Erik Palmer-Brown
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Ross Palmer-Brown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 24, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Napoleon, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Porto B (on loan from Sporting Kansas City) | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Sporting Kansas City | 10 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Porto B (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | United States U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | United States U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2014– | United States U20 | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 13, 2016. | |||
Erik Ross Palmer-Brown (born April 25, 1997) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Porto B, on loan from Sporting Kansas City.
Career
Sporting Kansas City
On August 2, 2013, at the age of 16, Erik Palmer-Brown signed his first professional contract,[2] making him Sporting Kansas City's first homegrown player and youngest ever player.[3]
In January 2014, Italian Serie A team Juventus reportedly made a $1 million bid for Erik Palmer-Brown, which was rejected by Sporting Kansas City.[4] In the same year, Palmer-Brown was voted number 39 on UK website TeamTalk's top 50 Wonderkids in 2014.[5]
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.[6]
FC Porto
On February 1, 2016 Palmer-Brown was loaned to Portuguese club Porto for the remainder of 2016.[7]
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.[8] In 2015, he was called to the roster that will play in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9]
Personal
Palmer-Brown was a student Archbishop O'Hara High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He is a resident of Lee's Summit, Missouri.
References
- 1 2 "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. May 30, 2015. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Sporting Kansas City signs 16-year-old Homegrown Player Erik Palmer-Brown". Sporting Kansas City.
- ↑ Sporting KC Youth Academy Changing US Development System | The University Daily Kansan
- ↑ "Sporting Kansas City spurns Juventus' bid for defender Erik Palmer-Brown". SI.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141112120401/http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/9560008/TEAMtalk-s-top-50-wonderkids-The-full-list. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Sporting KC's Erik Palmer-Brown learns harsh lessons in MLS debut, vows to be "ready" upon return". MLSsoccer.com.
- ↑ "Sporting KC loans defender Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto". Sporting Kansas City.
- ↑ "U.S. U18 MNT impressive in France". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
- ↑ "Tab Ramos Finalizes 21-Player Roster for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.