Jonathan Panzo
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jonathan William Panzo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 October 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brockley, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Monaco II | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Monaco | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Dijon | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Dijon II | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Coventry City (loan) | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Rio Ave | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Birmingham City | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | England U16 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | England U17 | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | England U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | England U19 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | England U21 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:43, 6 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:14, 8 June 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jonathan William Panzo (born 25 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Early life
[edit]Panzo was born in Brockley, London to parents from the Ivory Coast.[3]
Club career
[edit]Monaco
[edit]After playing for Chelsea, whom he joined at the age of nine,[3] Panzo moved to Monaco in July 2018.[4] He made his senior debut for their reserve team in the Championnat National 2.[2] Panzo made his first team debut for Monaco on 19 December 2018, playing the full ninety minutes in 1–0 win over Lorient in the Coupe de la Ligue.[5]
On 30 August 2019, Panzo joined Belgian club Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan.[6]
Dijon
[edit]
In August 2020 he was linked with a return to the UK, with interest reported from Championship teams Coventry City, Derby County and Swansea City.[7][8] Later that month, however, he was said to be close to remaining in France and transferring to Dijon.[9] He eventually signed with club on 26 August 2020, for an undisclosed fee.[10]
Nottingham Forest
[edit]On 31 January 2022, it was announced that Panzo had signed with Nottingham Forest of the EFL Championship managed by his former England U-17 coach Steve Cooper.[11][12]
On 13 July 2022, Panzo joined Coventry City on loan for the 2022–23 season.[13][14]
On 1 September 2023, Panzo joined Cardiff City on loan for the 2023–24 season.[15] He was recalled in January 2024.[16]
On 30 January 2024, he was loaned to Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège until the end of the season.[17]
Rio Ave
[edit]On 17 July 2024, he moved on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga club Rio Ave.[18][19]
On 2 June 2025, Panzo's move to Rio Ave was made permanent.[20]
Birmingham City
[edit]Panzo returned to England on 2 February 2026, signing with Championship club Birmingham City.[21] He was released in June 2026 following the end of his contract.[22]
International career
[edit]Panzo was part of the England U17 team which finished as runners-up to Spain in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[23] He then went on to be part of the squad who beat Spain to win the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[24][25] Panzo also represented England at under-19 level.[26] He served as captain of the under-19 team.[27]
On 30 August 2019, Panzo was included in the England U21 squad for the first time[28] and made his debut during the 3–2 2021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019.[29]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 6 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco II | 2018–19[2] | Championnat National 2 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Monaco | 2018–19[2] | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[2] | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2019–20[2] | Belgian First Division A | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Dijon | 2020–21[2] | Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[2] | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Dijon II | 2021–22[2] | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 2021–22[30] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[31] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[32] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[33] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2022–23[31] | Championship | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Cardiff City (loan) | 2023–24[32] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Standard Liège (loan) | 2023–24[2] | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2024–25[2] | Primeira Liga | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Rio Ave | 2025–26[2] | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Birmingham City | 2025–26[34] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 152 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup, Taça de Portugal
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs
Honours
[edit]England U17
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[36]
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017™ – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Jonathan Panzo at Soccerway
- 1 2 Ed Aarons (15 August 2018). "The big exodus: why are young English players moving abroad?". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ↑ "Jadon Sancho, Reiss Nelson, who's next? Four more English teenagers playing in Europe". BBC Sport. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ↑ "MONACO VS. LORIENT 1 – 0". Soccerway. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ↑ "Panzo and Foster join Cercle Brugge". As Monaco. 30 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ↑ Leach, Tom (19 August 2020). "Panzo race could still be on for Coventry as rivals enter fold". CoventryLive.
- ↑ "Jonathan Panzo's brilliant response to Derby County fan amid transfer rumours". Derbyshirelive. 21 August 2020 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "Jonathan Panzo set to sign for Dijon after Derby County update – reports". Derbyshirelive. 24 August 2020 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "Jonathan Panzo s'engage à Dijon". AS Monaco. 26 August 2020.
- ↑ "Panzo Arrives on Trentside". Nottingham Forest FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ↑ "Nottm Forest sign Surridge and Panzo". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "TRANSFER: Jonathan Panzo joins on loan!". www.ccfc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Coventry sign Forest defender Panzo on season loan". BBC Sport. 13 July 2022.
- ↑ "Cardiff City sign Forest defender Panzo on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2023.
- ↑ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (15 January 2024). "Panzo returns to Forest". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
- ↑ "PANZO LOANED TO STANDARD LIÈGE". Nottingham Forest F.C. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ↑ "Panzo joins Rio Ave on loan". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ↑ "OFICIAL: Jonathan Panzo reforça Rio Ave". A Bola (in European Portuguese). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ↑ "Rio Ave volta a contar com Panzo, agora a título definitivo" (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ↑ "Patrick Roberts and Jonathan Panzo join Birmingham City". BBC Sport. 2 February 2026.
- ↑ https://www.bcfc.com/pages/en/media-article/birmingham-city-confirm-retained-list-following-end-of-2025-26-season
- ↑ "Steve Cooper names Euro squad". The Football Association. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- 1 2 "England win U17 World Cup: Young Lions fight back to beat Spain in final". BBC Sport. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ↑ Shamoon Hafez (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners – where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ↑ "Panzo with England (U19)". AS Monaco FC. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ↑ Association, The Football. "England U19s captain Jonathan Panzo on life at AS Monaco and U19 EURO ambitions". www.thefa.com.
- ↑ "ENGLAND U21S KICK-OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN AND AIDY BOOTHROYD HAS PICKED HIS SQUAD". The FA. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ↑ "EDDIE NKETIAH AND REISS NELSON SCORE AS ENGLAND U21S WIN OPENING EURO QUALIFIER". The FA. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- 1 2 "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- 1 2 "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Spain 2–2 England: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ↑ "Technical Report – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- English people of Ivorian descent
- Sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- English men's footballers
- Black British sportsmen
- 21st-century Black British people
- England men's youth international footballers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- AS Monaco FC players
- Cercle Brugge KSV players
- Dijon FCO players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Standard Liège players
- Rio Ave F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Men's association football central defenders
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- English expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
- Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
- English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- English expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Belgian Pro League players
- Championnat National 3 players
- English Football League players
- Primeira Liga players
- Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham
- People from Brockley
- 21st-century English sportsmen