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https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/forward/eddie-nketiah/ 9 Eddie Nketiah Forward Date of Birth 30 May 1999 Country England Joined Team 30 August 2024 Twitter Instagram All time Palace career     25    Appearances 4      Goals Original South London Material Eddie Nketiah joined Crystal Palace from Arsenal on transfer deadline day in August 2024, signing a five year deal. Growing up in Deptford, Nketiah returns to South London as an England international and an established goalscorer at the highest level. The forward started out in Chelsea’s youth system , but moved to Arsenal aged 14 . His prolific attacking returns – including 39 goals in 39 games for the Under-18s – propelled him towards first-team football, where he scored twice in just his second senior appearance . The striker went on to lift the FA Cup with Arsenal in 2019/20 and, in October 2020 , he broke the England Under-21s goalscoring record, finishing with 16 goals in jus...

https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/eberechi-eze/ 10 Eberechi Eze Midfielder Date of Birth      29 June 1998 Country                England Joined Team      28 August 2020 Twitter Instagram All time   Palace career 153      Appearances 31     Goals Awards & Honours Supporters' Player of the Season      QPR 2019/20 PFA Team of the Season                     2019/20 Championship Players’ Player of the Season           QPR 2019/20 Junior Hoops Player of the Season QPR 2019/20 Crystal Palace Player of the Month      November 2020, January 2021, October 2022, April 2023, March 2024 Crystal Palace Goal of the Month October 2022, April 2023, October 2023, December 2023, September 2024, December 2024 South London and Proud Born in Greenwich, south London,...

https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/isma-la-sarr/ 7 Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder Date of Birth           25 February 1998 Country                     Senegal Joined Team           01 August 2024 Instagram Awards & Honours      EFL Goal of the Season 2022/23, Watford (v West Bromwich Albion) Player of the Season                                                 Watford, 2020/21 Players' Player of the Season                               Watford, 2020/21 UEFA Europa League Goal of the Season   2018/19, Rennes (v Jablonec) Crystal Palace Player of the Month              ...

https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/tyrick-mitchell/ 3 Tyrick Mitchell Defender Date of Birth      01 September 1999 Country                England Joined Team      15 December 2019 Twitter Instagram Awards & Honours Crystal Palace Player of the Month      November 2021, December 2023 Young Player of the Season                     Crystal Palace, 2021/22 PFA Community Champion                    Crystal Palace, 2022/23 All time Palace career 176 Appearances 3      Goals From Academy to Premier League Having joined the Palace Academy from Brentford in 2016, Tyrick Mitchell rose to prominence rapidly at Palace and set the record for the youngest-ever player to make 100 Premier League appearances for the club. Mitchell was a regular in both of Palace's Und...

https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/jefferson-lerma/ 8 Jefferson Lerma Midfielder Date of Birth         25 October 1994 Country                     Colombia Joined Team           01 July 2023 Twitter Instagram All time Palace career 60 Appearances 1 Goal Premier League powerhouse Arriving at Palace off the back of being named Bournemouth’s 2022/23 Player of the Year, competitive Colombia international Jefferson Lerma's style has won plaudits around the globe. Graduating from the youth setup at Colombian side Atlético Huila , Lerma made his professional debut as an 18-year-old in 2013, quickly establishing himself as a regular feature in the side. His first professional goal, in February 2014 , proved cause for celebration – but not just for Lerma, because it was also Atlético's 1000th goal. Lerma went on to make almost 100 appearances for the Huila, and his c...

https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/adam-wharton/ 20 Adam Wharton Midfielder Date of Birth           06 February 2004 Country                     England Joined Team             01 February 2024 Twitter Instagram All time Palace career 33 Appearances 0 Goals Inspired by the red and blue Adam Wharton signed a five-and-a-half-year deal in south London in January 2024 , after demonstrating his ability and potential during a breakout season-and-a-half in the Championship with Blackburn Rovers. Wharton joined Blackburn Rovers’ pre-Academy at just six-years-old , and didn't look back. With two older brothers, his footballing education came thick and fast in back gardens and school playgrounds. When his brother Scott was invited to join Blackburn Under-12s – like Adam, he is now an established first-team fixture – he was asked if he had any brothers. Adam ...

https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/daniel-mu-oz/ 12 Daniel Muñoz  Defender Date of Birth      26 May 1996 Country                Colombia Joined Team      30 January 2024 Twitter Instagram Awards & Honours  Crystal Palace Player of the Month      February 2025 Crystal Palace Goal of the Month           November 2024, February 2025 All time   Palace career 49 Appearances 5 Goals El hincha en la cancha Full-back Daniel Muñoz signed for Palace from Belgian side K.R.C. Genk having built a reputation across the continent for combining his defensive duties with an attacking prowess going forwards. Born in Amalfi, a modest town with a population of just over 22,000 in the Antioquia Department in north-east Colombia , Daniel Muñoz’s journey to the Premier League encapsulates the versatility, commitment, and passion he has become renowned for...

