Exequiel Alejandro Palacios (Spanish pronunciation: [ekseˈkjel paˈla.sjos]; born 5 October 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Argentina national team.
.jpg) Palacios with Bayer Leverkusen in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Exequiel Alejandro Palacios[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Famaillá, Tucumán, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2015 | River Plate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | River Plate | 48 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Bayer Leverkusen | 88 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Argentina U17 | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Argentina U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Argentina | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 1 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:26, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editRiver Plate
editPalacios is a youth exponent from Club Atlético River Plate. He made his league debut on 8 November 2015 against Newell's Old Boys.[2]
On 9 December 2018 Palacios won 2018 Copa Libertadores with River Plate. He played 11 matches including the finals against rivals Boca Juniors.[3]
Palacios was part of 2018 South American Team of the Year.
Palacios made his final appearance for his boyhood club in the final of the Copa Argentina on 13 December 2019, playing 79 minutes of a 3–0 victory over Central Córdoba.[4]
Bayer Leverkusen
editOn 16 December 2019, Bayer Leverkusen announced that Palacios would join the club on 1 January 2020, signing a five-and-a-half-year deal.[5]
On 14 April 2024, Bayer Leverkusen won 2023–24 Bundesliga and Palacios was a member of the team.[6]
International career
editPalacios made his international debut for Argentina on 8 September 2018 in a 3–0 international friendly against the Guatemala national football team.[7]
On 12 November 2020, Palacios fractured a bone in his spine during a 1–1 draw with Paraguay in a World Cup qualifier and was expected be out for three months. Palacios sustained the injury in an aerial duel with Angel Romero in the first half of the contest at La Bombonera and was replaced by Giovani Lo Celso, who took the corner from which Nicolas Gonzalez headed home Argentina's equaliser.[8]
On 10 July 2021, Palacios played as a second-half substitute in Argentina's 1–0 victory over Brazil in the Copa América final.[9] During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Palacios featured in a 2–0 win over Mexico in the group stage phase, a 2–1 victory over Australia in the round of 16, and a 3–0 win over Croatia in their semi-finals.[10]
In June 2024, Palacios was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 26-man Argentina squad for the 2024 Copa América.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 5 November 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11[b] | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 10 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7[d] | 1 | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8[e] | 1 | — | 34 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9[d] | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 88 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 136 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 224 | 24 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, DFB-Pokal
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 15 October 2024[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 0 | |
Honours
editRiver Plate[12]
Bayer Leverkusen[12]
- Bundesliga: 2023–24[16]
- DFB-Pokal: 2023–24; runner-up: 2019–20
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2023–24[17]
- DFL-Supercup: 2024[18]
Argentina
References
edit- ^ a b "Exequiel Alejandro Palacios News & Career". CopaLibertadores.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "River Plate vs. Newell's Old Boys – 8 November 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ Lowe, Sid. "River Plate claim Copa Libertadores against 10-man Boca with Quintero goal". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Central Córdoba (SdE) 0-3 River". Copa Argentina (in Spanish). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Bayer 04 sign Exequiel Palacios". Bayer Leverkusen. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Exequiel Palacios – Centrocampista Bayer 04". Exequiel Palacios – Midfield Bayer 04. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Argentina vs. Guatemala - 8 September 2018 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Argentina's Palacios suffers fractured spine following aerial challenge". ESPN. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Argentina 1–0 Brazil". The Guardian. 11 July 2021.
- ^ "World Cup winner Palacios: 'Grateful to everybody at Bayer 04'". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Lionel Scaloni dio a conocer la lista de la Selección argentina para la Copa América 2024". Todo Noticias. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "E. Palacios". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Palacios, Exequiel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "COPA LIBERTADORES 2019". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "RECOPA SUDAMERICANA 2019". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Bayer Leverkusen battle back to beat VfB Stuttgart on penalties in Supercup". Bundesliga. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Murray, Scott (18 December 2022). "Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Argentina defeats Colombia to Become The Champion of CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™". Copa América. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
External links
edit- Exequiel Palacios at Soccerway