Sebastián Palacios
Sebastián Alberto Palacios (born 20 January 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Greek Super League club Panathinaikos.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastián Alberto Palacios | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panathinaikos | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Boca Juniors | 37 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | → Unión (loan) | 39 | (9) |
| 2014 | → Sarandí (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Talleres | 38 | (12) |
| 2017–2019 | Pachuca | 28 | (7) |
| 2017 | → Talleres (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Independiente | 38 | (6) |
| 2020 | → Newell's Old Boys (loan) | 17 | (7) |
| 2021– | Panathinaikos | 74 | (19) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02 October 2023 (UTC) [1] | |||
Club career
Boca Juniors
Sebastian Palacios from the age of 11 he joined the academy of Boca Juniors, one of the top clubs in Argentina. At the age of 21 he made his debut in the first team and within a period of two months he played in six official games. In the summer of 2013, he was loaned to Unión de Santa Fe, a Primera Nacional club, where he was a key player,having 39 appearances and 9 goals. A season later, Boca loaned him to Arsenal Sarandi to test his progress in a Primera División club. After 18 appearances and 2 goals in 6 months he returned to Boca Juniors in January 2015.
At the end of the 2015 season with 30 appearances, 6 goals and 3 assists along with the Primera División title of champion was one of the protagonists of the campaign. In the first half of 2016 he was again a key player with 19 appearances and 2 goals.
Talleres
In the summer of 2016, Talleres de Córdoba bought him from Boca, and with 29 appearances and 9 goals, Palacios emerged as the protagonist of his new club.
Pachuca
After two years, in January 2018 Talleres accepted an offer for almost €5 million from the Mexican club Pachuca.
In Mexico, Palacios had 16 appearances and 7 goals in just 4 months. The first half of the 2018–19 Liga MX season was not so productive, and Pachuca accepted the offer of his previous club Talleres on a season loan. Palacios managed to score 7 times in 16 games and consequently got a second transfer, as Pachuca accepted a €2.3 million offer from [[Club Atlético
Independiente
Independiente|Independiente]]. He initially played for the club (2 goals in 14 appearances), but after six months he loaned out to Newell's Old Boys for the rest of the season.[2] He played there for almost a season and returned in the winter of 2021 to Independiente.[3]
Panathinaikos
On 31 August 2021, Palacios signed a 3 year contract with Greek side Panathinaikos for an undisclosed fee. On October 16, 2021, Palacios scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win against Ionikos.[4] He finished his first season as Panathinaikos's top scorer with 13 goals at all competitions,11 at Super League, and 2 at the Greek Cup. These goals helped Panathinaikos to win this Cup for the first time in 8 years.
Career Statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 October 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2012–13 | Primera División | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Primera División | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| 2016 | Primera División | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Total | 37 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 8 | ||
| Unión (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera Nacional | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 9 | ||
| Sarandi (loan) | 2014 | Primera División | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Talleres | 2016–17 | Primera División | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9 | |
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| Total | 38 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 41 | 12 | |||
| Pachuca | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | Liga MX | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 28 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||||
| Talleres (loan) | 2018–19 | Primera División | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| Newell's Old Boys (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera División | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Primera División | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 5 | |||
| Total | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 8 | ||||
| Independiente | 2019–20 | Primera División | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Primera División | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 51 | 6 | |||
| Panathinaikos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 35 | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 43 | 13 | ||
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 75 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 95 | 22 | |||
| Career total | 295 | 72 | 37 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 366 | 82 | ||
- Includes Copa Argentina, Copa MX, Greek Football Cup
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Clubs
Boca Juniors
Panathinaikos
Individual
- Panathinaikos Player of the Season r: 2021–22[7]
- Super League Greece Best Foreign Player: 2021–22
- Super League Greece Player of the Month: February 2022, March 2022
- Super League Greece–Fantasy League Award Winger of the Season: 2021–22[2]
- Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2021–22
References
- "S. PALACIOS". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- "PACHUCA SIGUE RECIBIENDO DINERO POR SEBASTIÁN PALACIOS". www.futboltotal.com.mx. 31 January 2020.
- "Παναθηναϊκός: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Σεμπάστιαν Παλάσιος!". www.gazzetta.gr. 5 September 2021.
- "Παναθηναϊκός - Ιωνικός 4-1". www.gazzetta.gr. 16 October 2021.
- "S. Palacios". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "Super League Παναθηναϊκός: Player Of The Club ο Σεμπάστιαν Παλάσιος! - Trifilara.gr". www.trifilara.gr. Retrieved 2022-12-07.