Diego Palacios
Diego José Palacios Espinoza (born 12 July 1999), commonly known as "Chiqui" Palacios,[1] is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer.
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Full name | Diego José Palacios Espinoza | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 12 July 1999 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left back | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Los Angeles FC | |||||||||||||||
Number | 12 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
–2016 | SD Aucas | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2016–2019 | SD Aucas | 23 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Willem II (loan) | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2019– | Los Angeles FC | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
Ecuador U20 | ||||||||||||||||
2018– | Ecuador | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2020 |
Club career
Born in Guayaquil, Palacios made his way through the youth sistem of SD Aucas, before making his Ecuadorian Serie A debut in 2017.
In July 2018 he agreed a season long loan with Willem II.[2] He made his debut in the Dutch Eredivisie on 11 August 2018 playing the full 90 minutes against VVV-Venlo.[3]
On 12 August 2019, Palacios signed a contract with Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC.[4]
International career
In October 2018 he made his debut for the Ecuador national team in a friendly game against the Qatar national team.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 November 2020
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
SD Aucas | 2016[6] | Ecuadorian Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2017[6] | Ecuadorian Serie B | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | ||
2018[6] | Ecuadorian Serie A | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
Total | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||
Willem II(loan) | 2018–19[7] | Eredivisie | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
Los Angeles FC | 2019[8] | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2020[8] | 16 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Career total | 108 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 2 |
Honours
Ecuador U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2019[9]
Los Angeles FC
- CONCACAF Champions League runner-up: 2020
Individual
- CONCACAF Champions League Best Young Player: 2020[10]
- CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2020[11]
References
- "Chiqui Palacios: "Sí quise ir al Barça, pero era a un proceso de 2 años"". 17 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- "Willem II huurt Diego Palacios". 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- "Willem II vs. VVV - 11 August 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- "LAFC Adds Defender Diego Palacios". Los Angeles FC. 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Qatar vs. Ecuador - 12 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Diego Palacios". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- Diego Palacios at Soccerway
- "Diego Palacios - MLS Soccer".
- "Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "2020 SCCL Best Young Player Award". CONCACAF Champions League. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League [@TheChampions] (23 December 2020). "¡Qué lujo de equipo! Aquí están los mejores jugadores de #SCCL2020" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2021 – via Twitter.
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