Liam Jordan Palmer (born 19 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.

[4] Aside from a loan spell at Tranmere Rovers, he has spent his whole career with the Owls, being used in various defensive or midfield roles and making over 400 appearances for the club.

[9] Palmer made his debut for Wednesday on 10 August 2010 in the League Cup first round match with Bury, which ended in a 1–0 win at Hillsborough, being replaced in the second half by James O'Connor.

[12] After making some appearances from the bench, Palmer made his first start for the Owls on 22 February 2011, against AFC Bournemouth in a 0–0 draw.

At the start of the 2011–12 season, Palmer appeared in the first three matches, including one against Blackpool in the first round of the League Cup where he successfully converted a penalty in a shoot-out, which was eventually won 4–2 following a 0–0 draw.

[20] After making his debut for Tranmere Rovers, Palmer quickly established himself in the starting eleven, playing in a midfield position.

[21][22] In a match against Shrewsbury Town on 25 August 2012, he played a role, setting up an equalising goal, as the club drew 1–1.

[29] He also stated that his aim was to make a first-team breakthrough at Sheffield Wednesday following an impressive loan spell at Tranmere Rovers.

"[32] Upon returning to the Owls, Palmer established himself in the first team, where he rotated between right-back, defensive midfield and centre-midfield positions.

Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Palmer returned from injury, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 win against York City in the pre–season friendly on 12 July 2014.

[48] This was followed up by helping the club keep three consecutive clean sheets in the league between 26 December 2014 and 10 January 2015 against Blackpool, Wigan Athletic and Nottingham Forest.

[49] However, during a 1–1 draw against Fulham on 14 March 2015, Palmer suffered ankle injury and was substituted in the 29th minute, resulting in him being sidelined for the rest of the season.

[52] At the start of the season, Palmer found himself competing with Jack Hunt over the right-back position, and was placed on the substitutes' bench.

[66] At the start of January 2018, he began rotating in playing in either the right-back and right-midfield positions,[67] but soon lost his first-team place once again under the management of Jos Luhukay.

[72] After missing two matches, Palmer returned to the starting line-up in the right-back position, in a 2–1 win over Millwall on 22 August 2018.

[74] After his return to the first team, Palmer found himself in and out of the starting line-up, due to strong competition and tactical reasons, for the next two months.

[90] After returning from injury, he continued to keep his first-team place, playing in either the right-back or left-back spot for the next two months.

[95] However, during a 2–1 loss against Cardiff City on 29 December 2019, Palmer suffered an ankle injury following a challenge from Junior Hoilett and was out for a month.

[100] Despite suffering another injury later in the 2019–20 season, he continued to retain his first-team place, playing in either the left-back, right-back or centre-back positions.

[102] He would make his 350th Sheffield Wednesday appearance against Bolton Wanderers on 20 August 2022, taking the captain's armband from Barry Bannan and scoring his fifth goal for the club.

[106] He won the club's Player of the Month for February, his second Player of the Month award for the season, having scored his fourth goal of the campaign and playing his part in helping break the club's all-time clean sheet record in a single campaign.

[108] Following the 1–0 victory against Barnsley in the League-One play-offs, Palmer confirmed an option in his contract had been triggered and he would be staying another year at the club.

[114][115] In international football, Palmer was initially eligible to play for England through his birthplace, Scotland through his Carluke-born grandmother, and Jamaica.

[122][123] Palmer was selected for the full Scotland squad for the first time in March 2019,[124] and made his senior debut in the 3–0 away defeat to Kazakhstan in a Euro 2020 qualifier.

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