Erik Palmer-Brown
Erik Ross Palmer-Brown (born April 24, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Greek Super League club Panathinaikos.
| Palmer-Brown with Austria Wien in 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Erik Ross Palmer-Brown[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 24, 1997 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Napoleon, Ohio, United States | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Center-back | ||||||||||
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Current team | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Sporting Kansas City | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 20 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2016 | → Porto B (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2017 | Swope Park Rangers | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2018 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 18 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2019–2021 | → Austria Wien (loan) | 52 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Troyes (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Troyes | 54 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2023– | Panathinaikos | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2013 | United States U17 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2014–2015 | United States U18 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2014–2017 | United States U20 | 17 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2018– | United States | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 28, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 5, 2022 | |||||||||||
Club career edit
Sporting Kansas City edit
Palmer-Brown moved to Lee's Summit, Missouri when he was 18 months old. He later played one season of high school soccer as a freshman at Lee’s Summit High School in the fall of 2011.[2] He also attended Archbishop O'Hara High School in Kansas City, Missouri.[3] After playing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, at the age of 16, he signed his first professional contract,[4] making him Sporting Kansas City's youngest ever player.[5]
In January 2014, Serie A team Juventus reportedly made a $1 million bid for Erik Palmer-Brown, which was rejected by Sporting Kansas City.[6] In the same year, Palmer-Brown was voted number 39 on UK website TeamTalk's top 50 Wonderkids in 2014.[7]
He made his debut for Sporting Kansas City on May 18, 2014, in a regular season match against Chicago Fire. But it ended prematurely when he was sent off in the 64th minute for a second yellow card after giving away a penalty in the 15th minute in a 2–1 loss.[8]
Porto edit
On February 1, 2016, Palmer-Brown was loaned to Portuguese club Porto until December 31, 2016.[9] He started regularly in central defense for Porto B, helping them to the LigaPro title.[10]
Manchester City edit
Palmer-Brown signed a contract with Premier League side Manchester City. He was immediately loaned to Belgian First Division A club KV Kortrijk until the end of the 2017–18 season.[11]
Loan to NAC Breda edit
After spending the second half of the 2017–18 season with Kortrijk, Palmer-Brown was loaned to NAC Breda in the Eredivisie for the 2018–19 season.[12]
Loan to Austria Wien edit
He then joined Austria Wien for the 2019–20 season.[13] He extended his loan at Austria Wien for the 2020–21 season.[14]
Loan to Troyes edit
On August 31, 2021, he moved to France to join Ligue 1 club Troyes on a season-long loan deal.[15] In February 2022, the deal was made permanent with Palmer-Brown signing a contract until the summer of 2024.[16]
Panathinaikos edit
On August 2, 2023, Greece's Super League runner-up Panathinaikos F.C. from Athens signed Erik Palmer-Brown for a 4-year contract deal.
International career edit
Palmer-Brown has represented the United States at the U-15, U-17, U-18, and U-20 levels. He has made 6 appearances for the U-18 team up to this point, scoring his first goal for the team in a 1–0 win over the Czech Republic.[17] In 2015, he was called to the roster that played in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[18]
As captain, Palmer-Brown won the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship with the United States.[19] He was awarded the Golden Ball Award by CONCACAF as the best player of the tournament, playing the defensive midfield position.[20] Palmer-Brown then played in central defense for the United States at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and was named to the Best XI of the Tournament by both Squawka[21] and Scouted Football.[22]
On May 28, 2018, Palmer-Brown made his senior national team debut in a 3–0 win against Bolivia.
Personal life edit
Palmer-Brown was a student of Archbishop O'Hara High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He was confirmed as a Catholic in 2015.[23]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played June 5, 2022[24]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honors edit
Sporting Kansas City
United States U20
Individual
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Best XI: 2017
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Golden Ball: 2017
References edit
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. May 30, 2015. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ "Erik Palmer-Brown | MLSsoccer.com".
- ^ City, Sporting Kansas. "On This Day: Erik Palmer-Brown becomes youngest center back to start an MLS match in 2014". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ . Sporting Kansas City. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
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- ^ "Sporting Kansas City spurns Juventus' bid for defender Erik Palmer-Brown". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ . November 11, 2014. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014.
- ^ . MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ^ "Sporting KC loans defender Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto". Sporting Kansas City.
- ^ "Shaped by time at Porto, U.S. captain Palmer-Brown primed for second U-20 World Cup". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ . kvk.be. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018.
- ^ (in Dutch). NAC Breda. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ (in German). Austria Wien. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ mlssoccer. "Sporting Kansas City product Erik Palmer-Brown extends loan at Austria Wien | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ . www.estac.fr (in French). August 31, 2021. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Official Troyes sign Manchester City's USA defender Erik Palmer-Brown on a permanent deal". getfootballnewsfrance.com. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. U18 MNT impressive in France". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Tab Ramos Finalizes 21-Player Roster for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "USA win their first CONCACAF U-20 Championship". SB Nation. March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Five Things To Know About U-20 MNT Captain Erik Palmer-Brown". US Soccer. May 15, 2017.
- ^ "From Woodman to Penaranda: The U20 World Cup Team of the Tournament". www.Squawka.com. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ "Scouted's U20 World Cup Team of the Tournament 2017". www.Twitter.com. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ Cummings, Michael. "Erik Palmer-Brown Exclusive: Sporting KC Star on World Cup Hopes, Juve and More". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Erik Palmer-Brown at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "U-20 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM CLAIMS FIRST CONCACAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SHOOTOUT WIN VS. HONDURAS". ussoccer.com. March 5, 2017.
External links edit
- Erik Palmer-Brown at Major League Soccer
- Erik Palmer-Brown at Soccerway
- Erik Palmer-Brown – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French