Jonathan Panzo

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
 Birmingham City
Number 37
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
Men's football
Representing  England
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2017 India
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2017 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 Birmingham City.

Early life

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

Club career

Monaco

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

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

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

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

Panzo returned to England on 2 February 2026, signing with Championship club Birmingham City.[21]

International career

Panzo was part of the England U17 team which finished as runners-up to Spain in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[22] He then went on to be part of the squad who beat Spain to win the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[23][24] Panzo also represented England at under-19 level.[25] He served as captain of the under-19 team.[26]

On 30 August 2019, Panzo was included in the England U21 squad for the first time[27] and made his debut during the 3–2 2021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019.[28]

Career statistics

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[29] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2022–23[30] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24[31] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2024–25[32] 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[30] Championship 29 1 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 32 1
Cardiff City (loan) 2023–24[31] 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[33] Championship 8 0 1 0 — — 9 0
Career totals 152 4 10 0 2 0 2 0 166 4

Honours

England U17

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017™ – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Jonathan Panzo at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ "Steve Cooper names Euro squad". The Football Association. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  23. ^ a b "England win U17 World Cup: Young Lions fight back to beat Spain in final". BBC Sport. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  24. ^ Shamoon Hafez (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners – where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  25. ^ "Panzo with England (U19)". AS Monaco FC. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  26. ^ Association, The Football. "England U19s captain Jonathan Panzo on life at AS Monaco and U19 EURO ambitions". www.thefa.com.
  27. ^ "ENGLAND U21S KICK-OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN AND AIDY BOOTHROYD HAS PICKED HIS SQUAD". The FA. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  28. ^ "EDDIE NKETIAH AND REISS NELSON SCORE AS ENGLAND U21S WIN OPENING EURO QUALIFIER". The FA. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  29. ^ "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  31. ^ a b "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  32. ^ "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  33. ^ "Games played by Jonathan Panzo in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  34. ^ "Spain 2–2 England: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  35. ^ "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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