Luis Palma

Luis Palma

Personal information
Full name	Luis Enrique Palma Oseguera [1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	La Ceiba, Honduras
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Celtic
Number	7
Youth career
2013–2017	Vida
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Vida	70	(23)
2019	→ Real Monarchs (loan)	13	(1)
2022–2023	Aris	41	(13)
2023–	Celtic	24	(6)
International career‡
2016–2017	Honduras U17	9	(2)
2018–2019	Honduras U20	7	(0)
2021	Honduras U23	8	(2)
2021–	Honduras	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Luis Enrique Palma Oseguera (born 17 January 2000) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Honduras national team.

Club career

Vida

Palma made his professional and Liga Nacional debut for Vida on 10 September 2017. He scored the third goal in an eventual 5–3 home victory against Honduras Progreso. ^[3]

On 12 February 2019, Palma joined USL Championship side Real Monarchs on loan. ^[4] He made his debut the following 9 March as a starter in a 1–1 draw against Sacramento Republic FC. ^[5] On 27 July, Palma scored his first goal for Monarchs, the lone goal in a 3–1 away loss against San Antonio FC. ^[6]

Aris

After being linked with Portuguese club Braga and Spanish club Levante, Palma signed with Greek club Aris on a four-and-a-half-year contract on 19 January 2022. ^{[7] [8]} He made his debut on the following 14 February in a 2–0 away loss to PAS Giannina in the league. ^[9] He scored his first goal on 10 April in a 2–1 away victory against AEK Athens. He scored his second goal the following month, once again against AEK Athens, this time in a 3–2 home win. ^{[10] [11]}

On 21 July 2022, Palma made his European debut in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Europa Conference League. He started in the first leg 5–1 home victory against Gomel in the second round. He scored one goal and assisted two more. ^[12] Palma played a further 3 games in the Conference League until Aris was eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv. ^[13]

On 8 November 2022, Palma scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 home win against Lamia. ^[14]

In his second season at the club, Palma attracted interest from various teams, including Belgian and Scottish giants Anderlecht and Rangers, with the former having had a €3,000,000 bid rejected, while the demands of Aris were higher by one million. ^[15] In April 2023, Honduran newspaper Diario Diez had reported that Palma was scouted by Manchester United at a Greek Super League match against Olympiacos, in which Palma scored once in a 2–1 win. ^[16]

Celtic

On 30 August 2023, Palma signed with Scottish club Celtic on a five-year contract. He made his debut on the 16th of September against Dundee Fc. He started against Feyenoord making his european debut in a 2-0 defeat. Palma scored against Atletico Madrid in a 2-2 draw at Celtic park becoming the first Honduran player to score in the Champions league. As of April 2024, he has 8 goals and 9 assists in all competitions.

International career

Palma has represented Honduras at under-17 and under-20 levels, appearing at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

On 7 March 2021, Palma was selected for the squad of the Honduras U-23 team to participate in the Olympic Qualifying Championship. ^[17] He scored the winning goal in Honduras' 2–1 semifinal win over the United States, after capitalizing on a mistake from David Ochoa, thus ensuring qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan. ^[18] Palma was later selected for the squad to participate in the football tournament at the Olympic Games. ^[19] Palma came off the bench in Honduras' opener, a 1–0 defeat to Romania. In the next group stage game, he would score in an eventual 3–2 win over New Zealand. He would come off the bench in the final group stage game, a 6–0 loss to South Korea. ^[20]

He made his debut for the senior national team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica, replacing Rigoberto Rivas in the second half. ^[21] He scored his first senior goal on 12 September 2023. Palma converted from the penalty spot in a 4–0 win against Grenada in the CONCACAF Nations League group stages. ^[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 April 2024 ^[23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vida	2017–18	Liga Nacional	14	2	—		—		—		14	2
	2018–19		4	1	—		—		—		4	1
	2019–20		9	1	—		—		—		9	1
	2020–21		26	13	—		—		—		26	13
	2021–22		17	6	—		—		—		17	6
	Total		70	23	—		—		—		70	23
Real Monarchs (Loan)	2019	USL Championship	13	1	—		—		—		13	1
Aris	2021–22	Super League Greece	11	2	—		—		—		11	2
	2022–23		29	11	3	1	4 [lower-alpha 2]	1	—		36	13
	2023–24		1	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 2]	2	—		4	2
	Total		41	13	3	1	7	3	—		51	17
Celtic	2023–24	Scottish Premiership	24	6	3	1	5 [lower-alpha 3]	2	—		32	9
Career total			148	43	6	2	12	5	0	0	166	50

