Matías Palacios Explained

Matías Palacios
Fullname:Matías Damián Palacios
Birth Date:10 May 2002
Birth Place:General Pico, Argentina
Height:1.68 m
Position:Central midfielder[1]
Currentclub:Al Ain
Clubnumber:20
Youthclubs1:San Lorenzo
Years1:2018–2021
Clubs1:San Lorenzo
Caps1:5
Goals1:0
Years2:2021–2022
Clubs2:Basel
Caps2:31
Goals2:1
Years3:2021–2022
Clubs3:Basel U21
Caps3:5
Goals3:3
Years4:2022–
Clubs4:Al Ain
Caps4:33
Goals4:2
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalteam1:Argentina U15
Nationalyears2:2018–2019
Nationalteam2:Argentina U17
Nationalcaps2:17
Nationalgoals2:5
Nationalyears3:2018
Nationalteam3:Argentina U20
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:26 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:14:31, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Matías Damián Palacios (born 10 May 2002) is an Argentine-Emirati professional footballer who plays for UAE Pro League side Al Ain as a central midfielder. he acquired Emirati citizenship in 2024.

Club career

San Lorenzo

Palacios began his career with San Lorenzo.[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. Aged 16, it meant Palacios became the club's youngest ever player in Primera División history.[3] He made five further appearances for the club, which included his one and only start on 10 January 2021 against Banfield.

Basel

On 15 February 2021, Palacios signed with Swiss Super League club Basel; penning a contract until 2025.[1] [4] He joined Basel's first team for their 2020–21 season under head coach Ciriaco Sforza. Palacios played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game in the Kybunpark on 27 February as Basel were defeated 1–3 by St. Gallen.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 15 August 2021 in the Swiss Cup away game as Basel won 7–0 against amateur club FC Schönenwerd-Niedergösgen.[6] He scored his first league goal for the club in the away game in the Swissporarena on 28 November as Basel won 3–1 against Luzern.[7]

At the beginning of the next season Palacios left the club because he had only been used as a substitute. During his time with them, Palacios played a total of 62 games for Basel scoring a total of four goals. 31 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, three in the Swiss Cup, 12 in the Europa Conference League and 16 were friendly games. He scored one goal in the domestic league, two in the cup and the other was scored during the test games.[8]

Al Ain

Palacios moved on to play for Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates.

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.[9] Pablo Aimar selected Palacios for the 2019 South American U-17 Championship on 3 March.[10] Diego Placente called him up for the U17s' trip to Russia for the 2019 Granatkin Memorial.[11] He scored in game one against Armenia, prior to netting versus Turkey in the semi-finals on the way to Argentina winning the competition.[12] [13] He was also chosen as the tournament's best midfielder.[14] In October 2019, Palacios was picked for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[15]

Personal life

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

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Lorenzo2018–19Argentine Primera División10100020
2019–2000000000
2020–2140000040
Total501000000060
Basel2020–21Swiss Super League90000090
2021–2222132120373
Total3113212000453
Al Ain2022–23UAE Pro League210515110322
2023–2412211519000274
Total332621029010596
Career total693104102210101119

Honours

Argentina U15[9]

2017

Argentina U17[16] [17]

2019

2019

Argentina U20[9]

2018

Al Ain

2023-24

Notes and References

  1. News: Der FCB verpflichtet Matías Palacios. 17 February 2021. Basel. 15 February 2021.
  2. News: Ficha Estadistica de MATIAS PALACIOS. 8 October 2018. BDFA.
  3. News: Matías Palacios, el pibe de 16 años que debutó ante Patronato. 8 October 2018. Marca. 21 September 2018.
  4. Web site: 15 February 2021. FC Basel verpflichtet jungen Argentinier. FC Basel sign young Argentinians. 15 February 2021. herisau 24. de.
  5. Web site: Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 27 February 2021 . FC St. Gallen - FC Basel 3:1 (1:0) . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 2021-02-27.
  6. Web site: FC Basel 1893 . 15 August 2021 . FCB mühelos in der zweiten Runde . FCB easily in the second round . FC Basel 1893 AG . 2021-08-15.
  7. Web site: FC Basel 1893 . 28 November 2021 . Souveräner 3:1-Sieg beim FC Luzern . Confident 3-1 victory at FC Luzern . FC Basel 1893 AG . 2021-11-28.
  8. Web site: Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 2022 . Matías Palacios - FCB statistic . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 2020-11-16.
  9. News: Matías Palacios, la joya de 16 años que debutó en San Lorenzo. 8 October 2018. TyC Sports. 21 September 2018.
  10. News: Los 23 citados para el Sudamericano. 4 March 2019. AFA.
  11. News: Argentina debutará el miércoles en el torneo de Rusia. 5 June 2019. AFA.
  12. News: Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина: Совет Пласенте сработал. Но не сразу. 5 June 2019. Granatkin Memorial. 5 June 2019.
  13. News: Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина: Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина 2019: Заявка команды - Аргентина. 14 June 2019. Granatkin Memorial.
  14. News: Гранаткина-2019. Итоги. 14 June 2019. Granatkin Memorial. 14 June 2019.
  15. News: FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf. 18 October 2019. FIFA Data.
  16. News: Matías Godoy, campeón sudamericano Sub 17. 23 April 2019. Diario Castellanos. 16 April 2019.
  17. News: Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина: Аргентина 1 : 0 Россия. 14 June 2019. Granatkin Memorial. 14 June 2019.