Manuel Palacios

Manuel Palacios
Personal information
Full name Manuel Emilio Palacios Murillo
Date of birth (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Quibdó, Colombia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Jiangxi Dingnan United
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)
2026– Jiangxi Dingnan United 0 (0)
* 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 for China League One club Jiangxi Dingnan United.

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.

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. 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.

On 17 February 2025, Palacios joined another Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns. On 6 January 2026, the club announced his departure after the 2025 season.

On 15 February 2026, Palacios joined China League One club Jiangxi Dingnan United.

Career statistics

As of match played 22 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Patriotas 2012 Categoría Primera A 14063———203
2013 26170———331
2014 7100———71
Total 472133———605
Atlético CP 2014–15 LigaPro 3462100——367
2015–16 1930000——193
Total 5392100——5510
Real 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal 27220———292
Alianza Petrolera 2017 Categoría Primera A 15120———171
2018 31420———334
Total 46540———505
FC Anyang (loan) 2019 K League 2 23832———2610
FC Anyang 2019 K League 2 11300———113
Pohang Steelers 2020 K League 1 25540———295
2021 26120—50—331
2022 1100———11
Total 52760—50—637
Seongnam FC 2022 K League 1 29310———303
Chengdu Rongcheng 2023 Chinese Super League 28400———284
2024 15730———187
Total 431130———4611
Wuhan Three Towns 2025 Chinese Super League 30300———303
Career total 3615334600500040059

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 2019 Season Preview: FC Anyang, kleagueunited.com, 13 February 2019
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "官方：前成都、三镇外援帕拉西奥斯加盟定南赣联" (in Chinese). dongqiudi.com. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Manuel Palacios at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2023.