Alejandro Palacios
Palacios with UNAM
Personal information
Full name Miguel Alejandro Palacios Redorta[1]
Date of birth (1981-03-06) March 6, 1981
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2017 UNAM 206 (0)
2017–2018 Atlético San Luis 27 (0)
Total 233 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Alejandro Palacios Redorta (born 6 March 1981), commonly known as “Pikolin” is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper most recently for Atlético San Luis in the Ascenso MX.

Career

Pumas UNAM

He joined UNAM at the age of 16, and was administered to Puma's youth sub-17 squad, as well as his twin brother Marco Antonio Palacios, a defender. Alejandro Palacios made his first division debut on May 17, 2003. Typically, Palacios has acted as back-up to veteran goalkeeper Sergio Bernal.[2]

In August 2010 he saved a penalty in a 2–0 win against Cruz Azul.[3]

International career

In February 2016, Palacios was called up by Mexico manager Juan Carlos Osorio for a friendly-international match against Senegal.[4][5] Palacios was named in Mexico's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad.[6]

Honours

UNAM

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Miguel Alejandro Palacios Redorta" (in Spanish). Liga MX.
  2. ↑ "Palacios quiere ser titular en Pumas". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  3. ↑ "Palacios brothers help Pumas to 2–0 win over Cruz". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  4. ↑ "Página Oficial de la Selección Nacional de México".
  5. ↑ "'Pikolín' Palacios agradeció llamado al Tri". 2 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mexico has mix of experience, youth on provisional Copa America Centenario roster". goal.com. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.


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