Matías Palacios

Matías Damián Palacios (born 10 May 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for San Lorenzo.[1]

Matías Palacios
Personal information
Full name Matías Damián Palacios
Date of birth (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002
Place of birth General Pico, Argentina
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 San Lorenzo
Number 35
Youth career
San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– San Lorenzo 1 (0)
National team‡
2017 Argentina U15
2018– Argentina U17 17 (5)
2018– Argentina U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:41, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:41, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Palacios began his career with San Lorenzo.[1][2] 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.[3]

International career

Palacios represented Argentina at U15, U17 and U20 level.[3] For the U15s, Palacios won the 2017 South American Championship prior to winning the 2016 COTIF Tournament with the U20s.[4] Pablo Aimar selected Palacios for the 2019 South American U-17 Championship on 3 March.[5] Diego Placente called him up for the U17s' trip to Russia for the 2019 Granatkin Memorial.[6] He scored in game one against Armenia, prior to netting versus Turkey in the semi-finals on the way to Argentina winning the competition.[7][8] He was also chosen as the tournament's best midfielder.[9] In October 2019, Palacios was picked for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[10]

Personal life

His brother, Julián, is a fellow footballer; he also started off in San Lorenzo's youth academy.[3]

Career statistics
As of 18 October 2019.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Lorenzo 2018–19 Primera División 101000—0020
2019–20 000000000000
Career total 101000000020

    Honours
    Argentina U15[4]
    Argentina U17[11][12]
    Argentina U20[4]

    References
    1. "Argentina - M. Palacios". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
    2. "Ficha Estadistica de MATIAS PALACIOS". BDFA. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
    3. "Matías Palacios, el pibe de 16 años que debutó ante Patronato". Marca. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
    4. "Matías Palacios, la joya de 16 años que debutó en San Lorenzo". TyC Sports. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
    5. "Los 23 citados para el Sudamericano". AFA. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
    6. "Argentina debutará el miércoles en el torneo de Rusia". AFA. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
    7. "Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина: Совет Пласенте сработал. Но не сразу". Granatkin Memorial. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
    8. "Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина: Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина 2019: Заявка команды - Аргентина". Granatkin Memorial. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
    9. "Гранаткина-2019. Итоги". Granatkin Memorial. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
    10. "FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf" (PDF). FIFA Data. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
    11. "Matías Godoy, campeón sudamericano Sub 17". Diario Castellanos. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
    12. "Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина: Аргентина 1 : 0 Россия". Granatkin Memorial. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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