César Palacios (footballer, born 2004)
Spanish footballer (born 2004)
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César Palacios Pérez (born 11 November 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Fulham.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Palacios Pérez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Soria, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2020 | Numancia | ||
| 2020–2023 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2026 | Real Madrid B | 68 | (16) |
| 2026 | Real Madrid | 5 | (0) |
| 2026– | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Spain U19 | 12 | (7) |
| 2022 | Spain U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:43, 14 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:31, 18 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Soria to former footballer César Palacios Chocarro, Palacios started his career with the same side his father had represented for the last six years of his career, Numancia.[2][3]
Real Madrid
After ten years with Numancia, he was signed by La Liga side Real Madrid in June 2020.[4]
His career with the Real Madrid youth teams got off to a good start, and he was promoted from the Juvenil C team to the Juvenil B team, having amassed a number of goals and assists in his first season.[3] He signed a contract extension in May 2022, keeping him with Los Blancos until 2027.[5]
He notably scored a brace against the youth side of Valencia in a 3–1 win in the quarter final of the 2023 Copa del Rey Juvenil.[6] He featured in the final as Real Madrid beat Almería.[7]
In August 2024, he suffered a cruciate ligament injury during pre-season match with first team against AC Milan.[8] After nine months absence, he made his return to action, coming on as a substitute against Marbella in the matchday of Primera Federación.
On 14 January 2026, Palacios made his debut for the senior team in a Copa del Rey defeat against Albacete. He came in as a substitute in the 76th minute, replacing Franco Mastantuono.[9] Palacios made his Champions League debut on 25 February 2026, coming on in the 84th minute against Benfica replacing Arda Güler and receiving a yellow card in the 96th minute.[10]
Fulham
On 3 August 2026, Palacios signed a five-year contract with Premier League club Fulham.[11]
International career
Club statistics
- As of match played 5 June 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025–26 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 32 | 15 | |||||
| Total | 70 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 72 | 18 | |||||
| Real Madrid | 2025–26 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Fulham | 2026–27 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 18 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League