Born: 20 September 2000, Newtownabbey
Height: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Weight: 13.05 st / 85 kg
Position: Left-Back / Centre-Back
Northern Ireland: Under-21, 5 Under-19 Caps.
Club Honours: (with Ballymena) Irish Cup Runner-Up 2019/20; NIFL Cup Runner-Up 2017/18; Co. Antrim Shield Runner-Up 2017/18; (with Larne) Co. Antrim Shield Winner 2021/22.
Awards: Ulster Young Footballer of the Year 2018/19.
Club Career:
Teams .... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other
Ballymena. 17/8-20/1 ...... Youth 75(4)/8 6(2)/2 8(0)/0 4(0)/0 7(0)/0
Larne .... 21/2-22/3 Jul-21 ..... 35(-)/3 ...... ...... 2(0)/0
C. Palace. 22/3-23/4 Aug-22 ..... .0(0)/0 .................... 2(0)/0*
Port Vale. 23/4 .... Jul-23 .Loan .8(3)/0 ...... 2(0)/0
MK Dons... 23/4 .... Jan-24 .Loan 17(0)/1
Motherwell 24/5-date Jun-24 .Free
*EFL Trophy for U21sBiography:
Captain of Northern Ireland at Under-19 and Under-21 level, Kofi Balmer earned a move to Crystal Palace in 2022.
Balmer was elevated to the senior Northern Ireland squad for the first time in September 2022, a month later he was named on the bench by Palace for the first time as they faced Leicester in the Premier League.
Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
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