Agustín Palavecino
Argentine footballer
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Agustín Palavecino (born 9 November 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.[2]
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Palavecino with Necaxa in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Agustín Palavecino | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Florida, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2015 | Platense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Platense | 101 | (8) |
| 2019–2021 | Deportivo Cali | 60 | (16) |
| 2021–2025 | River Plate | 104 | (10) |
| 2024–2025 | → Necaxa (loan) | 36 | (8) |
| 2025 | Necaxa | 15 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Pachuca (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Cruz Azul | 13 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:19, 12 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career and Platense
Born in Florida in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Palavecino started playing in the indoor football section of Platense at the age of 4, and three years later he moved into the association football section of the aforementioned club, playing for the youth setup until his promotion to the senior team in 2015.[3] He had his senior team debut on 11 March 2015, in a 0–0 draw with Barracas Central,[4] and scored his first goal in a 2–1 win against Comunicaciones on 10 May 2015.[5] Palavecino was instrumental in the club's promotion to Primera B Nacional by winning the 2017–18 Primera B Metropolitana championship.[6]
Deportivo Cali
On 8 February 2019, Platense announced the transfer of Palavecino to Colombian club Deportivo Cali.[6] He played his first match with the team on 24 February, entering as a substitute in the second half of Deportivo Cali's match against Independiente Medellín, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[7]
River Plate
On 12 February 2021, Palavecino joined River Plate.[8] He helped the club win the 2021[9] and 2023[10] Primera División.
Necaxa
On 25 June 2024, Palavecino joined Mexican club Necaxa on a one-year loan.[11] On 14 July, he scored in his debut,[12] in a 4–1 victory against Puebla.[13] On 9 April 2025, the move became permanent after Necaxa acquired the player.
Cruz Azul
On 6 January 2026, he joined Cruz Azul on a three-year contract.[14][15]
Personal life
Palavecino is the cousin of footballer Erik Lamela.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 April 2026[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Platense | 2015 | Primera B Metropolitana | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 101 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 8 | ||
| Deportivo Cali | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 38 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 46 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 19 | 10 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 25 | 13 | ||||
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 19 | ||
| River Plate | 2021 | Primera División | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 |
| 2022 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 46 | 6 | |||
| 2023 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 104 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 13 | ||
| Necaxa (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 36 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 39 | 9 | ||
| Pachuca (loan) | 2024–25 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Necaxa | 2025–26 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Cruz Azul | 2025–26 | 13 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 17 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 329 | 48 | 18 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 391 | 56 | ||
- Includes appearances in Copa Sudamericana, Copa Libertadores, CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Includes appearances in Supercopa Argentina, Trofeo de Campeones, Leagues Cup, FIFA Club World Cup