Kevin Palacios
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Alexánder Palacios Salazar | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Quibdó, Chocó Department, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos Laguna | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fortaleza | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | Fortaleza | 30 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Atlético Huila (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Cortuluá (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Deportivo Pereira (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Al-Sailiya (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Millonarios (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 2025– | Santos Laguna | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:28, 2 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kevin Alexánder Palacios Salazar (born 31 January 2000) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.
Career
[edit]After playing for the Fortaleza youth team, he made his debut for the first team on 10 April 2019 in a Copa Colombia game against Tigres.[1] He signed his first professional contract in January 2020 and became a regular starter in the first team under manager Pablo Garabello.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 15 February 2021 in the 16th minute of a Categoría Primera B game against Barranquilla.[3]
In July 2021, he signed for Categoría Primera A club Atlético Huila, his first spell in the domestic top division.[4] The club was eventually relegated and Palacios played under 3 managers in 6 months, scoring 1 goal in 15 matches.[5]
In January 2022, he joined Cortuluá on loan for a year, where his club was again eventually relegated.[6]
He embarked on another loan in January 2023, staying in the top division to sign for Deportivo Pereira for 6 months.[7] He got his first experience of continental football with the club, eventually reaching the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores.[8] His continental debut came in a match against Colo-Colo as he came on as a 68th minute substitute for Arley Rodríguez.[9]
In August 2023, he moved abroad for the first time, joining Qatari Second Division club Al-Sailiya.[10]
In July 2024, he joined Millonarios on loan after returning to Colombia.[11] He impressed at Millonarios as he scored 7 goals in 29 appearances in all competitions.[12]
On 10 July 2025, Palacios finally left Fortaleza to sign for Liga MX side Santos Laguna permanently.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tigres v Fortaleza CEIF lineups & squad list | Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ↑ "Otro jugador de nuestras inferiores que llega al profesionalismo". Facebook. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ↑ "Barranquilla vs Fortaleza CEIF live scores & match info | Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ↑ "Kevin Palacios manifestó tener muchas expectativas al llegar al Atlético Huila". www.alertatolima.com (in Spanish). 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ↑ "Atlético Huila quedó sentenciado al descenso y renunció su DT Alberto Rujana". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ↑ "Cortuluá y Patriotas confirmaron su descenso y tendrán que jugar en la B en 2023". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ↑ "Refuerzo Matecaña". Facebook. 6 January 2023.
- ↑ "Empiezan los Cuartos de Final con promesa de grandes emociones". CONMEBOL (in European Spanish). 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ↑ "Deportivo Pereira 1-1 Colo Colo: results, summary and goals". AS.com. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ↑ "¡Nuestra primera transferencia al fútbol de Qatar!". Facebook. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ↑ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: KEVIN PALACIOS". Millonarios FC (in Spanish). 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ↑ "Kevin Palacios jugará en el fútbol mexicano". Mundo Millos (in Spanish). 2025-07-10. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ↑ "Santos". www.clubsantos.mx. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
External links
[edit]Kevin Palacios at Soccerway
- Living people
- 2000 births
- Men's association football wingers
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Fortaleza F.C. footballers
- Atlético Huila footballers
- Cortuluá footballers
- Deportivo Pereira footballers
- Al-Sailiya SC players
- Millonarios F.C. players
- Santos Laguna footballers
- Categoría Primera B players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Qatari Second Division players
- Liga MX players
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Footballers from Chocó Department
- 21st-century Colombian sportsmen