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Jonathan Panzo
Panzo in 2026.
Personal information
Full name Jonathan William Panzo[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Brockley, London, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Levadiakos
Number 4
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)
2026– Levadiakos 0 (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
Men's football
Representing  England
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner2017 India
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up2017 Croatia
* 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 for Super League Greece club Levadiakos.

Early life

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Panzo was born in Brockley, London to parents from the Ivory Coast.[3]

Club career

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Monaco

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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

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Panzo playing for Dijon in 2021.

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

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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

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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

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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]

Levadiakos

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On 15 September 2026, Panzo signed for Super League Greece club Levadiakos on a free transfer.[23]

International career

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Panzo was part of the England U17 team which finished as runners-up to Spain in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[24] He then went on to be part of the squad who beat Spain to win the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[25][26] Panzo also represented England at under-19 level.[27] He served as captain of the under-19 team.[28]

On 30 August 2019, Panzo was included in the England U21 squad for the first time[29] and made his debut during the 3–2 2021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019.[30]

Career statistics

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As of 6 April 2026
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco II 2018–19[2] Championnat National 2 221———221
Monaco 2018–19[2] Ligue 1 000010—10
2019–20[2] Ligue 1 200000—20
Total 2000100030
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2019–20[2] Belgian First Division A 17010——180
Dijon 2020–21[2] Ligue 1 22010——230
2021–22[2] Ligue 2 0030——30
Total 220400000260
Dijon II 2021–22[2] Championnat National 3 40———40
Nottingham Forest 2021–22[31] Championship 100000—10
2022–23[32] Premier League 000000—00
2023–24[33] Premier League 000000—00
2024–25[34] Premier League 000000—00
Total 1000000010
Coventry City (loan) 2022–23[32] Championship 29110002[c]0321
Cardiff City (loan) 2023–24[33] Championship 400010—50
Standard Liège (loan) 2023–24[2] Belgian Pro League 11100——111
Rio Ave (loan) 2024–25[2] Primeira Liga 18130——211
Rio Ave 2025–26[2] Primeira Liga 14000——140
Birmingham City 2025–26[35] Championship 8010——90
Career totals 152410020201664

Honours

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England U17

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017™ – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Jonathan Panzo at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 Ed Aarons (15 August 2018). "The big exodus: why are young English players moving abroad?". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jadon Sancho, Reiss Nelson, who's next? Four more English teenagers playing in Europe". BBC Sport. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "MONACO VS. LORIENT 1 – 0". Soccerway. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Panzo and Foster join Cercle Brugge". As Monaco. 30 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  7. ↑ Leach, Tom (19 August 2020). "Panzo race could still be on for Coventry as rivals enter fold". CoventryLive.
  8. ↑ "Jonathan Panzo's brilliant response to Derby County fan amid transfer rumours". Derbyshirelive. 21 August 2020 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Jonathan Panzo set to sign for Dijon after Derby County update – reports". Derbyshirelive. 24 August 2020 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Jonathan Panzo s'engage à Dijon". AS Monaco. 26 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Panzo Arrives on Trentside". Nottingham Forest FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Nottm Forest sign Surridge and Panzo". BBC Sport.
  13. ↑ "TRANSFER: Jonathan Panzo joins on loan!". www.ccfc.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Coventry sign Forest defender Panzo on season loan". BBC Sport. 13 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Cardiff City sign Forest defender Panzo on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2023.
  16. ↑ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (15 January 2024). "Panzo returns to Forest". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  17. ↑ "PANZO LOANED TO STANDARD LIÈGE". Nottingham Forest F.C. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Panzo joins Rio Ave on loan". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "OFICIAL: Jonathan Panzo reforça Rio Ave". A Bola (in European Portuguese). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  20. ↑ "Rio Ave volta a contar com Panzo, agora a título definitivo" (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Patrick Roberts and Jonathan Panzo join Birmingham City". BBC Sport. 2 February 2026.
  22. ↑ "Birmingham City confirm retained list following end of 2025-26 season". Archived from the original on 15 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "Ανακοίνωσε Πάνζο ο Λεβαδειακός". ertsports.gr. 15 September 2026.
  24. ↑ "Steve Cooper names Euro squad". The Football Association. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  25. 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.
  26. ↑ Shamoon Hafez (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners – where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  27. ↑ "Panzo with England (U19)". AS Monaco FC. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  28. ↑ Association, The Football. "England U19s captain Jonathan Panzo on life at AS Monaco and U19 EURO ambitions". www.thefa.com.
  29. ↑ "ENGLAND U21S KICK-OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN AND AIDY BOOTHROYD HAS PICKED HIS SQUAD". The FA. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  30. ↑ "EDDIE NKETIAH AND REISS NELSON SCORE AS ENGLAND U21S WIN OPENING EURO QUALIFIER". The FA. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  32. 1 2 "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  33. 1 2 "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  36. ↑ "Spain 2–2 England: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  37. ↑ "Technical Report – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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