Miguel Palafox

Miguel Agustín Palafox Prudencio (born December 29, 1994) is an American soccer player.

Miguel Palafox
Personal information
Full name Miguel Agustín Palafox Prudencio
Date of birth (1994-12-29) December 29, 1994
Place of birth Los Angeles, California, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2013–2014 Alianza De Fútbol Hispano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 León 1 (0)
2015 Santa Tecla 4 (0)
2016 New York Cosmos B 6 (2)
2018 Estudiantes Tecos 0 (0)
2019 Las Vegas Lights 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 8, 2019

Early life

Palafox was born in Los Angeles, California. He is an American of Mexican and Salvadoran descent.[1]

Career

Club Leon

After a high school career at Taft in Los Angeles, Palafox trialed with several Liga MX clubs via Alianza de Futbol Hispano, an organization that gears to develop Hispanic soccer at the amateur level. Through Alianza de Futbol Hispano, Palafox was able to secure a contract with Club León of Liga MX in April 2014.

Palafox made his professional league debut with León on April 12, 2014 as a starter against Toluca.[2] León won both the Apertura and Clausura in the 2013–14 Liga MX season.

Santa Tecla

On June 20, 2015 it was announced that Palafox signed to Santa Tecla of the Salvadoran Primera División.[3]

New York Cosmos B

On May 6, 2016 it was announced that Palafox signed to New York Cosmos B of the National Premier Soccer League.[4]

Las Vegas Lights

After attending an open tryout, Palafox joined USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights ahead of their 2019 season.[5][6]

References
  1. "Alianza de Futbol - Venir a León, la mejor decisión". www.alianzadefutbol.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014.
  2. "Home". ligamx.net.
  3. "Deportes | Noticias de El Salvador".
  4. "New York Cosmos B Roster Announced".
  5. http://vegassportsdaily.com/getting-to-know-lv-lights-signee-miguel-palafox/
  6. "Lights FC 2019 Roster". Archived from the original on April 2, 2019.
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