Dax Palmer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dax Alexander Palmer Zúñiga | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida, United States[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Júpiter Leonés (on loan from Alcorcón) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Herediano | |||
| 2022–2023 | Deportivo Saprissa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Deportivo Saprissa | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | Alcorcón | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Júpiter Leonés (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Costa Rica U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2025– | Costa Rica U21 | 4 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 December 2025 | |||
Dax Alexander Palmer Zúñiga (born 8 February 2007) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Tercera Federación club Júpiter Leonés on loan from Alcorcón. Born in the United States, he has opted to play for the Costa Rica national team.
Club career
Palmer was a youth product of Herediano, before moving to Deportivo Saprissa in 2022.[3] On 26 November 2023 he debuted with Deportivo Saprissa in a 2–1 Liga FPD win over Santos de Guápiles.[4] On 9 April 2025, he signed his first professional contract with Saprissa until 2028.[5]
On 6 February 2026, Palmer joined Cultural Leonesa in the Spanish second tier on loan for their reserve team Júpiter Leonés.[6]
International career
Born in the United States to an American father and Costa Rican mother, Palmer moved to Costa Rica at a young age and holds dual-citizenship.[2] He was due to get called up to Costa Rica national team in January for a friendly against the United States, but lacked a US visa and was unable to attend.[7] He was on the preliminary 60-man squad list for the Costa Rica national team for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]
Honours
References
- ^ Sibaja, Samuel Vargas (1 February 2025). "Dax Palmer; la joya del Saprissa con doble nacionalidad". hoyeneldeportecr.com. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Saprissa tiene un talento de 16 años que hace recordar a Roy 'El Maravilloso' Myers". La Nación. 15 July 2023.
- ^ "La historia repleta de sorpresas del joven que ilusiona al Saprissa". La Nación. 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Saprissa debuta a joven de décimo año del Liceo Santo Domingo de Heredia". Teletica. 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Saprissa renueva a Dax Palmer hasta 2028". Teletica. 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Dax Palmer llega al Júpiter Leonés" [Dax Palmer arrives at the Jupiter Leonés] (in Spanish). Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "El Piojo Herrera lo quiso pero no lo dejaron: el problema de Dax Palmer para jugar en La Sele". Fútbol Centroamérica. 11 April 2025.
- ^ "Miguel Herrera: "Vamos con todo a buscar esta Copa Oro" - Federación Costarricense de Fútbol".
- ^ Cover, Gerardo Coto. "El récord de los 100 puntos morados ya había sucedido". Sinart Digital.
External links
- Dax Palmer at Soccerway