Cole Palmer is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Premier League club Chelsea and the England national team. He made his professional debut for Manchester City, where he spent a decade in their youth system from 2010 to 2023. Since he hit the scenes, he has won a number of accolades , including London Football Awards Men’s Young Player of the Year: 2024. He was a part of the Manchester City team that won the treble (Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League) at the end of the 2022-23 season.
Who is Cole Palmer?
Cole Jermaine Palmer first opened his eyes on May 6, 2002 in Manchester, England. He is the son of Jermaine Palmer and Marie Palmer. He has two siblings with Hallie the known one as she a TikToker with good following.
Palmer interest in football began at a very young age. His father Jermaine, who himself a former footballer realized his son’s abilities when he was four years old and took him to nearby parks for and began nurturing him.
Palmer had to be privately tutored at St Bede’s College as he was particularly always at football camps and at the Manchester City academy where his youth career started back in 2010 at the age of 8.
Through the Manchester City youth system, Palmer’s raw skills and talent were molded. Over the years, he kept on developing with the academy. On 30 September 2020, he made his first-team debut in the EFL Cup against Burnley.
He soon became a constant fixture on the first team sheet and scored his first professional goal against League One opponent Wycombe Wanderers in a 6-0 humbling display in the EFL Cup.
Palmer played in the 2023 FA Community Shield against Arsenal. He scored the first goal but his team which was equalized in the dying minutes of the match. The game went to penalties but his team lost during the shootouts.
During the deadline day of the 2023 summer transfer window, Cole Palmer who was tracked by new Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino opted to join the West L ondon club after his team received a fee of £42.5m.
Since joining the Blues, he has proved what an asset Manchester City lost. His debut was one he would quickly want to forget as he came on a 62nd substitute in a 1-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest.
He put behind the horror of a start, scoring his first goal and assisting another in a 4-1 win over Burnley. Palmer also scored and assisted against Tottenham before scoring a stoppage-time penalty against his former club Manchester City is a 4-4 home game.
As of April 2024, Palmer is the joint highest Premier League top scorers with Erling Haaland. He scored a hattrick against Manchester United and four goals against Everton and has become first Chelsea player to score two Premier League hat-tricks for the club in a season.
Which awards has Cole Palmer won?
Cole Palmer has won a number of awards, including individual and team honors. They are;
Premier League: 2022–23
FA Cup: 2022–23
UEFA Champions League: 2022–23
UEFA Super Cup: 2023
EFL Cup runner-up: 2023–24
UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2023
London Football Awards Men’s Young Player of the Year: 2024
Has Cole Palmer won Player of the Month Award?
Cole Palmer was nominated for December 2023 Player of the Month but he did not win the award. As of April 2024, the young winger could tip the award to his favor after already scoring two hattricks in a row.
Does Cole Palmer have a Champions League Medal?
Yes, Cole Palmer has a Champions League Medal. He won the 2022-23 Champions League with Manchester City in their treble winning campaign.
Has Cole Palmer Premier League Player of the Season?
Cole Palmer has so far not won the Premier League Player of the Season.
Has Cole Palmer won FIFA Men’s Best Footballer Award?
No, Cole Palmer has not won the FIFA Men’s Best Footballer Award yet in his young career. A player of Palmer’s qualities is tipped to win that award some time in the future if he stays fit and produces stellar performances game after game.
Has Cole Palmer won Balon d’Or?
Cole Palmer has not won Balon d’Or in his career so far. The 21-year old England international has many more productive years ahead of him to try and win the most prestigious award every footballer wishes to add to his catalogue. If he continues giving his best performances, he sure could attempt to win the award in the future.
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