Jonathan Panzo

Jonathan William Panzo (born 25 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

Jonathan Panzo

Panzo playing for Dijon in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan William Panzo[1]
Date of birth	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Brockley, London, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Nottingham Forest
Number	38
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–	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)
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 3 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:14, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Early and personal 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

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]

On 17 July 2024, he moved on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga club Rio Ave.^[18][19]

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.^[20] He then went on to be part of the squad who beat Spain to win the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[21][22] Panzo also represented England at under-19 level.^[23] He served as captain of the under-19 team.^[24]

On 30 August 2019, Panzo was included in the England U21 squad for the first time^[25] and made his debut during the 3–2 2021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019.^[26]

Career statistics

As of 23 February 2025

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]		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	0	0	—		18	0
Dijon	2020–21[2]	Ligue 1	22	0	1	0	0	0	—		23	0
	2021–22[2]	Ligue 2	0	0	3	0	0	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[27]	EFL Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2022–23[28]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2023–24[29]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2024–25[30]	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[28]	EFL Championship	29	1	1	0	0	0	2[c]	0	32	1
Cardiff City (loan)	2023–24[29]	EFL Championship	4	0	0	0	1	0	—		5	0
Standard Liège (loan)	2023–24[2]	Belgian Pro League	11	1	0	0	0	0	—		11	1
Rio Ave (loan)	2024–25[2]	Primeira Liga	8	0	1	0	0	0	—		9	0
Career totals			120	3	7	0	2	0	2	0	130	3

1. Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup, Taça de Portugal
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
3. Appearances in the 2023 English Football League play-offs

Honours

England U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2017^[21]
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2017^[31]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017^[32]