in what the Barnsley Chronicle described as a "very tough campaign" for Palmer.[20][18] Barnsley were relegated to EFL League One after a 24th-place finish in the Championship.[21]

Göztepe

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On 1 July 2022, Palmer joined TFF First League club Göztepe after seven years at Barnsley.[22][23]

St Patrick's Athletic loan

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On 10 February 2024, Palmer signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic on loan.[24] He made his debut for the club on 29 March as a substitute in an away match against Drogheda United.[25] His first start came on 24 May 2024 under newly appointed former Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny, in a 2–2 draw away to Bohemians in which Palmer won the penalty for his side's first goal, before assisting the second goal.[26][27] On 25 July 2024, Palmer made his first European appearance of his career, assisting Jake Mulraney's second goal in a 3–1 win over Vaduz of Liechtenstein in the UEFA Conference League.[28] He scored his first goal for the club in the away leg against Vaduz, scoring an 81st minute equaliser to secure a 2–2 draw at the Rheinpark Stadion, earning a third qualifying round tie with Sabah of Azerbaijan.[29] On 8 August 2024, Palmer scored the only goal of the game to secure a 1–0 win in the first leg against Sabah at Tallaght Stadium.[30][31] On 22 August 2024, he was substituted off in the first half of his sides 0–0 draw with İstanbul Başakşehir in the UEFA Conference League due to a Medial collateral ligament injury that would keep him out of action for 8 weeks, including the following week's second leg.[32][33] On 1 November 2024, Palmer scored in the 90th minute of a 2–0 win over Sligo Rovers as his side won a record equaling 9 league games in a row to secure 3rd position in the table and UEFA Conference League football for the following season.[34]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnsley 2019–20[14] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 0
2020–21[15] Championship 34 1 3 0 0 0 2[c] 0 39 1
2021–22[20] Championship 33 1 2 0 0 0 – 35 1
Total 70 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 77 2
Darlington (loan) 2018–19[2] National League North 18 0 0 0 – – 18 0
Göztepe 2022–23[35] TFF First League 27 3 1 0 – – 28 3
2023–24[36] TFF First League 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
2024–25[2] Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 33 3 1 0 – – 34 3
St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 2024[2] LOI Premier Division 19 1 1 0 – 5[d] 2 25 3
Career total 140 6 7 0 0 0 7 2 154 8
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Turkish Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in 2021 EFL Championship Play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

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St Patrick's Athletic

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "R. Palmer: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Romal Palmer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Palmer: 'I sympathise with Wigan but I am a Barnsley footballer'". Barnsley Chronicle. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ^ Wobschall, Leon (9 September 2021). "Barnsley's Romal Palmer keen to continue his footballing education at Oakwell". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Romal Palmer Extends Contract!". barnsleyfc.co.uk. Barnsley F.C. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Romal Palmer Signs Professional Contract!". barnsleyfc.co.uk. Barnsley F.C. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Flurry of signings for under 23s". Barnsley Chronicle. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. ^ Simpson, Ray (21 December 2018). "Quakers sign Will Smith and Romal Palmer". darlingtonfc.co.uk. Darlington F.C. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Quakers extend Romal Palmer loan deal for remainder of season". The Northern Echo. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  11. ^ "2020 | Romal Palmer". barnsleyfc.co.uk. Barnsley F.C. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Palmer keen to repay Barnsley's 'amazing' faith". Barnsley Chronicle. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  13. ^ a b Wobschall, Leon (11 November 2020). "Barnsley FC prospect Romal Palmer hoping to build on Oakwell breakthrough". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Romal Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "Games played by Romal Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Blackburn 2–1 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  17. ^ O'Kane, Doug (29 May 2021). "A player by player review of Barnsley's 2020/21 season". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  18. ^ a b O'Kane, Doug (15 May 2022). "A player-by-player review of Barnsley's season". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  19. ^ O'Kane, Doug (18 February 2022). "'I haven't been the player I wanted to be this season' – Palmer". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Romal Palmer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Championship table 2021/22". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Romal Palmer Göztepe'mizde" [Roman Palmer in Göztepe]. goztepe.org.tr (in Turkish). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  23. ^ "ROMAL PALMER DEPARTS OAKWELL". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Welcoming Loan Signing Romal Palmer". www.stpatsfc.com.
  25. ^ "Drogheda United (0) - St Patrick's Athletic (0)". www.stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  26. ^ Fennessy, Paul (25 May 2024). "Ex-Man City youngster impresses Kenny on full League of Ireland debut". The 42.
  27. ^ "Bohemians strike late to deny Stephen Kenny a first win as St Pat's boss". Irish Independent. 24 May 2024.
  28. ^ "St Pat's return to form with impressive European win over FC Vaduz". Irish Independent. 25 July 2024.
  29. ^ Fallon, John (1 August 2024). "St Pat's draw in Vaduz to set up Conference League third round clash". Irish Examiner.
  30. ^ "Romal Palmer the star as Stephen Kenny's Saints rule the roost in huge Euro win". Irish Independent. 8 August 2024.
  31. ^ "Manchester City graduate Romal Palmer has found hero status at St Pat's". Irish Independent. 10 August 2024.
  32. ^ Pyne, Anthony (22 August 2024). "Conference League recap: St Pat's 0-0 Basaksehir" – via www.rte.ie.
  33. ^ https://www.extratime.com/articles/34546/conference-league-play-off-report-st-patricks-athletic-0---0-istanbul-basaksehir/
  34. ^ Goulden, David (1 November 2024). "Ninth win in a row for St Pat's as they see off Sligo Rovers". Irish Examiner.
  35. ^ "Romal Palmer :: Romal Palmer :: Goztepe :: Statistics :: Titles :: History (Timeline) :: Goals Scored :: Fixtures :: Results :: News & Features :: Videos :: Photos :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  36. ^ "Romal Palmer :: Romal Palmer :: Goztepe :: Statistics :: Titles :: History (Timeline) :: Goals Scored :: Fixtures :: Results :: News & Features :: Videos :: Photos :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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