Cole Palmer

He made his debut the following day as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest.

On 7 October, Palmer scored his first goal for Chelsea, from a penalty kick, while also providing the assist for Nicolas Jackson's goal in a 4–1 away victory over Burnley.

On 6 November, Palmer registered a goal and an assist in a thrilling 4–1 away win at London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Six days later, Palmer scored a stoppage-time penalty against former club Manchester City, as the two teams played out an entertaining 4–4 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Palmer scored his first goal from open play in a 2–1 away defeat at Manchester United on 5 December.

In Chelsea's final match of 2023, away at Luton Town, Palmer netted twice for the first time professionally, while also assisting Noni Madueke's goal, as Chelsea won 3–2.

Cole Jermaine Palmer (born 6 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Chelsea and the England national team.

Cole Jermaine Palmer was born on 6 May 2002 in Wythenshawe, Manchester.

By assisting Axel Disasi's goal against Brentford on 2 March, Palmer became the Chelsea player with the most goal contributions in a season aged 21 or younger, overtaking Arjen Robben's tally of 16 contributions in 2004-05.

Palmer is generally regarded as one of Chelsea's best signings of the Clearlake era.

He made his debut on 17 November, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute in England's 2–0 victory against Malta at Wembley Stadium.

Palmer is of Kittitian descent through his father.

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He joined Manchester City at under-eight level and progressed through the Academy age groups before captaining the under-18s during the 2019–20 season.

Palmer was privately educated at St Bede's College.

His contributions at Luton saw him reach double figures in total Premier League goal contributions, becoming the fifth Chelsea player aged 21 or under (and the first since Christian Pulisic and Mason Mount in 2019–20) to do this.

As a result of his performances during December 2023, which included four goals and two assists, Palmer was nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award, and his second goal against Luton Town was also nominated for Premier League Goal of the Month.

On 23 January 2024, Palmer scored another brace, this time in the EFL Cup semi-finals, as Chelsea defeated Middlesbrough 6–1 (6-2 on aggregate) to advance to the final at Wembley Stadium.

He scored his tenth Premier League goal of the season on 4 February, making him the first Chelsea player aged 21 or under to score 10 Premier League goals in a season, however, this ended in a 4–2 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In their next Premier League match, Palmer contributed two stoppage-time assists for teammates Conor Gallagher and Enzo Fernández to help earn Chelsea a 3–1 away win at Crystal Palace.

On 29 February, Palmer was honoured with the Men's Young Player of the Year award at the 2024 London Football Awards.

Palmer represented the England national under-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

On 27 August 2021, Palmer received his first call up for the England under-21s.

He scored a goal on his debut in a 2–0 win over Kosovo in 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.

On 14 June 2023, Palmer was included in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship; a tournament the Young Lions ultimately went on to win.

On 13 November 2023, Palmer received his first call-up to the senior England national team ahead of their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Malta and North Macedonia.

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.

He scored his first goal on 21 September 2021 in a 6–1 home win over League One team Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Cup.

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 side that same night.

On 19 October, Palmer scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 5–1 away win over Club Brugge.

On 7 January 2022, Palmer scored on his FA Cup debut in a 4–1 away win over League Two team Swindon Town.

On 6 August 2023, Palmer scored the first goal in the 2023 FA Community Shield against Arsenal, after coming on for Erling Haaland as a second-half substitute.

However, Arsenal scored in stoppage time and eventually won the match in a penalty shoot-out.

Ten days later, Palmer scored his final goal for Manchester City, which was an equaliser in the 2023 UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla, which Manchester City won 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out after the match finished 1–1.

In a January 2024 interview, Palmer revealed that his intentions were to never leave Manchester City, however, the club refused to let him go out on loan for a year, saying to him "you either stay or you get sold", influencing Palmer's exit in search for regular game time.

On 1 September 2023, Palmer signed for Premier League club Chelsea on a seven-year contract, with the option of a further year.

The transfer fee was reported to be an initial £40 million, potentially rising by £2.5 million in add-ons.