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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Emilio Palacios Murillo | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Quibdó, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012 | Patriotas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Patriotas | 47 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Atlético CP | 53 | (9) |
| 2016–2017 | Real | 27 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Alianza Petrolera | 46 | (5) |
| 2019 | Atlético Huila | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → FC Anyang (loan) | 34 | (11) |
| 2020–2022 | Pohang Steelers | 52 | (7) |
| 2022 | Seongnam FC | 29 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 43 | (10) |
| 2025 | Wuhan Three Towns | 30 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 | |||
Manuel Emilio Palacios Murillo (born 13 February 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Born in Quibdó, Palacios started competing at Patriotas F.C., in the Colombian first tier. After nearly fifty league appearances in two seasons, the 21-year-old made his first move abroad, and joined Atlético CP, in the Portuguese Segunda Liga, on 19 July 2014, as a free player.[1]
He made his debut on 31 August 2014 against C.D. Trofense,[citation needed] adding over thirty caps throughout his first season, seeing the club relegated.
In 2019, Palacios joined FC Anyang in the Korean K League 2 on loan from Atlético Huila.[2] After a great season at FC Anyang, Palacio was transferred to K League 1 giants Pohang Steelers for the 2020–2021 season.
In 2022 March, after playing for 1 match and scoring 1 goal for Pohang Steelers, he moved to Seongnam FC.
On 8 April 2023, Palacios joined Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.[3]
On 17 February 2025, Palacios joined another Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns.[4] On 6 January 2026, the club announced his departure after the 2025 season.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 November 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Patriotas | 2012 | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||||
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 60 | 5 | |||||
| Atlético CP | 2014–15 | LigaPro | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||
| 2015–16 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 10 | ||||
| Real | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Alianza Petrolera | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 50 | 5 | |||||
| FC Anyang (loan) | 2019 | K League 2 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | |||
| FC Anyang | 2019 | K League 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| Pohang Steelers | 2020 | K League 1 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 63 | 7 | ||||
| Seongnam FC | 2022 | K League 1 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| Chengdu Rongcheng | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2024 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 46 | 11 | |||||
| Wuhan Three Towns | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 361 | 53 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 59 | ||
References
- ^ "Liga Postobón: Emociones, cambios y bolsa de jugadores" [Postóbon League: Emotions and players transfers]. kienyke.com (in Spanish). 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ 2019 Season Preview: FC Anyang, kleagueunited.com, 13 February 2019
- ^ "官方：哥伦比亚籍外援前锋帕拉西奥斯加盟成都蓉城" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "官方：原成都外援帕拉西奥斯加盟三镇；球员首秀或战旧主" (in Chinese). baidu.com. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "三镇官宣感谢同袍岁月！外援帕拉西奥斯和达兰合同期满离队" (in Chinese). baidu.com. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ Manuel Palacios at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
External links
- Manuel Palacios at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Manuel Palacios at Soccerway
- Manuel Palacios – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
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