Manuel Palacios

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Manuel Palacios

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Emilio Palacios Murillo
Date of birth	(1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Quibdó, Colombia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chengdu Rongcheng
Number	7
Youth career
2012	Patriotas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Patriotas	47	(2)
2014–2016	Atlético CP	53	(9)
2016–2017	Real	27	(2)
2017–2018	Alianza Petrolera	46	(5)
2019	Atlético Huila	0	(0)
2019	→ FC Anyang (loan)	34	(11)
2020–2022	Pohang Steelers	52	(7)
2022	Seongnam FC	29	(3)
2023–	Chengdu Rongcheng	28	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2023

Manuel Emilio Palacios Murillo (born 13 February 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League side Chengdu Rongcheng.

Club career

Born in Quibdó, Palacios started competing at Patriotas F.C., in the Colombian first tier. After nearly fifty league appearances in two seasons, the 21-year-old made his first move abroad, and joined Atlético CP, in the Portuguese Segunda Liga, on 19 July 2014, as a free player.[1]

He made his debut on 31 August 2014 against C.D. Trofense.,[2] adding over thirty caps throughout his first season, seeing the club relegated.

In 2019, Palacios joined FC Anyang in the Korean K League 2 on loan from Atlético Huila.[3] After a great season at FC Anyang, Palacio was transferred to K League 1 giants Pohang Steelers for the 2020–2021 season.

In 2022 March, after playing for 1 match and scoring 1 goal for Pohang Steelers, he moved to Seongnam FC.

On 8 April 2023, Palacios joined Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.[4]

Career statistics

As of 4 November 2023[5]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Patriotas	2012	Categoría Primera A	14	0	6	3	–		–		–		20	3
	2013		26	1	7	0	–		–		–		33	1
	2014		7	1	0	0	–		–		–		7	1
	Total		47	2	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	5
Atlético CP	2014–15	LigaPro	34	6	2	1	0	0	–		–		36	7
	2015–16		19	3	0	0	0	0	–		–		19	3
	Total		53	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	10
Real	2016–17	Campeonato de Portugal	27	2	2	0	–		–		–		29	2
Alianza Petrolera	2017	Categoría Primera A	15	1	2	0	–		–		–		17	1
	2018		31	4	2	0	–		–		–		33	4
	Total		46	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	5
FC Anyang (loan)	2019	K League 2	23	8	3	2	–		–		–		26	10
FC Anyang			11	3	0	0	–		–		–		11	3
Pohang Steelers	2020	K League 1	25	5	4	0	–		–		–		29	5
	2021		26	1	2	0	–		5	0	–		33	1
	2022		1	1	0	0	–		–		–		1	1
	Total		52	7	6	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	63	7
Seongnam FC	2022	K League 1	29	3	1	0	–		–		–		30	3
Chengdu Rongcheng	2023	Chinese Super League	28	4	0	0	–		–		–		28	4
Career total			316	43	31	6	0	0	5	0	0	0	352	49

References

1. "Liga Postobón: Emociones, cambios y bolsa de jugadores" [Postóbon League: Emotions and players transfers]. kienyke.com (in Spanish). 19 July 2014.
2. "Trofense 2–0 Atlético CP". footballzz. 31 August 2014.
3. 2019 Season Preview: FC Anyang, kleagueunited.com, 13 February 2019
4. "官方：哥伦比亚籍外援前锋帕拉西奥斯加盟成都蓉城" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
5. Manuel Palacios at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

External links

• Manuel Palacios at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Manuel Palacios at Soccerway
• Manuel Palacios – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)