Emilio Palacios

Template:Family name hatnote Emilio José Palacios Luna (born 8 October 1982) is a Nicaraguan former footballer who played for Diriangén in the Primera División de Nicaragua.

Palacios is Nicaragua's all-time national team record goalscorer with 11 goals.

Club career

Palacios started his professional career at Diriangén and had a short spell with Parmalat. He moved abroad to join Salvadoran outfit Independiente in 2007, only to return to Nicaragua to play for Walter Ferretti, then Xilotepelt, whom he helped promote to the top tier in June 2012. 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 in an April 2001 friendly match against Belize and has earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 11 goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2001, 2003, 2007, and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups.

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.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 November 2002	Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Cayman Islands	flag alias = Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg	flag alias-old = Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of the Cayman Islands.svg	flag alias-civil-old = Civil Ensign of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg	flag alias-naval = Flag of the Cayman Islands Coast Guard.svg	link alias-naval = Cayman Islands Coast Guard	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Cayman Islands Coast Guard.svg	link alias-navy = Cayman Islands Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 1–0 || Friendly match
2.	21 February 2003	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Panama	flag alias = Flag of Panama.svg	link alias-naval = Panamanian Public Forces	link alias-navy = Panamanian Public Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 1–0 || 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup
3.	31 January 2004	John Leonard Stadium, West Palm Beach, United States	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Haiti	flag alias = Flag of Haiti.svg	flag alias-1791 = Flag of Haiti (1791-1789).svg	flag alias-1798 = Flag of France (1794-1815).svg	flag alias-1803 = Flag of Haiti (1803-1804).svg	flag alias-1806 = Flag of Haiti (1806-1811).svg	flag alias-1811 = Flag of Haiti (1811–1814).png	flag alias-1814 = Flag of Haiti (1814–1820).svg	flag alias-1849 = Flag of Haiti (1849-1859).png	flag alias-1859 = Flag of Haiti (1820–1849, 1859–1964).svg	flag alias-1964 = Flag of Haiti (1964–1986).svg	flag alias-2013 = Flag of Haiti (WFB 2013).gif	flag alias-civil = Flag of Haiti (civil).svg	flag alias-civil-1964 = Flag of Haiti 1964 (civil).svg	flag alias-coast guard = Flag of Haiti (1859–1964, 3-2).svg	link alias-coast guard = Haitian Coast Guard	link alias-army = Haitian Army	link alias-military = Armed Forces of Haiti	Haitian Navy	link alias-air force = Haitian Aviation Corps	Haitian Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 1–1 || Friendly match
4.	2 April 2004	Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bermuda	flag alias = Flag of Bermuda.svg	flag alias-1875 = Flag of Bermuda (1875–1910).svg	flag alias-1910 = Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center" | 1–2 || align="center" | 1–2 || Friendly match
5.	30 April 2004	Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bermuda	flag alias = Flag of Bermuda.svg	flag alias-1875 = Flag of Bermuda (1875–1910).svg	flag alias-1910 = Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center" | 2–0 || align="center" | 2–0 || Friendly match
6.	2 May 2004	Estadio Independencia, Estelí, Nicaragua	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bermuda	flag alias = Flag of Bermuda.svg	flag alias-1875 = Flag of Bermuda (1875–1910).svg	flag alias-1910 = Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center" | 2–0 || align="center" | 2–0 || Friendly match
7.	13 June 2004	Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, Nicaragua	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	flag alias = Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg	flag alias-1979 = Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979-1985).svg	flag alias-1985 = Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1985).svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center" | 1–1 || align="center" | 2–2 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	20 June 2004	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	flag alias = Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg	flag alias-1979 = Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979-1985).svg	flag alias-1985 = Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1985).svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center" | 1–2 || align="center" | 1–4 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	12 February 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Belize	flag alias = Flag of Belize.svg	flag alias-1981 = Flag of Belize (1981–2019).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of Belize.svg	link alias-army = Belize Defence Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 4–2 || 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
10.	12 February 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Belize	flag alias = Flag of Belize.svg	flag alias-1981 = Flag of Belize (1981–2019).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of Belize.svg	link alias-army = Belize Defence Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center" | 2–0 || align="center" | 4–2 || 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
11.	12 February 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Belize	flag alias = Flag of Belize.svg	flag alias-1981 = Flag of Belize (1981–2019).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of Belize.svg	link alias-army = Belize Defence Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center" | 4–2 || align="center" | 4–2 || 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
Correct as of 21 January 2017

External links

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