Chelsea star Cole Palmer has been voted England Males’s Participant of the 12 months for the 2023/24 season.
The 22-year-old loved a shocking breakout marketing campaign with the Blues final season which helped him earn his first senior caps for the Three Lions. Palmer’s debut got here towards Malta final November and he has 9 caps in whole forward of October’s fixtures towards Greece and Finland.
Palmer, who’s scored twice for England together with a strike towards Spain within the Euro 2024 closing, beat Jude Bellingham in second and third-place Bukayo Saka to assert the award, which was offered to him by former Manchester Metropolis teammate John Stones.
There was just one place for the event. 🧊
Presenting Cole Palmer as your England Males’s Participant of the 12 months related by @EE… with the assistance of John Stones! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/pJX98ss81M
— England (@England) October 8, 2024
“It is for you, lad!” Stones stated. “That for me?” Palmer responded. “Are you messing?”
“I swear!” Stones laughed. “I am extraordinarily happy with you and what you’ve got performed. And also you deserve the trophy, so I could not be happier for you mate.”
“Thanks very a lot, John. I feel that is the nicest factor you’ve got stated to me!” Palmer joked.
After bagging 25 targets in his debut season with Chelsea, there have been hopes Palmer would play a serious position for England in the course of the Euro 2024 marketing campaign. Nevertheless, he was restricted to simply 146 minutes of sport time throughout 5 substitute appearances in Germany, with former boss Gareth Southgate typically preferring the likes of Saka, Bellingham and Phil Foden out large and in attacking midfield.
He hasn’t performed for England because the closing defeat to Spain, sitting out of September’s Nations League encounters towards the Republic of Eire and Finland in September resulting from damage, however has been included in interim supervisor Lee Carsley’s squad for this month’s clashes with Greece and Finland.
Palmer added: “My favorite second is both my debut or the objective within the closing.”
The awards for the 2022/23 and 2021/22 seasons had been scooped by Saka, whereas Kalvin Phillips picked up the prize in 2020/21.
