Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sheffield Wednesday.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 45 | 1 | 1 | 3755 | 6.5 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 6.5 |
Scout report
L. Palmer is a 34-year-old full-back at Sheffield Wednesday, rated 24.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 459th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (90.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Palmer.
Judged on this season alone, Palmer graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 52nd of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 2.708 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 74th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 34 Palmer is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Sheffield Wednesday finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 45 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 90.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 24.4, Palmer carries the 74th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sheffield Wednesday finished 24th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
