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Diego Palacios

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Espinoza.
Diego Palacios
Personal information
Full name Diego José Palacios Espinoza[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Corinthians
Number 6
Youth career
2011–2014 Norte América
2014 Deportivo Azogues
2015 Norte América
2016 Aucas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Deportivo Azogues 1 (0)
2015 Norte América 6 (0)
2016–2019 Aucas 63 (2)
2018–2019 → Willem II (loan) 27 (0)
2019–2023 Los Angeles FC 104 (1)
2024– Corinthians 1 (0)
International career‡
Ecuador U20
2018– Ecuador 12 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ecuador
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place 2019 Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:54, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2023

Diego José Palacios Espinoza (born 12 July 1999), commonly known as "Chiqui",[3] is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Corinthians and the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Guayaquil, Palacios made his senior debut with Deportivo Azogues in the 2014 Segunda Categoría. After a short period at Norte América, he moved to Aucas in 2016 after both clubs had a partnership.

Palacios spent a season with the youth sides before making his first team debut for Aucas in 2017, in the Ecuadorian Serie B. A regular starter, he helped the club in their promotion to the Ecuadorian Serie A, and made his debut in the category in 2018.

Willem II

In July 2018 he agreed a season long loan with Willem II.[4] He made his debut in the Dutch Eredivisie on 11 August 2018 playing the full 90 minutes against VVV-Venlo.[5]

Los Angeles FC

On 12 August 2019, Palacios signed a contract with Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC.[6]

Corinthians

On 2 January 2024, Palacios was announced at Corinthians.[7]

International career

In October 2018 he made his debut for the Ecuador national team in a friendly game against the Qatar national team.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Azogues 2014[9] Segunda Categoría 1 0 — — — 1 0
Norte América 2015[9] Segunda Categoría 6 0 — — 10[a] 0 16 0
Aucas 2016[9] Ecuadorian Serie A 0 0 — — — 0 0
2017[9] Ecuadorian Serie B 40 1 — — — 40 1
2018[10] Ecuadorian Serie A 23 1 — — — 23 1
Total 63 2 — — — 63 2
Willem II (loan) 2018–19[10] Eredivisie 27 0 5 0 — — 32 0
Los Angeles FC 2019[11] Major League Soccer 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2020[11] 18 0 — 5[b] 0 — 23 0
2021[11] 27 0 — — — 27 0
2022[11] 28 1 3 0 — 3[c] 0 34 1
2023[11] 29 0 — 8[b] 0 8[d] 0 45 0
Total 104 1 3 0 13 0 11 0 131 1
Corinthians 2024[10] Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Career total 201 3 8 0 13 0 22 0 244 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Guayas
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  4. ^ Two appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in Campeones Cup, five appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

As of 12 November 2022[12]
Ecuador
Year Apps Goals
2018 1 0
2019 4 0
2020 1 0
2021 4 0
2022 2 0
Total 12 0

Honours

Los Angeles FC

Ecuador U20

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Diego Palacios". Los Angeles FC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Willem II huurt Diego Palacios". 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Willem II vs. VVV - 11 August 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  6. ^ "LAFC Adds Defender Diego Palacios". Los Angeles FC. 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Corinthians anuncia lateral-esquerdo Diego Palacios; conheça" [Corinthians announce left-back Diego Palacios; know him] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Qatar vs. Ecuador - 12 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d "Diego Jose Palacios Espinoza" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  10. ^ a b c Diego Palacios at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Diego Palacios - MLS Soccer".
  12. ^ Diego Palacios at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "El 11 ideal del Sudamericano Sub 20 – Chile 2019 - CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com (in European Spanish). 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  15. ^ "2020 SCCL Best Young Player Award". CONCACAF Champions League. 23 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Davila, Ambriz, Bouanga headline 2023 SCCL Best XI". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  18. ^ "2022 MLS All-Star Game Roster". Major League Soccer. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.


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