Federico Palacios Martínez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Palacios Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Hannover, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig II | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SG Limmer | |||
| TSV Limmer | |||
| SC Langenhagen | |||
| 2009–2014 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | RB Leipzig | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Rot-Weiß Erfurt (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015– | RB Leipzig II | 7 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Germany U15 | 3 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2012 | Germany U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:13, 15 September 2015 (UTC). | |||
Federico Palacios Martínez (born 9 April 1995) is a German-Spanish footballer who plays as a striker for RB Leipzig II.
Club career
Youth
Palacios joined the youth ranks of VfL Wolfsburg in 2009. His four and a half years stay culminated in winning the Under 19 Bundesliga in 2013.[1] After a tremendous first half in the 2013–14 Under 19 Bundesliga season, scoring 29 goals in only 14 matches, Palacios attracted the attention of several clubs in Germany.
RB Leipzig
In January 2014, Palacios signed a professional contract with RB Leipzig until summer 2018.[2] Leipzig had to pay a transfer fee of reportedly €600,000.[3] He made his senior debut on 25 January 2014 coming on as a substitute for Denis Thomalla in a 3. Liga match against Wacker Burghausen.
Rot-Weiß Erfurt
On 20 January 2015, he was loaned to 3. Liga side Rot-Weiß Erfurt until the end of the 2014–15 season.[4]
International career
He played for the Germany U17 national team and Germany U19 national team each two times.[5][6]
Career statistics
- As of 24 January 2015.[7]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
| RB Leipzig | 3. Liga | 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3. Liga | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
- ↑ Includes DFB-Supercup and FIFA Club World Cup matches.
Honours
- VfL Wolfsburg Junior Team
Winner
- Under 19 Bundesliga: 2013
- RB Leipzig
Runners-up
References
- ↑ "VfL Wolfsburg A-Jugend ist Deutscher Meister" (in German). reviersport.de. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Federico Palacios-Martínez stürmt ab sofort für die Roten Bullen!" [Federico Palacios-Martínez strikes now for the Red Bulls!] (in German). dierotenbullen.com. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ "Palacios-Martinez: Darum verlasse ich den VfL" [Palacios-Martinez: That's why I'm leaving the VfL] (in German). waz-online.de. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "Erfurt holt Palacios Martinez von RB Leipzig" [Erfurt signs Palacios Martinez from RB Leipzig] (in German). kicker. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "U 17-Junioren: Federico Palacios-Martínez" [U 17-juniors: Federico Palacios-Martínez] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "U 19-Junioren: Federico Palacios-Martínez" [U 19-juniors: Federico Palacios-Martínez] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "F. Palacios Martinez". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
External links
- Federico Palacios Martínez profile at Soccerway
- Profile at vfl-wolfsburg.de