Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ipswich.
Injury-affected season
Missed 8 of Ipswich's ~46 games this season through 8 injury absences (calf). He still appeared 10 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 10 | 834 | 6.99 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 180 | 6.75 |
Scout report
A. Palmer is a 29-year-old goalkeeper at Ipswich, rated 37.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 401st of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Palmer.
Judged on this season alone, Palmer graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 3 clean sheets across 10 appearances.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 30th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 29 Palmer is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Palmer missed 8 games through injury (calf) out of roughly 46 this season. The 10 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Ipswich finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side
3 clean sheets in 10 appearances (30% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 24.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 37.4, Palmer carries the 30th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 44 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
