Jhojan Esmaides Julio Palacios (born 11 February 1998) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Brazilian club Santos, on loan from LDU Quito. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jhojan Esmaides Julio Palacios[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 24)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Quito, Ecuador[1] | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Santos (on loan from LDU Quito) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | LDU Quito | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | LDU Quito | 149 | (19) |
| 2022– | → Santos (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Ecuador | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:40, 11 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2022 | |||
Born in Quito, Julio joined LDU Quito's youth setup in September 2010, aged 12.[2] After impressing with the under-18 squad, he made his first team – and Serie A – debut on 25 June 2016, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
Julio scored his first senior goals on 22 October 2017, netting a brace in a 5–2 home success over Delfín. He established himself as a regular starter from the 2018 season onwards, and renewed his contract until 2022 on 4 April of that year.[3]
On 14 September 2020, Julio further extended his contract with LDU until 2024.[4] In September 2021, he was suspended for two months after an altercation with Emelec players during a match between both clubs,[5] but the ban was later reduced to two matches on 1 October.[6]
On 30 March 2022, LDU announced the transfer of Julio to Brazilian club Santos on a 14-month loan deal, with a buyout clause.[7] Santos officially announced the move the following day.[8]
Julio made his debut for Peixe on 9 April 2022, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Fluminense.[9]
On 12 March 2019, Julio was called up by manager Jorge Célico to the Ecuador national team for friendlies against United States and Honduras.[10] He made his full international debut nine days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Renato Ibarra in a 0–1 loss against the former at the Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida.[11]
In December 2019, Julio was called up to the under-23 team for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament,[12] but had to withdraw due to an injury.[13]
Julio's half-brothers Anderson and Madison are also footballers. Both play as a winger.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | International | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LDU Quito | 2016 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 22 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | 44 | 6 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 50 | 7 | ||||
| 2019 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2020 | 21 | 3 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |||
| 2021 | 24 | 2 | — | 7[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 149 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 27 | ||
| Santos (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| Career total | 163 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 28 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
LDU Quito
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