Jonathan Panzo
English footballer (born 2000)
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Jonathan William Panzo (born 25 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Birmingham City.
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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 | 7 | (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 14:37, 21 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:14, 8 June 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early and personal life
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
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]
On 17 July 2024, he moved on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga club Rio Ave.[18][19]
Rio Ave
Birmingham City
Panzo returned to England in February 2026, signing with 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]
Career statistics
- As of 21 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco II | 2018–19[2] | Championnat National 2 | 22 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| Monaco | 2018–19[2] | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[2] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2019–20[2] | Belgian First Division A | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Dijon | 2020–21[2] | Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[2] | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Dijon II | 2021–22[2] | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2021–22[29] | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[31] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[32] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2022–23[30] | EFL Championship | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Cardiff City (loan) | 2023–24[31] | EFL Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Standard Liège (loan) | 2023–24[2] | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2024–25[2] | Primeira Liga | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| Rio Ave | 2025–26[2] | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Birmingham City | 2025–26[33] | EFL Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 151 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 4 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup, Taça de Portugal
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
- Appearances in the 2023 English Football League play-offs