1. Includes Greek Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 21 November 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Honduras	2021	2	0
	2022	4	0
	2023	6	1
Total		12	1

List of international goals scored by Luis Palma

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 September 2023	Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Grenada	3–0	4–0	CONCACAF Nations League

Honours

Real Monarchs

• USL Championship: 2019 ^[24]

Individual

• CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship Best XI: 2020
• Super League Greece Player of the Month: November 2022 ^[25]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Honduras" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
2. "Luis Palma". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
3. "Vida golea al Honduras Progreso en partidazo en La Ceiba" [Vida beats Honduras Progreso in a great game at La Ceiba] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
4. "Real Monarchs SLC Acquires Luis Palma on Loan from C.D.S. Vida". Real Salt Lake. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
5. "Real Monarchs Draws 1-1 with Sacramento Republic FC". Real Salt Lake. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
6. "Real Monarchs SLC Drops 3-1 Result Against San Antonio FC". Real Salt Lake. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
7. "Ο LUIS PALMA ΣΤΟΝ ΑΡΗ!" [LUIS PALMA TO ARES!] (in Greek). Aris Thessaloniki. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
8. "Luis Palma revela que tuvo ofertas del Braga y Levante, además lo que pesó para decidirse por el Aris FC" [Luis Palma reveals that he had offers from Braga and Levante, also what made him decide to join Aris FC] (in Spanish). Deportes TVC. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
9. "¡Debutó 'El Bicho'! El hondureño Luis Palma vio sus primeros minutos con el Aris Salónica en la Superliga de Grecia" [Debut for 'El Bicho'! Honduran Luis Palma saw his first minutes with Aris Thessaloniki in the Greek Super League] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
10. "Luis Palma se estrena como goleador en el Aris Salónica que derrota como visitante al AEK en la Liga de Grecia" [Luis Palma scores his first goal as Aris Thessaloniki defeats AEK away in Greek League] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
11. "Golazo: Luis Palma anota su segundo con gol en la Superliga de Grecia con el Aris Salónica" [Luis Palma scores his second Greek Super League goal with Aris Thessaloniki] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
12. "Άρης - Γκόμελ 5-1: Κίτρινο πάρτι με πεντάρα στο Βικελίδης και "εισιτήριο" για την επόμενη φάση" [Aris - Gomel 5-1: Yellow party with five goals at Vikelidis and a "ticket" to the next stage] (in Greek). Sport24. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
13. "Aris de Luis Palma eliminado de la Europa Conference League" [Aris of Luis Palma eliminated from the Europa Conference League] (in Spanish). Diario MAS. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
14. "Άρης - Λαμία 5-0: Ξέσπασμα με πεντάρα και show του Λουίς Πάλμα" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 8 November 2022.
15. "Λουίς Πάλμα: Οι γνωστοί στον Άρη ενδιαφερόμενοι και οι αξιώσεις των "κίτρινων"" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 6 April 2023.
16. "Cazatalentos del Manchester United quedó maravillado con el golazo olímpico de Luis Palma en el triunfo del Aris" [Manchester United scout was amazed at Luis Palma's Olympic goal in Aris win]. Diario Diez (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
17. "Oficial: Los convocados de la Sub-23 de Honduras para el Preolímpico Sub-23 en Guadalajara, México" [Official: Honduras U-23 squad for the U-23 Pre-Olympic in Guadalajara, Mexico] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
18. "U.S. U-23s collapse in yet another Olympic qualifying disaster". Goal. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
19. "Los elegidos para llevar a Honduras a la gloria Olímpica" [The chosen ones to lead Honduras to Olympic glory] (in Spanish). Olympic Games. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
20. "Honduras remonta a Nueva Zelanda y tiene vida en Tokio 2020" [Honduras overcomes New Zealand and has life in Tokyo 2020] (in Spanish). AS. 25 July 2021.
21. "Honduras v Costa Rica game report". FIFA. 7 October 2021.
22. "Honduras sella primera victoria en la nueva era Rueda tras vapulear a Granada y respira en la Nations League" [Honduras seals first victory in the new Rueda era after thrashing Grenada and takes in a breath of fresh air in the Nations League] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
23. Luis Palma at Soccerway
24. "Louisville City FC vs Real Monarchs SLC". USL Championship. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
25. "Player of the Month Νοεμβρίου o Πάλμα του Άρη | athlitiko". Athlitiko.gr | Το αθλητικό site της Κρήτης. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-23.

External links

• Luis Palma at Celtic FC
• Luis Palma at Soccerway
• Luis Palma at Aris Thessaloniki (archived)
• Luis Palma at Real Salt Lake
• Luis Palma at USL Championship