Alexander Palmer - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameAlexander Palmer

PositionGoalkeeper

NationalityEngland

Age30

Date of birth10 Aug 1996

BirthplaceKidderminster

Height191 cm

Shirt number#1

ClubIpswich

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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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10

Appearances

3

Clean sheets

30%

CS rate

share of apps kept clean

834

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Ipswich.

Career

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Following his move to Ipswich, Palmer's current-season form is down 64% on last season (Season 22→8), while his Rating eased 55→31. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 50).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Ipswich · 2nd	10	3	30%	6.99	31	8
2024/25	Ipswich · 19th	13	1	8%	7.09	56	1
2024/25	West Brom · 9th	30	9	30%	7.02	55	22
2023/24	West Brom · 5th	48	19	40%	6.95	69	50
2022/23	West Brom · 9th	23	8	35%	6.9	62	22
2021/22	West Brom	1	0	0%	5.9	—	—
2021/22	LutonLoan · 6th	2	1	50%	7.1	56	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

A. Palmer is a 30-year-old goalkeeper at Ipswich, rated 31 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Palmer.

On the season, Palmer graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets across 10 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31. At 30 Palmer is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24StreakyInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs

31

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

7.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

20.1%

Minutes

limited game time

0.11

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Ipswich finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

10

Apps

3

Clean sheets

30%

CS rate

20.1%

Minutes

3 clean sheets in 10 appearances (30% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Watch points

Game time. Only 20.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 31 overall — below regular-starter level. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %20.1%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.108

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~37), then tapers with age. At 30, Palmer sits on 7.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Palmer's projected Rating — 31 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

IpswichFeb 2025 – now

West Brom(back from loan)Mar 2022 – Feb 2025

Luton(on loan)Mar 2022 – Mar 2022

West BromJul 2021 – Mar 2022

Lincoln(on loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2021

Plymouth(on loan)Jul 2019 – Jul 2020

WWest Bromwich Albion U23until Jul 2019

West BromJan 2019 – Jul 2019

Oldhamuntil Jan 2019

WWest Bromwich Albion U23(back from loan)Nov 2018 – Jan 2019

Oldham(on loan)Nov 2018 – Nov 2018

WWest Bromwich Albion U23until Nov 2018

Notts County(on loan)Apr 2019 – Nov 2018

West Brom(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Apr 2019

KKidderminster Harriers(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2017

KKidderminster Harriers(on loan)Jul 2015 – Jan 2017

West Bromuntil Jul 2015

Transfer history

About A. Palmer

Alexander Palmer is a 29-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Ipswich, born on August 10, 1996 in Kidderminster, standing 191 cm tall. He is from England. Ipswich currently sit 8th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, A. Palmer has made 10 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 834 minutes.

A. Palmer's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Ipswich face Manchester United away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Palmer at 31 with a Season form score of 7.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, A. Palmer has totalled 237 club appearances with 0 goals and 3 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 48 appearances for Lincoln.

A. Palmer's career has also included time at West Brom, Luton, Lincoln, Plymouth, WWest Bromwich Albion U23, Oldham, Notts County and KKidderminster Harriers.