Carlos Octavio "Junior" Palacios Salazar (born 26 July 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Miami FC in the USL Championship.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Octavio Palacios Salazar | ||
Date of birth | (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Miami FC | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers U-23 | 5 | (0) |
2018 | Boca Raton FC | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Florida Soccer Soldiers | ||
2021– | Miami FC | 44 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2022 |
In the 2010s, Palacios played amateur soccer for multiple teams across Florida. In 2016, he played five regular season matches for Fort Lauderdale Strikers U-23 during the team's first and only season in the National Premier Soccer League.[1] He played for NPSL side Boca Raton FC in 2018, making his debut in the season opener against Miami United FC and getting sent off in the 75th minute.[2] The following year, he played with the Florida Soccer Soldiers during the 2020 U.S. Open Cup qualification tournament's second round in a losing effort to Miami United FC's U-23 team.[3]
On 5 January 2021, Palacios signed a professional contract with Miami FC of the USL Championship after spending 2020 as a trialist with the team.[4][5] He made his first appearance as a second half substitute on 8 May against Hartford Athletic.[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fort Lauderdale Strikers U-23 | 2016 | National Premier Soccer League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Boca Raton FC | 2018 | National Premier Soccer League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Miami FC | 2021 | USL Championship | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
Career total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Miami FC – current squad | |
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