Jonathan Panzo
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.jpg) Panzo in 2026. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jonathan William Panzo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 October 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brockley, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Monaco II | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Monaco | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Dijon | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Dijon II | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Coventry City (loan) | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Rio Ave | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Birmingham City | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | England U16 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | England U17 | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | England U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | England U19 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | England U21 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:43, 6 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:14, 8 June 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jonathan William Panzo (born 25 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Birmingham City.
Panzo was born in Brockley, London to parents from the Ivory Coast.[3]
Club career
Monaco
After playing for Chelsea, whom he joined at the age of nine,[3] Panzo moved to Monaco in July 2018.[4] He made his senior debut for their reserve team in the Championnat National 2.[2] Panzo made his first team debut for Monaco on 19 December 2018, playing the full ninety minutes in 1–0 win over Lorient in the Coupe de la Ligue.[5]
On 30 August 2019, Panzo joined Belgian club Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan.[6]
Dijon
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In August 2020 he was linked with a return to the UK, with interest reported from Championship teams Coventry City, Derby County and Swansea City.[7][8] Later that month, however, he was said to be close to remaining in France and transferring to Dijon.[9] He eventually signed with club on 26 August 2020, for an undisclosed fee.[10]
Nottingham Forest
On 31 January 2022, it was announced that Panzo had signed with Nottingham Forest of the EFL Championship managed by his former England U-17 coach Steve Cooper.[11][12]
On 13 July 2022, Panzo joined Coventry City on loan for the 2022–23 season.[13][14]
On 1 September 2023, Panzo joined Cardiff City on loan for the 2023–24 season.[15] He was recalled in January 2024.[16]
On 30 January 2024, he was loaned to Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège until the end of the season.[17]
Rio Ave
On 17 July 2024, he moved on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga club Rio Ave.[18][19]
On 2 June 2025, Panzo's move to Rio Ave was made permanent.[20]
Birmingham City
Panzo returned to England on 2 February 2026, signing with Championship club Birmingham City.[21]
International career
Panzo was part of the England U17 team which finished as runners-up to Spain in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[22] He then went on to be part of the squad who beat Spain to win the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[23][24] Panzo also represented England at under-19 level.[25] He served as captain of the under-19 team.[26]
On 30 August 2019, Panzo was included in the England U21 squad for the first time[27] and made his debut during the 3–2 2021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019.[28]