Kevin Palacios

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Kevin Palacios
Personal information
Full name Kevin Alexánder Palacios Salazar
Date of birth (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Quibdó, Chocó Department, Colombia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 77
Youth career
Fortaleza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2025 Fortaleza 30 (2)
2021 → Atlético Huila (loan) 15 (1)
2021–2022 → Cortuluá (loan) 27 (0)
2023 → Deportivo Pereira (loan) 9 (0)
2023–2024 → Al-Sailiya (loan) 11 (1)
2024–2025 → Millonarios (loan) 28 (7)
2025– Santos Laguna 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:28, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

Kevin Alexánder Palacios Salazar (born 31 January 2000) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.

Career

After playing for the Fortaleza youth team, he made his debut for the first team on 10 April 2019 in a Copa Colombia game against Tigres.[1] He signed his first professional contract in January 2020 and became a regular starter in the first team under manager Pablo Garabello.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 15 February 2021 in the 16th minute of a Categoría Primera B game against Barranquilla.[3]

In July 2021, he signed for Categoría Primera A club Atlético Huila, his first spell in the domestic top division.[4] The club was eventually relegated and Palacios played under 3 managers in 6 months, scoring 1 goal in 15 matches.[5]

In January 2022, he joined Cortuluá on loan for a year, where his club was again eventually relegated.[6]

He embarked on another loan in January 2023, staying in the top division to sign for Deportivo Pereira for 6 months.[7] He got his first experience of continental football with the club, eventually reaching the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores.[8] His continental debut came in a match against Colo-Colo as he came on as a 68th minute substitute for Arley Rodríguez.[9]

In August 2023, he moved abroad for the first time, joining Qatari Second Division club Al-Sailiya.[10]

In July 2024, he joined Millonarios on loan after returning to Colombia.[11] He impressed at Millonarios as he scored 7 goals in 29 appearances in all competitions.[12]

On 10 July 2025, Palacios finally left Fortaleza to sign for Liga MX side Santos Laguna permanently.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Tigres v Fortaleza CEIF lineups & squad list | Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  2. ↑ "Otro jugador de nuestras inferiores que llega al profesionalismo". Facebook. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Barranquilla vs Fortaleza CEIF live scores & match info | Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  4. ↑ "Kevin Palacios manifestó tener muchas expectativas al llegar al Atlético Huila". www.alertatolima.com (in Spanish). 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  5. ↑ "Atlético Huila quedó sentenciado al descenso y renunció su DT Alberto Rujana". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  6. ↑ "Cortuluá y Patriotas confirmaron su descenso y tendrán que jugar en la B en 2023". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  7. ↑ "Refuerzo Matecaña". Facebook. 6 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Empiezan los Cuartos de Final con promesa de grandes emociones". CONMEBOL (in European Spanish). 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  9. ↑ "Deportivo Pereira 1-1 Colo Colo: results, summary and goals". AS.com. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  10. ↑ "¡Nuestra primera transferencia al fútbol de Qatar!". Facebook. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: KEVIN PALACIOS". Millonarios FC (in Spanish). 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  12. ↑ "Kevin Palacios jugará en el fútbol mexicano". Mundo Millos (in Spanish). 2025-07-10. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  13. ↑ "Santos". www.clubsantos.mx. Retrieved 2025-09-02.

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