Ollie Palmer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oliver James Palmer[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 21 January 1992||
Place of birth | Epsom, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Woking | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Woking | 19 | (2) |
2010 | → St Albans City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2011 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Havant & Waterlooville | 69 | (37) |
2013–2015 | Mansfield Town | 54 | (5) |
2015 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 13 | (6) |
2015–2017 | Leyton Orient | 65 | (12) |
2017 | → Luton Town (loan) | 17 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Lincoln City | 45 | (8) |
2018–2020 | Crawley Town | 68 | (27) |
2020–2022 | AFC Wimbledon | 41 | (10) |
2022– | Wrexham | 105 | (39) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
Oliver James Palmer (born 21 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Wrexham.
Early life and education
Born in Epsom, Surrey, Palmer supported Wimbledon as a child, for whom his grandfather Tony Wright played in the 1950s.[4] He stopped supporting the club following their relocation to Milton Keynes, stating "My team was Wimbledon as a kid – but I wasn't going to support Milton Keynes Dons".[4] He attended Therfield School from 2003 to 2008.[citation needed]
His father Andy served as a Metropolitan Police protection officer for the Royal Family, and was the Prince of Wales’ Personal Protection Officer for 10 years.[5]
Career
Woking
Palmer began his career at the
Havant & Waterlooville
After he was recalled from a loan spell at Boreham Wood, Palmer signed for fellow Conference South club Havant & Waterlooville permanently in September 2011.[10] After seven goals from five appearances, League One club Charlton Athletic were reportedly interested in signing him.[11] Palmer finished 2012–13 as Conference South joint top scorer with 25 goals from 42 appearances and was also named Player of the Year.[12]
Mansfield Town
Palmer signed for newly promoted League Two club Mansfield Town on 2 August 2013 on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[13] He debuted a day later as a 61st-minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to Scunthorpe United and scored his first goal in a 1–0 win away to Wycombe Wanderers on 17 August.[14]
On 5 January 2015, Palmer joined
Leyton Orient
On 6 July 2015, Palmer signed for League Two club Leyton Orient for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.[22] He debuted on the opening day of 2015–16 in a 2–0 win at home to Barnet, having entered the match as an 89th-minute substitute and scored his first goal after being introduced as a 76th-minute substitute in a 3–0 win at home to Stevenage on 18 August.[23]
On 31 January 2017, Palmer joined League Two club Luton Town on loan until the end of 2016–17.[24] He debuted four days later in a 1–1 draw away to former loan club Grimsby Town, having entered the match as a 58th-minute substitute.[25] After coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute, Palmer scored his first goal for Luton with the third goal in a 3–0 victory at home to Hartlepool United on 14 February.[26] Having entered Luton's 3–2 defeat away to Blackpool in the first leg of the play-off semi-final on 14 May as an 86th-minute substitute,[27] Palmer was an unused substitute in the second leg four days later, which resulted in a 3–3 draw and a 6–5 defeat on aggregate.[28] He completed the loan spell with 18 appearances and three goals.[25]
Lincoln City
On 26 June 2017, Palmer signed a two-year contract with newly promoted League Two club
Crawley Town
Palmer signed for fellow League Two club Crawley Town on 27 June 2018 on a two-year contract for a nominal fee.[33] In February 2019, Palmer apologised after he and teammate Dominic Poleon posted a video online mocking Crawley's training facilities and teammates.[34] He left the club in the summer of 2020 following the expiry of his contract.[35]
AFC Wimbledon
Palmer joined League One club AFC Wimbledon on 7 August 2020.[36] He signed a two-year contract, with a third year automatically triggered if a certain number of appearances were met.[37] He scored his first goal for Wimbledon in a 2–1 defeat to Lincoln City on 2 January 2021.[38]
Wrexham
Palmer signed for Wrexham, then a National League club, on 24 January 2022 on a three-and-a-half-year contract for a club record fee of £300,000.[39]
Hollywood
Palmer made his film debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).[40]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 April 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Woking | 2010–11[3] | Conference South
|
19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
St Albans City (loan) | 2010–11[8] | Conference South | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
Boreham Wood (loan) | 2011–12[3] | Conference South | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Havant & Waterlooville | 2011–12[3] | Conference South | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | |
2012–13[3] | Conference South | 42 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 44 | 25 | ||
Total | 69 | 37 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 71 | 37 | |||
Mansfield Town | 2013–14[14] | League Two | 38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 43 | 5 |
2014–15[41] | League Two | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
Total | 54 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 7 | ||
Grimsby Town (loan) | 2014–15[3] | Conference Premier
|
13 | 6 | — | — | 5[d] | 2 | 18 | 8 | ||
Leyton Orient | 2015–16[23] | League Two | 45 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 50 | 9 |
2016–17[25] | League Two | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
Total | 65 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 14 | ||
Luton Town (loan) | 2016–17[25] | League Two | 17 | 3 | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
Lincoln City | 2017–18[42] | League Two | 45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10[g] | 3 | 57 | 11 |
Crawley Town | 2018–19[43] | League Two | 40 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 43 | 16 |
