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Luis Palma

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Luis Palma
Palma training with Celtic in 2024
Personal information
Full name Luis Enrique Palma Oseguera[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Lech Poznań
Number 77
Youth career
2013–2017 Vida
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Vida 70 (23)
2019Real Monarchs (loan) 13 (1)
2022–2023 Aris 41 (13)
2023–2026 Celtic 36 (7)
2025Olympiacos (loan) 8 (0)
2025–2026Lech Poznań (loan) 31 (10)
2026– Lech Poznań 0 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Honduras U17 9 (2)
2018–2019 Honduras U20 7 (5)
2021 Honduras U23 8 (2)
2021– Honduras 35 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:58, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 06:00, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Luis Enrique Palma Oseguera (born 17 January 2000) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Honduras national team.

Club career

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Vida

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Palma made his professional and Liga Nacional debut for Vida on 10 September 2017. He scored the third goal in an eventual 5–3 home victory against Honduras Progreso.[3]

On 12 February 2019, Palma joined USL Championship side Real Monarchs on loan.[4] He made his debut the following 9 March as a starter in a 1–1 draw against Sacramento Republic FC.[5] On 27 July, Palma scored his first goal for Monarchs, the lone goal in a 3–1 away loss against San Antonio FC.[6]

Aris

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After being linked with Portuguese club Braga and Spanish club Levante, Palma signed with Greek club Aris on a four-and-a-half-year contract on 19 January 2022.[7][8] He made his debut on the following 14 February in a 2–0 away loss to PAS Giannina in the league.[9] He scored his first goal on 10 April in a 2–1 away victory against AEK Athens. He scored his second goal the following month, once again against AEK Athens, this time in a 3–2 home win.[10][11]

On 21 July 2022, Palma made his European debut in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Europa Conference League. He started in the first leg 5–1 home victory against Gomel in the second round. He scored one goal and assisted two more.[12] Palma played a further 3 games in the Conference League until Aris was eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv.[13]

On 8 November 2022, Palma scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 home win against Lamia.[14]

In his second season at the club, Palma attracted interest from various teams, including Belgian and Scottish giants Anderlecht and Rangers, with the former having had a €3,000,000 bid rejected, while the demands of Aris were higher by one million.[15] In April 2023, Honduran newspaper Diario Diez had reported that Palma was scouted by Manchester United at a Greek Super League match against Olympiacos, in which Palma scored once in a 2–1 win.[16]

Celtic

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On 30 August 2023, Palma signed with Scottish club Celtic on a five-year contract.[17] He made his debut on 16 September against Dundee. He started against Feyenoord, making his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2–0 defeat.[18] Palma scored against Atlético Madrid in a 2–2 draw at Celtic Park, becoming the second Honduran player to score in the Champions League.[19]

Loan to Olympiacos

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On 1 February 2025, Palma signed with Olympiacos on loan for the remainder of the season. He scored his only goal for Olympiacos on 26 February in a Greek Cup semifinal match against AEK Athens. The club ultimately chose not to exercise their Palma's buy option.[20]

Lech Poznań

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On 21 July 2025, Palma joined Polish club Lech Poznań on a season-long loan, with an option to make the move permanent.[21] On 3 June 2026, Lech Poznań activated Palma's €4 million buyout clause to sign him permanently from Celtic on a three-year contract.[22]

International career

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Palma has represented Honduras at under-17 and under-20 levels, appearing at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

On 7 March 2021, Palma was selected for the squad of the Honduras U-23 team to participate in the Olympic Qualifying Championship.[23] He scored the winning goal in Honduras' 2–1 semifinal win over the United States, after capitalizing on a mistake from David Ochoa, thus ensuring qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan.[24] Palma was later selected for the squad to participate in the football tournament at the Olympic Games.[25] Palma came off the bench in Honduras' opener, a 1–0 defeat to Romania. In the next group stage game, he would score in an eventual 3–2 win over New Zealand. He would come off the bench in the final group stage game, a 6–0 loss to South Korea.[26]

He made his debut for the senior national team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica, replacing Rigoberto Rivas in the second half.[27] He scored his first senior goal on 12 September 2023. Palma converted from the penalty spot in a 4–0 win against Grenada in the CONCACAF Nations League group stages.[28]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 May 2026[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vida 2017–18 Liga Nacional 142142
2018–19 Liga Nacional 4141
2019–20 Liga Nacional 9191
2020–21 Liga Nacional 26132613
2021–22 Liga Nacional 176176
Total 70237023
Real Monarchs (loan) 2019 USL Championship 131131
Aris 2021–22 Super League Greece 11200112
2022–23 Super League Greece 2911314[c]13613
2023–24 Super League Greece 104[c]252
Total 411331835217
Celtic 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 287315[d]23610
2024–25 Scottish Premiership 8000202[d]0120
Total 3673120724810
Olympiacos (loan) 2024–25 Super League Greece 80212[e]0121
Lech Poznań (loan) 2025–26 Ekstraklasa 31101015[f]24712
Career total 19954932032724264
  1. Includes Greek Cup, Scottish Cup, Polish Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played 6 June 2026[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Honduras 202120
202240
202361
202462
2025153
202621
Total357

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Palma goal.[30]

List of international goals scored by Luis Palma
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 September 2023Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Grenada3–04–02023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
215 November 2024Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Mexico1–02–02024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A
32–0
421 March 2025Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire, Bermuda Bermuda2–25–32025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
525 March 2025Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Bermuda2–02–02025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
624 June 2025PayPal Park, San Jose, United States Curaçao2–12–12025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
731 March 2026Butarque Stadium, Leganés, Spain Peru1–12–2Friendly

Honours

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Real Monarchs

Celtic

Olympiacos

Lech Poznań

Individual

References

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  2. "Luis Palma". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. "Vida golea al Honduras Progreso en partidazo en La Ceiba" [Vida beats Honduras Progreso in a great game at La Ceiba] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. "Real Monarchs SLC Acquires Luis Palma on Loan from C.D.S. Vida". Real Salt Lake. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. "Real Monarchs Draws 1-1 with Sacramento Republic FC". Real Salt Lake. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. "Real Monarchs SLC Drops 3-1 Result Against San Antonio FC". Real Salt Lake. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. "Ο LUIS PALMA ΣΤΟΝ ΑΡΗ!" [LUIS PALMA TO ARES!] (in Greek). Aris Thessaloniki. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. "Luis Palma revela que tuvo ofertas del Braga y Levante, además lo que pesó para decidirse por el Aris FC" [Luis Palma reveals that he had offers from Braga and Levante, also what made him decide to join Aris FC] (in Spanish). Deportes TVC. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  9. "¡Debutó 'El Bicho'! El hondureño Luis Palma vio sus primeros minutos con el Aris Salónica en la Superliga de Grecia" [Debut for 'El Bicho'! Honduran Luis Palma saw his first minutes with Aris Thessaloniki in the Greek Super League] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  10. "Luis Palma se estrena como goleador en el Aris Salónica que derrota como visitante al AEK en la Liga de Grecia" [Luis Palma scores his first goal as Aris Thessaloniki defeats AEK away in Greek League] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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