Helibelton Palacios
Helibelton Palacios Zapata (born 11 June 1993) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish club Elche CF. He is known for his velocity down the wing and defensive pace.
 Palacios at the 2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Helibelton Palacios Zapata | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander de Quilichao, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Elche | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Deportivo Cali | 109 | (4) |
| 2014 | → La Equidad (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Club Brugge | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Atlético Nacional | 92 | (1) |
| 2021– | Elche | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Colombia U20 | 12 | (0) |
| 2015– | Colombia | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Colombia Olympic | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2019 | |||
Club career
Palacios made his senior debut with Deportivo Cali in 2011. After featuring sparingly, he played the 2014 season on loan at La Equidad before returning to his parent club and winning the league title in 2015.
On 27 December 2016 Deportivo Cali announced the transfer of Palacios to Belgian side Club Brugge KV.[2] After featuring rarely, he returned to his home country on 16 January 2018 to join Atlético Nacional.[3]
On 4 February 2021, free agent Palacios signed for La Liga side Elche CF.[4]
International career
Palacios represented Colombia at under-20 level[5][6] before making his full international debut in 2015. He also featured for the under-23s in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 August 2017 [7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Cali | 2011 | Categoría Primera A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Deportivo Cali | 109 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 5 | ||
| La Equidad (loan) | 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Club Brugge | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Club Brugge KV | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 136 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in the Superliga Colombiana
- Appearances in the Champions League
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Helibelton Palacios. |
- Helibelton Palacios Archived 2016-08-16 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- "¡Gracias Canteranos!". Depotrtivo Cali. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- "Helibelton Palacios arriba a Medellín para firmar con Nacional" [Helibelton Palacios arrives in Medellín to sign for Nacional] (in Spanish). RCN Televisión. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "Helibelton Palacios, nuevo jugador del Elche CF" [Helibelton Palacios, new player of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "H. Palacios". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- "Emocionado tributo de bienvenida brindó Quilichao a los jóvenes campeones del sudamericano de fútbol". Proclama del Cauca. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- Helibelton Palacios at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
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