Tiago Asahel Palacios (born 28 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Estudiantes.[3] Born in Argentina, he represents Uruguay at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago Asahel Palacios[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2017 | River Plate | ||
| 2018–2020 | Platense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Platense | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Montevideo City Torque | 68 | (15) |
| 2021 | → Platense (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2024– | Estudiantes | 25 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Uruguay U23 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024 | |||
Club career
editPalacios joined the youth system of River Plate in 2011, he remained there for six years before being released in December 2017.[4][5][6] In February 2018, he moved to Platense.[4]
Palacios signed his first professional contract with Platense on 3 January 2020.[7][8] He was soon promoted into Juan Pablo Pumpido's first-team squad, with his senior debut arriving on 6 March during a home Primera Nacional defeat to Alvarado; he replaced Gonzalo Bazán with twenty-six minutes remaining.[3] His first start came four days later in a Copa Argentina round of sixty-four loss to Deportivo Madryn of Torneo Federal A at the Estadio Ciudad de Caseros.[3]
Palacios made ten appearances in the club's promotion-winning campaign of 2020.[3] On 6 February 2021, Platense revealed that they had reached an agreement with Uruguayan Primera División side Montevideo City Torque for the $380,000 transfer of Palacios.[9][10][11] Torque didn't officially announce the acquisition until 22 February, a day after the midfielder had made his Argentine Primera División debut in a victory on the road against Argentinos Juniors.[3][12] He scored his first senior goal in his third top-flight appearance on 6 March versus Godoy Cruz.[3]
International career
editIn January 2024, Palacios was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[13]
In September 2024, Merentiel received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team for FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.[14]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Platense | 2019–20 | Primera Nacional | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021[nb 1] | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| Montevideo City Torque | 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 35 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 70 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 94 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 17 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
Honours
editEstudiantes
Notes
edit- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
edit- ^ "boletin jugadores 14-2018.pdf" (PDF). AFA. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Tiago Palacios". World Football. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Argentina - T. Palacios". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b "De Platense al City Football Group: Tras ascender a Primera, el Calamar anunció la transferencia de Tiago Palacios" [From Platense to the City Football Group: After promoting to Primera, Calamar announced the transfer of Tiago Palacios]. TNT Sports (in Spanish). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "El City Group compra a Tiago Palacios, la joyita de Platense" [City Group buy Tiago Palacios, the pearl of Platense]. TyC Sports (in Spanish). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "River lo dejó libre y ahora puede ir al Manchester City" [River let him go and now he can go to Manchester City]. La Página Millonaria (in Spanish). 11 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "El juvenil Tiago Palacios". Platense (in Spanish). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Tiago Palacios firmó su primer contrato con Platense" [The youngster Tiago Palacios signed his first contract with Platense]. Que Pasa Web (in Spanish). 7 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Los detalles de la transferencia de Tiago Palacios" [The details of the transfer of Tiago Palacios]. Platense (in Spanish). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "El Calamar vendió a su joyita al City Group" [El Calamar sold their little pearl to Manchester City]. Olé (in Spanish). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "El crack de Platense, Tiago Palacios, jugará en Montevideo City Torque" [The baller of Platense, Tiago Palacios, will play at Montevideo City Torque]. ESPN (in Spanish). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial: Tiago Palacios" [Official announcement: Tiago Palacios]. Montevideo City Torque (in Spanish). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Eliminatorias: Uruguay publicó lista de convocados, la última en la que aparecerá Suárez" (in Spanish). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Tiago Palacios". BDFA (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "¡ESTUDIANTES CAMPEÓN! Venció a Vélez por penales y se consagró en la Copa de la Liga 2024". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 5 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.