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{{short description|Nicaraguan former footballer (born 1982)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Palacios|Luna|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Emilio Palacios
| image = 
| fullname = Emilio José Palacios Luna
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|10|8}}
| birth_place = [[Carazo Department]], [[Nicaragua]]
| height = {{height|m=1.74}}
| currentclub  = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1999–2002
| years2 = 2002–2003
| years3 = 2003–2006
| years4 = 2007
| years5 = 2007–2008
| years6 = 2008–2012
| years7 = 2012–2014
| years8 = 2014–2015
| years9 = 2015–2016
| years10 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = [[Diriangén FC|Diriangén]]
| clubs2 = [[Parmalat F.C.|Parmalat]]
| clubs3 = [[Diriangén FC|Diriangén]]
| clubs4 = [[Independiente Nacional 1906|Independiente]]
| clubs5 = [[Deportivo Walter Ferretti|Walter Ferretti]]
| clubs6 = [[Xilotepelt]]
| clubs7 = [[Diriangén FC|Diriangén]]
| clubs8 = [[UNAN Managua]]
| clubs9 = [[Diriangén FC|Diriangén]]
| clubs10 = [[Managua FC]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 26
| caps2 = 
| goals2 = 31
| caps3 = 
| goals3 = 42
| caps4 = 
| goals4 = 0
| caps5 = 
| goals5 = 15
| caps6 = 
| goals6 = 47
| caps7 = 
| goals7 = 26
| caps8 = 16
| goals8 = 6
| caps9 = 14
| goals9 = 0
| caps10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2009
| nationalteam1 = [[Nicaragua national football team|Nicaragua]]
| nationalcaps1 = 26 
| nationalgoals1 = 11 
| club-update =
}}

{{family name hatnote|Palacios|Luna|lang=Spanish}}
'''Emilio José Palacios Luna''' (born 8 October 1982) is a [[Nicaragua|Nicaraguan]] former [[association football|footballer]] who played for [[Diriangén FC|Diriangén]] in the [[Primera División de Nicaragua]].

Palacios is Nicaragua's all-time [[National sports team|national team]] record [[Goal (sports)|goalscorer]] with 11 goals.

==Club career==
Palacios started his [[professional]] [[career]] at [[Diriangén FC|Diriangén]] and had a short spell with [[Parmalat F.C.|Parmalat]]. He moved abroad to join Salvadoran outfit [[Independiente Nacional 1906|Independiente]] in 2007, only to return to [[Nicaragua]] to play for [[Deportivo Walter Ferretti|Walter Ferretti]], then [[Xilotepelt]], whom he helped promote to the top tier in June 2012.<ref>[http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2012/06/11/play/104591-xilotepetl-ascendio-a-primera Xilotepetl ascendió a la Primera] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref> He returned to Diriangén in the summer of 2012.

He was the top scorer of the Nicaraguan League in the championships Apertura 2002 (scoring 15 goals for Parmalat), Apertura 2003 (17 goals for Diriangén), and Apertura 2004 (14 goals for Diriangén).

==International career==
Palacios made his debut for [[Nicaragua national football team|Nicaragua]] in an April 2001 [[friendly match]] against [[Belize national football team|Belize]] and has earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 11 goals. He has represented his country in 3 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches<ref>{{FIFA player|213549}}</ref> and played at the [[2001 UNCAF Nations Cup|2001]],<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam01det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 - Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024005059/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam01det.html |date=24 October 2008 }} - RSSSF</ref> [[2003 UNCAF Nations Cup|2003]],<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam03det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2003 - Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426122234/http://rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam03det.html |date=26 April 2009 }} - RSSSF</ref> [[2007 UNCAF Nations Cup|2007]],<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam07det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024034751/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam07det.html |date=24 October 2008 }} - RSSSF</ref> and [[2009 UNCAF Nations Cup]]s.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam09det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105045355/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam09det.html |date=5 November 2013 }} - RSSSF</ref>

He was the first Nicaraguan to score a hat-trick in an international competition in February 2007, when Nicaragua won 4-2 against [[Belize]] during the IX UNCAF Copa de Naciones. After a good performance in this event, he was contacted by Salvadoran side Independiente and left [[Diriangen FC]] for the Salvadoran side.

His final international was a January [[2009 UNCAF Nations Cup]] match against [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]].

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! {{tooltip|N.|Goal number}} !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| align="center" | 1. || 17 November 2002 || [[Truman Bodden Sports Complex]], [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]], [[Cayman Islands]] || {{fb|CAY}} || align="center" | '''1'''–0 || align="center" | 1–0 || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| align="center" | 2. || 21 February 2003 || [[Estadio Rommel Fernández]], [[Panama City]], [[Panama]] || {{fb|PAN}} || align="center" | '''1'''–0 || align="center" | 1–0 || [[2003 UNCAF Nations Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | 3. || 31 January 2004 || [[John Leonard Stadium]], [[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]], United States || {{fb|HAI}} || align="center" | '''1'''–0 || align="center" | 1–1 || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| align="center" | 4. || 2 April 2004 || [[Bermuda National Stadium]], [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]], [[Bermuda]] || {{fb|BER}} || align="center" | '''1'''–2 || align="center" | 1–2 || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| align="center" | 5. || 30 April 2004 || [[Estadio Cacique Diriangén]], [[Diriamba]], [[Nicaragua]] || {{fb|BER}} || align="center" | '''2'''–0 || align="center" | 2–0 || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| align="center" | 6. || 2 May 2004 || [[Estadio Independencia]], [[Estelí]], [[Nicaragua]] || {{fb|BER}} || align="center" | '''2'''–0 || align="center" | 2–0 || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| align="center" | 7. || 13 June 2004 || [[Estadio Cacique Diriangén]], [[Diriamba]], [[Nicaragua]] || {{fb|VIN}} || align="center" | '''1'''–1 || align="center" | 2–2 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 8. || 20 June 2004 || [[Arnos Vale Stadium]], [[Kingstown]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] || {{fb|VIN}} || align="center" | '''1'''–2 || align="center" | 1–4 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 9. || 12 February 2007 || [[Estadio Cuscatlán]], [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]] || {{fb|BLZ}} || align="center" | '''1'''–0 || align="center" | 4–2 || [[2007 UNCAF Nations Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | 10. || 12 February 2007 || [[Estadio Cuscatlán]], [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]] || {{fb|BLZ}} || align="center" | '''2'''–0 || align="center" | 4–2 || [[2007 UNCAF Nations Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | 11. || 12 February 2007 || [[Estadio Cuscatlán]], [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]] || {{fb|BLZ}} || align="center" | '''4'''–2 || align="center" | 4–2 || [[2007 UNCAF Nations Cup]]
|-
| colspan="15"|<small>''Correct as of 21 January 2017''<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/epalacios-intlg.html Emilio Palacios - Goals in International Matches]</ref></small>
|-	
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Carazo Department]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Nicaraguan men's footballers]]
[[Category:Nicaragua men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Diriangén FC players]]
[[Category:C.D. Walter Ferretti players]]
[[Category:Nicaraguan expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador]]


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