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Exequiel Palacios

Exequiel Palacios

Argentina flagArgentina

Defender#14Age 28Bayer Leverkusen

Workhorse Defender
  • Argentina flag7Caps
  • 0International goals
  • 28AgeBorn 5 Oct 1998
  • Bayer LeverkusenClubSince 2020
  • UEFA Champions LeagueLeague
  • Argentina flagArgentinaNational team

The shape of him

Exequiel Palacios is a 28-year-old defender at Bayer Leverkusen and a Argentina international. In 25/26 that meant 25 club appearances and 1,580 minutes. Defending is anticipation as much as tackling: reading the pass before it is played, holding the line, and starting the attack from the back.

The job

Win the individual duels, protect the space behind, and give the team a platform to build from.

Season snapshot 25/26

All competitions, 25/26. Bars are full at the top 5% of defenders we track.
Appearances25
Minutes played1,580
Tackles per 902.4
Interceptions per 901.1
Blocks per 900.5
Pass accuracy—
Passes per 9093.6
Duels won61%

Playing style

Percentile against defenders we track, 25/26

Defending: 89Blocking: 53Duels: 69Build-up: 99Ball carrying: 62Defending89Blocking53Duels69Build-up99Ballcarrying62

Stat comparison

vs defenders we track (477), 25/26

StatBarPalaciosAvg
Tackles per 902.41.5
Interceptions per 901.11.0
Blocks per 900.50.5
Duels won61%56%

Honours 24

  • 3CONMEBOL Copa America2021 · 2024
  • 2Super Cup2024
  • 2DFB Pokal2023/24
  • 2Bundesliga2023/24
  • 2FIFA World Cup2022
  • 2CONMEBOL/UEFA Finalissima2022
  • 4Copa Argentina2016 · 2017 · 2019
  • 3CONMEBOL Recopa2016 · 2019
All honours (10)
  • 2Super Copa2018
  • 2CONMEBOL Libertadores2018

Career journey

  1. Bayer Leverkusen2025 – 2026Bayer Leverkusen
  2. Argentina2026 – 2027Argentina
  3. Bayer Leverkusen2026 – 2027Bayer Leverkusen
  4. Ipswich2026 – 2027Ipswich
View full career
YearsClubAppsGoals
2026 – 2027Ipswich40
2026 – 2027Bayer Leverkusen10
2026 – 2027Argentina130
2025 – 2026Bayer Leverkusen250
2024 – 2025Argentina70
2024 – 2025Bayer Leverkusen441
2023 – 2024Argentina20
2023 – 2024Bayer Leverkusen366
2022 – 2023Argentina150
2022 – 2023Bayer Leverkusen355
2021 – 2022Argentina40
2020 – 2022Bayer Leverkusen453
2019 – 2020Argentina20
2019 – 2020River Plate363
2019 – 2020Bayer Leverkusen70
2018 – 2019Argentina20
2018 – 2019River Plate304
2017 – 2018Argentina U2030
2016 – 2018River Plate123
2015 – 2016Argentina U17101
2015 – 2016River Plate10

Quick facts

Full name
Exequiel Alejandro Palacios
Date of birth
5 Oct 1998 (28)
Place of birth
Famaillá, Argentina
Nationality
Argentina flagArgentina
Height
1.76 m
Position
Defender
Current club
BL
Bayer Leverkusen
Joined
1 Jan 2020

Strengths

  • Build-up
  • Tackling

CF card

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Our rating from 25/26's club stats, against every outfield player we track. Pace is set by our editors. Not an EA SPORTS FC rating.

85DEFArgentina flag
BL
Palacios
57
SHO
78
PAS
73
DRI
87
DEF
83
PHY

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Recent matches

Latest matches
DateCompetitionOpponentVenueResultMinutesRating
17 Oct 2026Premier League - EnglandPremier League - EnglandManchester City flagManchester CityAL2–390'6.6
10 Oct 2026Premier League - EnglandPremier League - EnglandFulham flagFulhamHW2–127'7.0
4 Oct 2026International FriendliesInternational FriendliesBurkina Faso flagBurkina FasoHW7–015'6.6

More on Exequiel Palacios

Season by season

Club football, all competitions

SeasonClubLeagueAppsMinsGoalsAssists
26/27ArgentinaAll competitions1342903
25/26Bayer LeverkusenAll competitions251,58001
24/25Bayer LeverkusenAll competitions442,13116
23/24Bayer LeverkusenAll competitions362,66165
22/23Bayer LeverkusenAll competitions352,28952

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