Aimee Rose Palmer (born 25 July 2000) is an English

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. She has previously played for

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and

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England. The team compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ...

in the

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, and has represented

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at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.

Club career

Bristol City

Palmer broke into the first-team making her senior debut in the WSL 1 on 22 April 2017, as a substitute for Jasmine Matthews in a 3–1 loss to

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. She went on to feature in three of

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's Spring Series games in 2017. This led to more first team opportunities in the 2017–18 season. On 12 October 2017, she made her season debut coming on as a 19th-minute substitute for Poppy Wilson in Bristol's 2–0 WSL Cup defeat by

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. On 28 October, she made her first league start of the campaign, in a 5–0 defeat by Reading. While training with Bristol City, Palmer studied for her A levels in psychology, biology and chemistry at SGS College and was named Student of the Year.

Manchester United

2018–19 season

On 1 July 2018, Palmer joined the newly formed

to compete in the

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, reuniting with manager Willie Kirk who had been appointed assistant manager at United. She made her competitive debut for Manchester United, as a 61st minute substitute for Mollie Green, in a 2–0 League Cup defeat against

on 25 August. On 9 September, Palmer made her

debut in a 12–0 win against

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, coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute for Lauren James. She scored her first ever senior goal on the final day of United's title winning 2018–19 season in a 5–0 victory over

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2019–20 season: Loan to Sheffield United

On 21 August 2019, Palmer joined

in the

on loan for the season. On 25 August, Palmer scored a brace and provided an assist on her debut as part of a 7–1 victory over

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. On 23 January 2020, Manchester United recalled Palmer. At the time of her departure, Palmer ranked as Sheffield United's fourth-highest goalscorer across all competitions. She left Manchester United following the expiration of her contract at the end of the season.

Return to Bristol City

On 2 July 2020, Palmer rejoined Bristol City, signing a two-year contract with the club. She made her second debut in a 4–0 league loss to Everton. Palmer was in the first team in January 2023 when Bristol won a 4–0 victory over

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to join the 5th round of the women's FA cup.

Leicester City

On 1 August 2023, Palmer joined

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team

on a one-year contract after winning the Championship with Bristol City.

Southampton

On 6 August 2024, Palmer joined Women's Championship side

International career

In May 2017, Palmer traveled to the

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as part of the England under-17 squad to compete in the

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. She scored in England's 2–1 group stage defeat by

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as the team failed to progress to the knockout stage. On 3 April 2018, Palmer scored on her under-19 debut as England beat

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4–1 in an elite round qualifying game for the

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. Four months later, in the opening round of qualifying for the 2019 tournament, Palmer scored braces in consecutive games as England eased past Malta and

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, 9–0 and 8–0 respectively. In January 2019, she captained the side at the Algarve Tournament. On 28 February 2019, Palmer scored England's goal in a 1–2 defeat to

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in their opening match of the La Manga Tournament. In July 2019, Palmer was named in the England squad for the 2019 UEFA Under-19 Championship in Scotland.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Manchester United *

: 2018–19 Bristol City *

: 2022–23

References

External links

Profile
at the Manchester United F.C. website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Aimee 2000 births Living people People from Wymondham English women's footballers Manchester United W.F.C. players Bristol City W.F.C. players Women's Super League players Sheffield United F.C. Women players Leicester City W.F.C. players Southampton F.C. Women players Women's association football midfielders England women's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Norfolk 21st-century English sportswomen