Helibelton Palacios
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 Palacios with Colombia at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Helibelton Palacios Zapata[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander de Quilichao, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Fe | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Deportivo Cali | 109 | (4) |
| 2014 | → La Equidad (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Club Brugge | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Atlético Nacional | 92 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Elche | 61 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Cruzeiro | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sport (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Millonarios (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2026– | → Santa Fe (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Colombia U20 | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2022 | Colombia | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Colombia Olympic | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 January 2026 | |||
Helibelton Palacios Zapata (born 11 June 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Millonarios on loan from Brazilian club Cruzeiro.
Palacios made his senior debut with Deportivo Cali in 2011, in a 2–1 defeat against Águilas Doradas.[3] After featuring sparingly, he played the 2014 season on loan at La Equidad,[4] before returning to his parent club and winning the league title in 2015.[5]
On 27 December 2016, Deportivo Cali announced the transfer of Palacios to Belgian side Club Brugge KV.[6] After rarely featuring, he returned to Colombia on 16 January 2018 to join Atlético Nacional.[7] In October 2018, he played in the first leg of the Copa Colombia final in a 2–2 draw against Once Caldas.[8] His team won the second leg, and were crowned champions on a 4–3 aggregate score.[9]
On 4 February 2021, free agent Palacios signed for La Liga side Elche CF.[10] At the end of the 2022-23 La Liga season, he rejected a contract renewal offer from the club, becoming a free agent.[11]
In June 2023, Palacios signed a pre-contract with Brazilian Série A club Cruzeiro, joining the club on a 1.5 years contract.[12]
International career
Palacios represented Colombia at under-20 level[13][14] before making his full international debut in 2015. He also featured for the under-23s in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
