Matías Palacios

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Matías Palacios
Personal information
Full name Matías Damián Palacios
Date of birth (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth General Pico, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Basel
Number 35
Youth career
San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 San Lorenzo 5 (0)
2021– Basel 3 (0)
National team‡
2017 Argentina U15
2018–2019 Argentina U17 17 (5)
2018– Argentina U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:31, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:31, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Matías Damián Palacios (born 10 May 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Swiss club FC Basel[1]

Club career[]

San Lorenzo[]

Palacios began his career with San Lorenzo.[1][3] He made his professional football debut on 21 September 2018, featuring for the final twenty-nine minutes of a 3–2 victory over Patronato at the Estadio Pedro Bidegain.[1] Aged 16, it meant Palacios became the club's youngest ever player in Primera División history.[4] He made five further appearances for the club, which included his one and only start on 10 January 2021 against Banfield.[1]

Basel[]

On 15 February, Palacios signed with Swiss Super League club Basel; penning a contract until 2025.[2][5] His first appearance arrived on 27 February as he started an eventual 3–1 defeat away to FC St. Gallen, prior to being replaced by Edon Zhegrova with twenty minutes remaining.[1]

International career[]

Palacios represented Argentina at U15, U17 and U20 level.[4] For the U15s, Palacios won the 2017 South American Championship prior to winning the 2016 COTIF Tournament with the U20s.[6] Pablo Aimar selected Palacios for the 2019 South American U-17 Championship on 3 March.[7] Diego Placente called him up for the U17s' trip to Russia for the 2019 Granatkin Memorial.[8] He scored in game one against Armenia, prior to netting versus Turkey in the semi-finals on the way to Argentina winning the competition.[9][10] He was also chosen as the tournament's best midfielder.[11] In October 2019, Palacios was picked for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[12]

Personal life[]

His brother, Julián, is a fellow footballer; he also started off in San Lorenzo's youth academy.[4]

Career statistics[]

As of 21 March 2021.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Lorenzo 2018–19 Primera División 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Basel 2020–21 Super League 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0

Honours[]

Argentina U15[6]

Argentina U17[13][14]

Argentina U20[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Argentina - M. Palacios". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Der FCB verpflichtet Matías Palacios". Basel. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de MATIAS PALACIOS". BDFA. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Matías Palacios, el pibe de 16 años que debutó ante Patronato". Marca. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. ^ "FC Basel verpflichtet jungen Argentinier" [FC Basel sign young Argentinians]. herisau 24 (in German). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Matías Palacios, la joya de 16 años que debutó en San Lorenzo". TyC Sports. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Los 23 citados para el Sudamericano". AFA. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Argentina debutará el miércoles en el torneo de Rusia". AFA. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина: Совет Пласенте сработал. Но не сразу". Granatkin Memorial. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина: Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина 2019: Заявка команды - Аргентина". Granatkin Memorial. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Гранаткина-2019. Итоги". Granatkin Memorial. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  12. ^ "FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf" (PDF). FIFA Data. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Matías Godoy, campeón sudamericano Sub 17". Diario Castellanos. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина: Аргентина 1 : 0 Россия". Granatkin Memorial. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

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