Erik Palmer-Brown
American soccer player
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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.
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Palmer-Brown with Austria Wien in 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Erik Ross Palmer-Brown[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 24, 1997 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Napoleon, Ohio, United States | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | ||||||||||
| Position | Center-back | ||||||||||
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Current team | 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) | 21 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Troyes | 38 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2023– | Panathinaikos | 23 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 28, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 5, 2022 | |||||||||||
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.[2] He also attended Archbishop O'Hara High School in Kansas City, Missouri.[3] After playing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, at the age of 16, he signed his first professional contract,[4] making him Sporting Kansas City's youngest ever player.[5]
In January 2014, Serie A team Juventus reportedly made a $1 million bid for Erik Palmer-Brown, which was rejected by Sporting Kansas City.[6] In the same year, Palmer-Brown was voted number 39 on UK website TeamTalk's top 50 Wonderkids in 2014.[7]
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.[8]
Porto
On February 1, 2016, Palmer-Brown was loaned to Portuguese club Porto until December 31, 2016.[9] He started regularly in central defense for Porto B, helping them to the LigaPro title.[10]
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.[11]
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.[12]
Loan to Austria Wien
He then joined Austria Wien for the 2019–20 season.[13] He extended his loan at Austria Wien for the 2020–21 season.[14]
Loan to Troyes
On August 31, 2021, he moved to France to join Ligue 1 club Troyes on a season-long loan deal.[15] In February 2022, the deal was made permanent with Palmer-Brown signing a contract until the summer of 2024.[16]
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.[17] In 2015, he was called to the roster that played in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[18]
As captain, Palmer-Brown won the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship with the United States.[19] He was awarded the Golden Ball Award by CONCACAF as the best player of the tournament, playing the defensive midfield position.[20] 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[21] and Scouted Football.[22]
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.[23]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 February 2026[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting Kansas City | 2014 | MLS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Porto B (loan) | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Sporting Kansas City II | 2017 | USL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8[e] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| NAC Breda (loan) | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Austria Wien (loan) | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
| Troyes (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Troyes | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 3[h] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[i] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 231 | 5 | ||
- Includes US Open Cup, Austrian Cup, Coupe de France, Greek Cup
- appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Premier League International Cup
- Appearances in Belgian Pro League European playoffs
- Appearances in Bundesliga Europacup-Play-off
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in Super League Greece Play-off
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played June 5, 2022[25]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| United States | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honors
Sporting Kansas City
Panathinaikos
United States U20
Individual
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Best XI: 2017
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Golden Ball: 2017