Diego Palacios
Diego José Palacios Espinoza (born 12 July 1999), commonly known as Chiqui, 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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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
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. He made his debut in the Dutch Eredivisie on 11 August 2018 playing the full 90 minutes against VVV-Venlo.
Los Angeles FC
On 12 August 2019, Palacios signed a contract with Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC.
Corinthians
On 2 January 2024, Palacios was announced at Corinthians.
International career
In October 2018 he made his debut for the Ecuador national team in a friendly game against the Qatar national team.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Azogues | 2014 | Segunda Categoría | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Norte América | 2015 | Segunda Categoría | 6 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Aucas | 2016 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Ecuadorian Serie B | 40 | 1 | — | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 2 | — | — | — | 63 | 2 | |||||
| Willem II (loan) | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles FC | 2019 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 29 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| Total | 104 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 131 | 1 | ||
| Corinthians | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 201 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 243 | 3 | ||
International
- As of 12 November 2022
| 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
- MLS Cup: 2022
- Supporters' Shield: 2022
- CONCACAF Champions League runner-up: 2020
Ecuador U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2019
Individual
- South American Youth Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019
- CONCACAF Champions League Best Young Player: 2020
- CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2020, 2023
- MLS All-Star: 2022
References
External links
- Diego Palacios at Soccerway