Oliver Palmer is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Wrexham.
Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds and Phil Parkinson secured the signing of striker Ollie Palmer from AFC Wimbledon for a club-record fee back in January 2022.
The striker has put pen to paper on a three-and-a-half-year deal at the Racecourse Ground and has been a revelation ever since.
Here is absolutely everything you need to know about him.
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Where is Ollie Palmer from?
Born in Epsom, Surrey on the 21st of January 1992, Palmer supported the club Wrexham signed him from, Wimbledon as a child. His grandad, Tony Wright, played for them in the 1950s.
Height
Ollie Palmer is approximately 6 feet 5 inches (1.96m), making him an absolute man mountain of a forward. His physically imposing nature means he’s phenomenal in the air and bully’s defenders. A fine trait to have around Carden Park.
Ollie Palmer Instagram
You can find Palmer on Instagram under the handle @olliep9_. He sadly does not have Twitter/X.
Transfer
Palmer signed for the Red Dragons for what was a club-record fee back in January 2022. Initially, the fee was undisclosed, but Wimbledon soon shared how much the owners had paid for the forward.
Wimbledon revealed that they reluctantly accepted an offer of £300,000 for the striker after the player insisted he wanted to leave the club.
Ollie joined up with Wrexham in the National League, a staggering drop to what he was playing at the Dons.
Ollie Palmer salary
Salary Sport reports that Palmer earns £4,800 per week at Wrexham. This equates to £249,600 per annum before tax.
Ollie Palmer net worth
According to Salary Sport, Ollie Palmer’s net worth is £1,206,400. This has been accumulated throughout the course of his football career.
Ollie Palmer clothing
The English striker launched an apparel brand “WXM Clothing” eight months ago along with a member of a family that he chanced to come across via Airbnb.
The business venture got off to a flyer and sold over 8000 items worldwide, including in far-off countries like Brazil, Australia and Hong Kong. The striker also stated that his owners were very supportive of his venture outside of football.
“He [Ryan] FaceTimed me when I was in Vegas and we were chatting and he went out to get his breakfast in my clothes. He doesn’t wear them just for show – he actually enjoys wearing them. They know it’s good quality and they’ve been super supportive; I can never thank them enough for that,” he told the Mirror.
“The owners want to be supportive of everyone. That’s the kind of people they are. They understand the situation we’re in: they understand we need to think about the future. Rob literally came to us and said, ‘if you want to do anything on the side, let us know and we’ll do whatever we can to help’. He didn’t need to do that, but he does – they both do – because they’re good people with good hearts,” he added.