Federico Palacios Martínez (born 9 April 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Viktoria Köln.
![]() Palacios with 1. FC Nürnberg in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Federico Palacios Martínez | ||
Date of birth | (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Hanover, Germany | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Viktoria Köln | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
SG Limmer | |||
TSV Limmer | |||
0000–2009 | SC Langenhagen | ||
2009–2013 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | RB Leipzig | 9 | (0) |
2014–2017 | RB Leipzig II | 62 | (32) |
2015 | → Rot-Weiß Erfurt (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2018–2019 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 27 | (2) |
2019 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 1 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Jahn Regensburg | 9 | (1) |
2019 | Jahn Regensburg II | 2 | (0) |
2021 | → MSV Duisburg (loan) | 11 | (3) |
2021– | Viktoria Köln | 12 | (0) |
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:44, 10 August 2022 (UTC) |
Martínez is of Spanish descent.[1]
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.[2] 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.
In January 2014, Palacios signed a professional contract with RB Leipzig until summer 2018.[3] Leipzig had to pay a transfer fee of reportedly €600,000.[4] 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.
He made his Bundesliga debut for RB Leipzig on 4 February 2017 as an 80th-minute substitute for Dominik Kaiser in an away 0–1 loss to Borussia Dortmund.[5]
On 20 January 2015, he was loaned to 3. Liga side Rot-Weiß Erfurt until the end of the 2014–15 season.[6]
In January 2018, 1. FC Nürnberg announced the signing of Palacios for an undisclosed fee.[7]
On 2 September 2019, SSV Jahn Regensburg announced the signing of Palacios on a three-year deal.[8] He was loaned to MSV Duisburg on 20 January 2021 until the end of the 2020–21 season.[9]
After the 2020–21 season, he joined Viktoria Köln.[10]
Palacios played for the Germany U17 national team and Germany U19 national team each two times.[11][12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
RB Leipzig | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Rot-Weiß Erfurt (loan) | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
RB Leipzig II | 2014–15 | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | |||
2015–16 | Regionalliga Nordost | 28 | 6 | — | 28 | 6 | ||||
2016–17 | 30 | 22 | — | 30 | 22 | |||||
Total | 62 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 32 | ||
Nürnberg | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 20 | 3 | ||
2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
1. FC Nürnberg II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Jahn Regensburg | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
Jahn Regensburg II | 2019–20 | Bayernliga | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
MSV Duisburg (loan) | 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 11 | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | |||
Career totals | 125 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 34 |
VfL Wolfsburg U19
RB Leipzig
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