# Alex Palmer

Alexander Palmer (born 10 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Ipswich Town. He has also represented England at youth international level.

## Club career
### West Bromwich Albion

On 24 May 2015, Palmer made the bench for West Bromwich Albion for the first time, remaining as an unused substitute in a 4–1 loss to Arsenal.

#### Loans to lower-league clubs

In June 2015, he joined National League side Kidderminster Harriers on a youth loan. Two years later, he joined Kidderminster on another loan deal. On 14 November 2018, he joined League Two side Oldham Athletic on a seven-day emergency loan. Three days later, he made his English Football League debut, playing the full match in a 3–1 win for Oldham over Cambridge United. On 12 April 2019, he went out on another seven-day emergency loan, this time to Notts County, making his only appearance a day later in the 3–0 loss to Crewe Alexandra.
On 16 July 2019, Palmer joined League Two side Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan deal. Palmer kept a clean sheet on his debut and was widely considered to be man-of-the-match.
On 4 September 2020, it was announced that Palmer had joined Lincoln City on loan for the season, signing with teammate Callum Morton. A day later, he made his debut for Lincoln, starting the game in the EFL Cup.

#### Return to West Bromwich and further loan moves

On 25 August 2021, Palmer finally made his West Brom debut after 11 years since joining the club, starting in the 6–0 defeat against Arsenal in the EFL Cup second round.
On 4 March 2022, Palmer joined EFL Championship side Luton Town on an emergency loan deal following injuries to goalkeepers Jed Steer and James Shea.
On 5 October 2022, Palmer finally made his league debut for West Brom in a 1–0 away defeat at Preston North End, after a poor run of form made manager Steve Bruce decide to drop David Button. He made his first clean sheet for the club three days later in a 0–0 home draw against Luton Town.

### Ipswich Town

On 3 February 2025, Palmer joined Premier League club Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee.
On his Premier League debut against Aston Villa, even after conceding a goal, Palmer was praised for his performance as he earned his relegation fighting Ipswich side a valuable point after a crucial save in the 93rd minute.

## International career

Palmer has represented England at under-16 level on four occasions.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 3 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2022–23 | Championship | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2023–24 | Championship | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2024–25 | Championship | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | Total | Total | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion U23 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| West Bromwich Albion U23 | 2017–18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2015–16 | National League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2016–17 | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Notts County (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2020–21 | League One | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Luton Town (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town | 2024–25 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 187 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 217 | 0 |
* ↑ Appearances in the Championship play-offs
* 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
* ↑ Two appearances in League One play-offs and five appearances in EFL Trophy

## Honours

Plymouth Argyle
* EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2019–20
Individual
* PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2019–20 League Two
* PFA Team of the Year: 2019–20 League Two
* EFL Championship Golden Glove: 2023–24(shared)