Tiago Palacios
| 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] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2017 | River Plate | ||
| 2018–2020 | Platense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Platense | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Montevideo City Torque | 68 | (15) |
| 2021 | → Platense (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2024– | Estudiantes | 84 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Uruguay U23 | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:36, 26 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 February 2024 | |||
Tiago Asahel Palacios (born 28 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as an winger for Estudiantes.[3] Born in Argentina, he represents Uruguay at international level.
Club career
[edit]Palacios 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
[edit]Born in Argentina, Palacios is of Uruguayan descent through his mother.[13] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[14]
In September 2024, Palacios received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team for FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Platense | Primera Nacional | 2019-20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Argentine Primera División | 2021[nb 1] | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Montevideo City Torque | Uruguayan Primera División | 2022 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 7 |
| 2023 | 35 | 9 | — | — | 35 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 16 | ||
| Estudiantes | Argentine Primera División | 2024 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 7 |
| 2025 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 8 | ||
| Total | 59 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 89 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 142 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 186 | 32 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
Honours
[edit]Estudiantes
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.
- 1 2 "Tiago Palacios". World Football. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Argentina - T. Palacios". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Tiago Palacios: el momento de Montevideo City Torque, sus raíces uruguayas y el parentesco con un tricolor".
- ↑ "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 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "¡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.
- ↑ "El Trofeo es del Pincha | Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" (in Spanish). 22 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Argentine people of Uruguayan descent
- Sportspeople of Uruguayan descent
- Uruguayan people of Argentine descent
- Sportspeople of Argentine descent
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's footballers
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Club Atlético Platense footballers
- Montevideo City Torque players
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen
