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Cole Palmer Height

185cm (6ft 1in)

Cole Palmer Nationality

England

Cole Palmer Religion

Unknown

Cole Palmer Net Worth

$14 million

Cole Palmer Weekly Wage

£130,000 per week

Cole Palmer Contract

Expires June 2033

Cole Palmer Club

Chelsea

Cole Palmer Position

Midfielder

Cole Palmer Age

23 years old

Cole Palmer Preferred Foot

Right

Cole Palmer Hometown

Wythenshawe, England

Early Life

Cole Palmer was born on May 6, 2002 in Wythenshawe, Manchester — the same area that produced Marcus Rashford. He joined Manchester City's academy and rose through every age group, developing the calm, creative style that would eventually define him. City had the most valuable youth setup in football and Palmer was among its finest products.

Breakthrough

City sold Palmer to Chelsea for £40M in September 2023 — a decision that puzzled many at the time. He immediately became Chelsea's most important player, scoring 22 Premier League goals in his debut season and winning the PFA Young Player of the Year award. It is now considered one of City's worst ever sales.

Career

Palmer's debut season at Chelsea produced numbers that nobody outside the club expected. His calmness in front of goal, ability to perform under pressure in big moments, and penalty-taking nerve elevated him to England squad starter level within months. Chelsea signed him to a nine-year contract — a statement of intent.

Personal Life

Palmer is from Wythenshawe — a tough area of Manchester that he remains proud of. He has spoken about growing up as a City fan and what it meant to represent them, and then the shock of moving to London. He has settled at Chelsea and become one of Stamford Bridge's most important players.

Legacy

Potentially the most significant young English player to emerge since Marcus Rashford. At 23 with a nine-year Chelsea contract and England ambitions, the next chapter of English football may well feature Palmer at the heart of it.

Palmer's move from City to Chelsea is considered one of Manchester City's worst transfer decisions in recent years

He scored a four-minute hat-trick from the bench against Brighton — one of the fastest in Premier League history

Chelsea gave him a nine-year contract — believed to be the longest in Premier League history for an outfield player

Palmer grew up in Wythenshawe, the same area of Manchester as Marcus Rashford

He scored more Premier League goals in his debut Chelsea season than any other player in 2023-24