The 22-year-old may not be the first name that springs to mind for everyone when asked for a sexy football star, but he has topped a poll ahead a few more obvious names.
The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Jude Bellingham and Jack Grealish were left trailing behind the former Manchester City schemer in a top 10 of 2025’s sexiest footballers.
The survey was carried out by Slotozilla, who quizzed 2,500 British adults aged 18-55 and those people provided the somewhat surprising results.
A spokesperson for Slotozilla told the Daily Star: ‘Footballers have long been cultural icons, and our survey highlights how public perception evolves over time.
‘Cole Palmer’s rise to the top reflects not only his success on the pitch but also his growing status as a fan favourite,”
‘Meanwhile, names like Ronaldo and Mbappe continue to captivate global audiences, proving that confidence, success, and style go hand in hand.’
The British adults who were surveyed did tend to stick to British-based players, with Ronaldo, Bellingham and Mbappe the only non-Premier League players making the top 10.
Arsenal’s Declan Rice will be pretty happy with his fourth-placed finish, while Erling Haaland’s Nordic charm has earned him ninth on the list.
The surveyed people were asked to weigh up the attractiveness of 50 stars based on qualities including ‘facial symmetry and features, grooming and personal style, on-field presence and charisma, and social media appeal and engagement.’
The battle for top spot was a pretty close-run thing, with Palmer landing 19 per cent of the vote, just ahead of Real Madrid superstar Jude Bellingham who earned 17 per cent.
Jack Grealish may be having a very quiet time on the pitch, but he has not lost his charm, with the Manchester City winger getting 15 per cent of the vote.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford all also made the top 10, ahead of Ronaldo as the Saudi-based legend had to settle for eighth and six per cent of the vote.
Palmer will hope the boost to the confidence will help him rediscover his best form on the pitch after something of a dry spell.
The England star has not scored for Chelsea since January 14 when he netted in a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth and he has yet to provide a Premier League assist in 2025.
He has scored 14 Premier League goals so far this season, so it seems more of a blip than a disaster, but he will hope to get back among the goal contributions as soon as possible.
Chelsea got back to winning ways by battering Southampton 4-0 on Tuesday night and are next in action at FC Copenhagen in the Conference League on 6 March.
They return to Premier League duty three days later when they host Leicester City.
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