Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer has won the award for the young player of the year in the Premier League for the 2023–24 season.
This award came after his stellar performances in his first season at Chelsea. Palmer is the first Chelsea player to have ever received the award since it was first given to Eden Hazard in the 2013-14 season.
Palmer left Manchester City due to a lack of playing time to join Chelsea for a fee worth £42.5 million in the summer.
Since joining the club, Palmer has scored 22 goals and created 10 assists in 33 appearances for the London club this season. Palmer matched Drogba and Frank Lampard’s records of scoring 16 goals at home in the Premier League.
Palmer is chasing his former teammate, Erling Haaland, in the race for the Golden Boot. The Manchester City striker, Haaland, has scored 27 goals in the Premier League this season.
In recent weeks, Palmer’s goal-scoring ability has failed to slow down with the midfielder scoring a beautiful header against Brighton in the Premier League.
Palmer has been the shining light in the Chelsea squad. His performances towards the end of the season are likely to help Chelsea secure a European spot ahead of next season.
The player is focused on helping his team win the last game of the season against Bournemouth in the Premier League.
Former Chelsea players who had won the Young Player of the Year
Eden Hazard and Scott Parker were the previous Chelsea players who had won the Premier League Young Player of the Year award while they were playing for the club.
Parker won the award in the 2003–04 season while at Chelsea. Eden Hazard won the award in the 2013–14 season as a Chelsea player.
Cole Palmer Stats
The English midfielder had made 149 appearances, scoring 73 goals and creating 35 assists in all club competitions. Palmer has received 16 yellow cards and one red card in his football career.
Out of the 73 goals scored, 25 were for Chelsea, six for Manchester City, 20 for Manchester City U-18, and 22 for Manchester City U-23.
He made his international debut for England on November 17, 2023. Since then, he has made two appearances for the Three Lions without a goal.
Chelsea fans chant about Cole Palmer
Due to Palmer’s excellent performances this season, Chelsea fans often chant about him, saying, “Running from the left to right, Cole Palmer is dynamite. Sign him up for 8 more years. The Chelsea boys are on the beers.”
Cole Palmer Age
The Chelsea midfielder was born on May 6, 2002, in the city of Manchester, England. He is currently 22 years old, with a height of 6 feet and 2 inches.