2019–20[44] | League Two | 28 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 | |
Total | 68 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 30 | ||
AFC Wimbledon | 2020–21[45] | League One | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
2021–22[46] | League One | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |
Total | 41 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 13 | ||
Wrexham | 2021–22[3] | National League | 21 | 15 | — | — | 1[h] | 0 | 22 | 15 | ||
2022–23[3] | National League | 45 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[i] | 1 | 50 | 18 | ||
2023–24[3] | League Two | 39 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 46 | 8 | |
Total | 105 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 118 | 41 | ||
Career total | 506 | 150 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 579 | 168 |
- ^ Appearance in Conference South play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Football League Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances and two goals in Conference Premier play-offs
- ^ a b c Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in League Two play-offs
- ^ Eight appearances and three goals in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
- ^ Appearance in the National League play-offs
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in the FA Trophy
Honours
Lincoln City
Wrexham
Individual
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Ollie Palmer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "O. Palmer: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ a b Cawley, Richard (14 August 2020). ""I wasn't going to support Milton Keynes!" – Dons new boy so excited by chance to play at Plough Lane". South London Press. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Robertson, Gregor (28 January 2023). ""The King and I: How Ollie Palmer became talk of royalty and Hollywood"". The Times. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ a b Men in Blazers (16 January 2024). ""I was working as a roofer getting 4 hours of sleep" | Ollie Palmer Interview with Men in Blazers" – via YouTube.
- ^ "English Colleges National Team". Woking F.C. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Ollie Palmer appearances: Season 2010–11 appearances". St Albans City F.C. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Ollie Palmer signs new Woking contract". BBC Sport. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Ollie Palmer joins Havant & Waterlooville". Woking F.C. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Addicks track Havant striker". Sky Sports. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Conference South Awards". Football Conference. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Mansfield Town: Ollie Palmer joins from Havant & Waterlooville". BBC Sport. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Signing alert: Grimsby Town announce loan signing of striker Ollie Palmer". Grimsby Telegraph. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Done deal: Grimsby Town extend Ollie Palmer's loan deal until end of the season". Grimsby Telegraph. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Ollie Palmer: Grimsby Town keep Mansfield striker on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Grimsby Town's Ollie Palmer and staff 'frustrated by injury recovery time'". Grimsby Telegraph. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Woking 1–2 Grimsby". BBC Sport. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Grimsby Town 3–0 Eastleigh (5–1 agg)". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Brendon (17 May 2015). "Bristol Rovers 1–1 Grimsby Town (5–3 on penalties)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Leyton Orient sign Mansfield striker on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Luton Town: Matt Macey, Ollie Palmer & Stuart Moore join League Two club". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Luton Town 3–0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Middleton, Nathan (14 May 2017). "Blackpool 3–2 Luton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Brendon (18 May 2017). "Luton Town 3–3 Blackpool (agg: 5–6)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Lincoln City: Matt Green, Ollie Palmer & Josh Ginnelly join League Two club". BBC Sport. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Alan (29 August 2017). "Mansfield Town 1 Lincoln City 3: Imps make superb start to Checkatrade Trophy campaign". Lincolnshire Echo. Lincoln. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ a b Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Team of the Tournament". English Football League. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Ollie Palmer: Crawley Town pay nominal fee for Lincoln City striker". BBC Sport. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Pole, Matt (19 February 2019). "Crawley Town players sorry for live Instagram video". Crawley Observer. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ Morton, Sam (6 August 2020). "Outgoing striker thanks Crawley Town for 'unforgettable memories'". Crawley Observer. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Ollie Palmer: AFC Wimbledon sign former Crawley Town striker". BBC Sport. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ Brack, Edmund (28 January 2022). "'The hardest decision I have had to make in football' – Ollie Palmer opens up on his emotional AFC Wimbledon exit". South London News. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Marsh, Daniel (2 January 2021). "AFC Wimbledon 1 Lincoln City 2 – Hopper strikes late as Dons suffer third defeat in a row". South London Press. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Ollie Palmer: Wrexham sign striker from AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Minelle, Bethany (23 April 2024). "Deadpool 3: Ryan Reynolds teases cameo of Wrexham striker Ollie Palmer in new Marvel film". Sky News. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Mullin the hero as Wrexham win to earn promotion". BBC Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Bromley beat Wrexham to win FA Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links
- Profile at the Wrexham A.F.C. website