https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/marc-gu-hi/ 6 Marc Guéhi Defender Date of Birth 13 July 2000 Country England Joined Team 18 July 2021 Team of the Tournament                          UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2017 Crystal Palace Player of the Month      March 2022, March 2023 Players' Player of the Season                   Crystal Palace, 2021/22 Crystal Palace Goal of the Month         January 2025 Under-17 World Cup with England in 2017 All time Palace career 145      Appearances 8           Goal World Cup winner Having made more than 100 appearances for Crystal Palace and now a regular captain of the side, Marc Guéhi has matured well beyond his years since moving to south London. He joined Palace in summer 2021, signing a five-y...

https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/maxence-lacroix/ 5 Maxence Lacroix Defender Date of Birth      06 April 2000 Country                France Joined Team      30 August 2024 Crystal Palace Player of the Month      October 2024, November 2024 All time  Palace career 30  Appearances 1   Goal Isaiah 40:31 ISAIAH 40:31 —The Passion Translation— “But those who wait for Yahweh's grace will experience divine strength. They will rise up on soaring wings and fly like eagles, run their race without growing weary, and walk through life without giving up.” Centre-back Maxence Lacroix joined Palace on transfer deadline day in August 2024, signing a five-year deal. The 24-year-old central defender becomes our fourth signing of the transfer window, and heads to the Premier League after four seasons in the German top-flight. He will wear the No. 5 shirt for Palace. Lacroix made hi...

https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/chris-richards/ 26 Chris Richards Defender Date of Birth 28 March 2000 Country USA Joined Team 27 July 2022 Awards & Honours  IFFHS Men's World Youth Team 2020 Crystal Palace Player of the Month January 2023 PFA Community Champion 2023/24 All time Palace career 62 Appearances 1 Goals Born in the USA After a remarkable two-year journey from Alabama to Bayern Munich , Chris Richards fulfilled a lifelong dream when he moved to the Premier League with Crystal Palace in 2022. Born in Alabama, USA, Richards began his career near Houston before joining F.C. Dallas’ Academy and earning a professional contract there. He moved to Houston and then Dallas aged 16 – both over 600 miles from his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama , where his parents still live – and initially lived alone with a host family . He then made the even larger jump of joining Bayern Munich aged 18, where he learnt fluent German and made his senior debut shortly after s...

https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/goalkeeper/dean-henderson/ Goalkeeper Date of Birth      12 March 1997 Country                England Joined Team      31 August 2023 All time Palace career 51 Appearances 15 Clean shee Southbound Widely regarded as one of his country's finest goalkeepers, Dean Henderson signed for Crystal Palace in August 2023 after 12 years at boyhood club Manchester United . The 26-year-old England international signed a five-year contract with the club, becoming Palace’s third senior arrival of the 2023 summer transfer window alongside Jefferson Lerma and Matheus França , and made his Premier League debut for the club away at Manchester City in December as the Eagles fought back from two goals down. Like many goalkeepers before him, Henderson started as an outfield player , on the books of Carlisle United as a schoolboy. He wasn’t just a footballer, however, and was an accomplished eno...

DA CANCELLARA A PHILIPSEN IL REBUS MAI VISTO In 17 edizioni, dal 2008 al 2024, 17 trionfatori diversi, come nessun’altra grande corsa. Sabato Pogacar punta a essere il diciottesimo 20 Mar 2025 - La Gazzetta dello Sport  Di Ciro Scognamiglio @CIROGAZZETTA Al mondo non c’è niente di paragonabile. L’unicità della Milano-Sanremo sta (anche) nella sua imprevedibilità, e dando un’occhiata più attenta all’albo d’oro recente se ne trova una conferma ulteriore: dal 2008 al 2024, 17 edizioni, la Classicissima ha avuto 17 vincitori diversi . L’ultimo ad averla conquistata più di una volta resta Oscar Freire, capace del tris (2004, 2007, 2010). L’ultimo ad avere trionfato due volte in fila è Erik Zabel: 2000-2001, e 1997-1998.   Nello stesso intervallo 2008-2024, gli altri Monumenti (Fiandre, Roubaix, Liegi, Lombardia), il Mondiale, il Giro, il Tour, la Vuelta, insomma tutti i grandi appuntamenti hanno avuto almeno un vincitore capace di ripetersi . La Milano-Sanremo, no. E sabato, quando...