In January 2014, Serie A team Juventus reportedly made a $1 million bid for Erik Palmer-Brown, which was rejected by Sporting Kansas City.[6] In the same year, Palmer-Brown was voted number 39 on UK website TeamTalk's top 50 Wonderkids in 2014.[7]
He made his debut for Sporting Kansas City on May 18, 2014, in a regular season match against Chicago Fire. But it ended prematurely when he was sent off in the 64th minute for a second yellow card after giving away a penalty in the 15th minute in a 2–1 loss.[8]
Porto
On February 1, 2016, Palmer-Brown was loaned to Portuguese club Porto until December 31, 2016.[9] He started regularly in central defense for Porto B, helping them to the LigaPro title.[10]
After spending the second half of the 2017–18 season with Kortrijk, Palmer-Brown was loaned to NAC Breda in the Eredivisie for the 2018–19 season.[12]
Loan to Austria Wien
He then joined Austria Wien for the 2019–20 season.[13] He extended his loan at Austria Wien for the 2020–21 season.[14]
Loan to Troyes
On August 31, 2021, he moved to France to join Ligue 1 club Troyes on a season-long loan deal.[15] In February 2022, the deal was made permanent with Palmer-Brown signing a contract until the summer of 2024.[16]
Panathinaikos
On August 2, 2023, Greece's Super League runner-up Panathinaikos F.C. from Athens signed Erik Palmer-Brown for a 4-year contract deal.
International career
Palmer-Brown has represented the United States at the U-15, U-17, U-18, and U-20 levels. He has made 6 appearances for the U-18 team up to this point, scoring his first goal for the team in a 1–0 win over the Czech Republic.[17] In 2015, he was called to the roster that played in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[18]
As captain, Palmer-Brown won the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship with the United States.[19] He was awarded the Golden Ball Award by CONCACAF as the best player of the tournament, playing the defensive midfield position.[20] Palmer-Brown then played in central defense for the United States at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and was named to the Best XI of the Tournament by both Squawka[21] and Scouted Football.[22]