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===Sporting Kansas City===
===Sporting Kansas City===
On August 2, 2013, at the age of 16, Erik Palmer-Brown signed his first professional contract,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2013/08/sporting-kansas-city-signs-16-year-old-homegrown-player-erik-palmer-brown|title=Sporting Kansas City signs 16-year-old Homegrown Player Erik Palmer-Brown|work=Sporting Kansas City}}</ref> making him Sporting Kansas City's first homegrown player and youngest ever player.<ref>[http://kansan.com/sports/2014/05/05/sporting-kansas-citys-youth-academy-changing-the-us-development-system/ Sporting KC Youth Academy Changing US Development System | The University Daily Kansan<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=November 2015}}</ref>
On August 2, 2013, at the age of 16, Erik Palmer-Brown signed his first professional contract,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2013/08/sporting-kansas-city-signs-16-year-old-homegrown-player-erik-palmer-brown|title=Sporting Kansas City signs 16-year-old Homegrown Player Erik Palmer-Brown|work=Sporting Kansas City}}</ref> making him Sporting Kansas City's first homegrown player and youngest ever player.<ref>|url=http://kansan.com/sports/2014/05/05/sporting-kansas-citys-youth-academy-changing-the-us-development-system/ |date=20140511042234 [http://kansan.com/sports/2014/05/05/sporting-kansas-citys-youth-academy-changing-the-us-development-system/ Sporting KC Youth Academy Changing US Development System | The University Daily Kansan<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{wayback}}</ref>


In January 2014, [[Italian Serie A]] team [[Juventus]] reportedly made a $1 million bid for Erik Palmer-Brown, which was rejected by Sporting Kansas City.<ref>{{cite web|title = Sporting Kansas City spurns Juventus' bid for defender Erik Palmer-Brown|url = http://www.si.com/soccer/planet-futbol/2014/01/24/sporting-kansas-city-erik-palmer-brown-juventus-bid|website = SI.com|accessdate = 2015-11-20}}</ref> In the same year, Palmer-Brown was voted number 39 on UK website TeamTalk's top 50 Wonderkids in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/9560008/TEAMtalk-s-top-50-wonderkids-The-full-list |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20141112120401/http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/9560008/TEAMtalk-s-top-50-wonderkids-The-full-list |archivedate=November 12, 2014 }}</ref>
In January 2014, [[Italian Serie A]] team [[Juventus]] reportedly made a $1 million bid for Erik Palmer-Brown, which was rejected by Sporting Kansas City.<ref>{{cite web|title = Sporting Kansas City spurns Juventus' bid for defender Erik Palmer-Brown|url = http://www.si.com/soccer/planet-futbol/2014/01/24/sporting-kansas-city-erik-palmer-brown-juventus-bid|website = SI.com|accessdate = 2015-11-20}}</ref> In the same year, Palmer-Brown was voted number 39 on UK website TeamTalk's top 50 Wonderkids in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/9560008/TEAMtalk-s-top-50-wonderkids-The-full-list |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20141112120401/http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/9560008/TEAMtalk-s-top-50-wonderkids-The-full-list |archivedate=November 12, 2014 }}</ref>

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Erik Palmer-Brown
Personal information
Full name Erik Ross Palmer-Brown[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-24) April 24, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Napoleon, Ohio, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
FC Porto
(on loan from Sporting Kansas City)
Number 43
Youth career
2009–2013 Sporting Kansas City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Sporting Kansas City 10 (0)
2016–Porto B (loan) 0 (0)
2016–Porto (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2013 United States U17 5 (0)
2014–2015 United States U18 6 (1)
2014– United States U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 27, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 10, 2014

Erik Ross Palmer-Brown (born April 24, 1997) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Porto, on loan from Sporting Kansas City.

Career

Sporting Kansas City

On August 2, 2013, at the age of 16, Erik Palmer-Brown signed his first professional contract,[2] making him Sporting Kansas City's first homegrown player and youngest ever player.[3]

In January 2014, Italian Serie A team Juventus reportedly made a $1 million bid for Erik Palmer-Brown, which was rejected by Sporting Kansas City.[4] In the same year, Palmer-Brown was voted number 39 on UK website TeamTalk's top 50 Wonderkids in 2014.[5]

He made his debut for Sporting Kansas City on May 18, 2014 in a regular season match against Chicago Fire. But it ended prematurely when he was sent off in the 64th minute for a second yellow card after giving away a penalty in the 15th minute in a 2–1 loss.[6]

FC Porto

On February 1, 2016 Palmer-Brown was loaned to Portuguese club Porto for the remainder of 2016. [7]

International Career

Palmer-Brown has represented the United States at the U-15, U-17, U-18, and U-20 levels. He has made 6 appearances for the U-18 team up to this point, scoring his first goal for the team in a 1–0 win over the Czech Republic.[8] In 2015, he was called to the roster that will play in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9]

Personal

Palmer-Brown was a student Archbishop O'Hara High School in Kansas City, Missouri, during the early years of his professional career. He is a resident of Lee's Summit, Missouri

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. May 30, 2015. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "Sporting Kansas City signs 16-year-old Homegrown Player Erik Palmer-Brown". Sporting Kansas City.
  3. ^ |url=http://kansan.com/sports/2014/05/05/sporting-kansas-citys-youth-academy-changing-the-us-development-system/ |date=20140511042234 Sporting KC Youth Academy Changing US Development System | The University Daily Kansan Template:Wayback
  4. ^ "Sporting Kansas City spurns Juventus' bid for defender Erik Palmer-Brown". SI.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/20141112120401/http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/9560008/TEAMtalk-s-top-50-wonderkids-The-full-list. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Sporting KC's Erik Palmer-Brown learns harsh lessons in MLS debut, vows to be "ready" upon return". MLSsoccer.com.
  7. ^ "Sporting KC loans defender Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto". Sporting Kansas City.
  8. ^ "U.S. U18 MNT impressive in France". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "Tab Ramos Finalizes 21-Player Roster for 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

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