Junior Palacios

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Junior Palacios
Personal information
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
Team information
Current team
Union Omaha
Number 18
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Fort Lauderdale Strikers U-23 5 (0)
2018 Boca Raton FC 3 (0)
2019 Florida Soccer Soldiers
2021–2022 Miami FC 44 (1)
2023– Union Omaha 0 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2023

Carlos Octavio "Junior" Palacios Salazar (born 26 July 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Union Omaha in USL League One.

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Career

Amateur

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]

Professional

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]

On January 31, 2023, it was announced that Palacios had signed with Union Omaha of USL League One. [7]

Career Statistics

As of matches played 4 November 2021 [8] [9] [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fort Lauderdale Strikers U-23 2016 National Premier Soccer League 50000050
Boca Raton FC 2018 National Premier Soccer League30000030
Miami FC 2021 USL Championship 2700000270
Career total3500000350
  1. Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup

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