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.
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| Full name | Diego José Palacios Espinoza[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
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*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 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn 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
editIn 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
editOn 12 August 2019, Palacios signed a contract with Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC.[6]
Corinthians
editOn 2 January 2024, Palacios was announced at Corinthians.[7]
International career
editIn October 2018 he made his debut for the Ecuador national team in a friendly game against the Qatar national team.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 2 January 2024
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Guayas
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ Two appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in Campeones Cup, five appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
International
edit- 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
editLos Angeles FC
- MLS Cup: 2022
- Supporters' Shield: 2022
- CONCACAF Champions League runner-up: 2020
Ecuador U20
- U-20 South American Championship: 2019
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2019[13]
Individual
- South American Youth Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019[14]
- CONCACAF Champions League Best Young Player: 2020[15]
- CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2020,[16] 2023[17]
- MLS All-Star: 2022[18]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Diego Palacios". Los Angeles FC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Qatar vs. Ecuador - 12 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Diego Palacios at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Diego Palacios - MLS Soccer".
- ^ Diego Palacios at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "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.
- ^ "El 11 ideal del Sudamericano Sub 20 – Chile 2019 - CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com (in European Spanish). 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "2020 SCCL Best Young Player Award". CONCACAF Champions League. 23 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. 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.
- ^ "Davila, Ambriz, Bouanga headline 2023 SCCL Best XI". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "2022 MLS All-Star Game Roster". Major League Soccer. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
External links
edit- Diego Palacios at Soccerway
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