Cammy Palmer

Cameron "Cammy" Palmer (born 15 May 2000) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship side Orange County SC on loan from Rangers.

Cammy Palmer
Personal information
Full name Cameron Palmer
Date of birth (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000
Place of birth York, England
Playing position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Orange County SC
(on loan from Rangers)
Number 18
Youth career
Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Rangers 0 (0)
2019 → Partick Thistle (loan) 13 (1)
2020– → Orange County SC (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:45, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Palmer was born in York and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the son of Don Palmer, a church pastor, author and speaker, currently based in Glasgow, but originally from Belfast. Cammy (Cameron) moved with his family to Canada when he was only 8 months old. He started playing competitive soccer at age 5, playing for Pickering, Ajax and eventually Whitby Iroquois Soccer clubs. Whilst playing for Whitby in Ontario, former Rangers player Andy Kennedy came across the young footballer. Kennedy contacted Rangers and told them about the youngster. His family moved back to Scotland in 2011 and Palmer went on trial and very soon joined the youth ranks of the Glasgow giants.[1] After impressing at numerous levels at the club, Palmer was named as the reserve side’s team captain in 2018.

Professional Career

After a solid progression at youth level for Rangers, Palmer signed a contract extension with the Ibrox side until 2021 in June 2019.[2]

On 10 July 2019, Palmer joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on loan until January 2020. Three days later Palmer made his professional footballing debut in a 1-0 win in the Scottish League Cup against Airdrieonians at Firhill.[3] [4] Palmer scored his first professional goal scoring for Thistle in a 3-1 away win over Inverness.[5]

On 3 February 2020, Palmer joined USL Championship club Orange County SC on loan for the 2020 season.[6]

International

An exciting prospect, Palmer qualifies to play for England, Scotland (through his mother’s side) and Northern Ireland (through his father’s side). He has represented Scotland at the under-17s level before going on to play with the Northern Ireland under 18’s and 19s, playing four times and scoring once at that level, in Belfast in 2018 vs Serbia during the Euro qualifiers. He currently plays with their under 21 squad.

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References
  1. Jack, Christopher. "From Canada to Copland Road: Cammy Palmer has a former Rangers striker to thank for starting his Ibrox journey". www.heraldscotland.com. The Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. Shaw, Louise. "Palmer Signs Contract Extension". www.rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. "LOAN NEWS: Cammy Palmer joins on loan". www.ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. Labellarte, Giuseppe. "Rangers fans react on Twitter as Ibrox academy ace Cammy Palmer seals loan move to Partick Thistle". www.hitc.com. HITC. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-fixture/inverness-caledonian-thistle-v-partick-thistle-28th-september-2019/
  6. "Rangers Players Head to Orange County SC". orangecountysoccer.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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