Diego Palacios

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 Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC and the Ecuador national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Espinoza.
Diego Palacios
Personal information
Full name Diego José Palacios Espinoza[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-12) 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
 Los Angeles FC
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2016 Aucas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Aucas 23 (1)
2018–2019 → Willem II (loan) 27 (0)
2019– Los Angeles FC 85 (1)
International career‡
Ecuador U20
2018– Ecuador 12 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ecuador
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place2019 Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:36, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January, 2023

Club career

Born in Guayaquil, Palacios made his way through the youth sistem of SD Aucas, before making his Ecuadorian Serie A debut in 2017.

In 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]

On 12 August 2019, Palacios signed a contract with Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC.[6]

International career

In October 2018 he made his debut for the Ecuador national team in a friendly game against the Qatar national team.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
S.D. Aucas 2016[8] Ecuadorian Serie A 0000—00
2017[8] Ecuadorian Serie B 40100—401
2018[8] Ecuadorian Serie A 23100—231
Total 6320000632
Willem II (loan) 2018–19[9] Eredivisie 27050—320
Los Angeles FC 2019[10] Major League Soccer 2000—20
2020[10] 160—50210
2021 270—270
Total 4500050500
Career total 135250501452

    International
    As of 12 November 2022[11]
    Ecuador
    YearAppsGoals
    201810
    201940
    202010
    202140
    202220
    Total120

    Honours

    Los Angeles FC

    Ecuador U20

    Individual

    References
    1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
    2. "Diego Palacios". Los Angeles FC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
    3. "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.
    4. "Willem II huurt Diego Palacios". 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
    5. "Willem II vs. VVV - 11 August 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
    6. "LAFC Adds Defender Diego Palacios". Los Angeles FC. 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
    7. "Qatar vs. Ecuador - 12 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
    8. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Diego Palacios". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
    9. Diego Palacios at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
    10. "Diego Palacios - MLS Soccer".
    11. Diego Palacios at National-Football-Teams.com
    12. "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.
    13. "El 11 ideal del Sudamericano Sub 20 – Chile 2019 - CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com (in European Spanish). 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
    14. "2020 SCCL Best Young Player Award". CONCACAF Champions League. 23 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
    15. 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.
    16. "Davila, Ambriz, Bouanga headline 2023 SCCL Best XI". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
    17. "2022 MLS All-Star Game Roster". Major League Soccer. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.


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