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Erik Palmer-Brown

Palmer-Brown with Austria Wien in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Erik Ross Palmer-Brown
Date of birth	(1997-04-24) April 24, 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Napoleon, Ohio, United States
Height	6 feet 1 inch (1.86 m)
Playing position	Center-back
Club information
Current club	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	4	(0)
National team‡
2013	United States U17	5	(0)
2014–2015	United States U18	6	(1)
2014–2017	United States U20	17	(1)
2018–2022	United States	4	(0)
Honours Representing  United States CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2017
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 19, 2025. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 5, 2022

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.

Club career

Sporting Kansas City

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. He also attended Archbishop O'Hara High School in Kansas City, Missouri. After playing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, at the age of 16, he signed his first professional contract, making him Sporting Kansas City's youngest ever player.

In January 2014, Serie A team Juventus reportedly made a $1 million bid for Erik Palmer-Brown, which was rejected by Sporting Kansas City. In the same year, Palmer-Brown was voted number 39 on UK website TeamTalk's top 50 Wonderkids in 2014.

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.

Porto

On February 1, 2016, Palmer-Brown was loaned to Portuguese club Porto until December 31, 2016. He started regularly in central defense for Porto B, helping them to the LigaPro title.

Manchester City

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.

Loan to NAC Breda

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.

Loan to Austria Wien

He then joined Austria Wien for the 2019–20 season. He extended his loan at Austria Wien for the 2020–21 season.

Loan to Troyes

On August 31, 2021, he moved to France to join Ligue 1 club Troyes on a season-long loan deal. In February 2022, the deal was made permanent with Palmer-Brown signing a contract until the summer of 2024.

Panathinaikos

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

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. In 2015, he was called to the roster that played in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

As captain, Palmer-Brown won the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship with the United States. He was awarded the Golden Ball Award by CONCACAF as the best player of the tournament, playing the defensive midfield position. 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 and Scouted Football.

On May 28, 2018, Palmer-Brown made his senior national team debut in a 3–0 win against Bolivia.

Personal life

Palmer-Brown was a student of Archbishop O'Hara High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He was confirmed as a Catholic in 2015.

Career statistics

International

Honors

Sporting Kansas City

• U.S. Open Cup: 2017

Panathinaikos

• Greek Cup: 2023–24

United States U20

• CONCACAF Under-20 Championship: 2017

Individual

• CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Best XI: 2017
• CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Golden Ball: 2017

See also

In Spanish: Erik Palmer-Brown para niños