Exequiel

Palacios

Exequiel Palacios history

Exequiel Palacios was born on 5 October 1998 in Famailla and plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He played for CA River Plate from 2008-2019 and has played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen since 2020.

Current season 2023/24

In the ongoing season, the 25-year-old has scored three goals and takes ninth place within his squad. He shares this rank with Robert Andrich and Amine Adli. In 21 of the previous 24 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 24 games, he won 20 with his club. Additionally, Exequiel Palacios was substituted in for three games.

The player with the shirt number 25 has been fouled 51 times this season. He therefore occupies seventh position in the league-wide statistics.

Last game

Exequiel Palacios played his last game on the 34th matchday of the 2023/24 season (18 May 2024). He was victorious over FC Augsburg while playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen with a score of 2-1. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a midfielder for 70 minutes. In terms of total touches, he had 82 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 24 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in his club during this game. Of these, he was able to win 15 – and therefore was more successful than any other player in this game. He was additionally able to make 65 successful passes. Exequiel Palacios covered a distance of 9 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 19 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Exequiel Palacios has played 84 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 52. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Here, he has put a total of 10 balls in the net. He took the German championship title in 2023/24 while playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

International appointments

Exequiel Palacios won the World Cup with Argentina in 2022.