Kevin Palacios
Colombian footballer (born 1995)
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Kevin Alexánder Palacios Salazar (born 31 January 2000) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Alexánder Palacios Salazar | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Quibdó, Chocó Department, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos Laguna | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fortaleza | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | Fortaleza | 30 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Atlético Huila (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Cortuluá (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Deportivo Pereira (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Al-Sailiya (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Millonarios (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 2025– | Santos Laguna | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:28, 2 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
After playing for the Fortaleza youth team, he made his debut for the first team on 10 April 2019 in a Copa Colombia game against Tigres.[1] He signed his first professional contract in January 2020 and became a regular starter in the first team under manager Pablo Garabello.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 15 February 2021 in the 16th minute of a Categoría Primera B game against Barranquilla.[3]
In July 2021, he signed for Categoría Primera A club Atlético Huila, his first spell in the domestic top division.[4] The club was eventually relegated and Palacios played under 3 managers in 6 months, scoring 1 goal in 15 matches.[5]
In January 2022, he joined Cortuluá on loan for a year, where his club was again eventually relegated.[6]
He embarked on another loan in January 2023, staying in the top division to sign for Deportivo Pereira for 6 months.[7] He got his first experience of continental football with the club, eventually reaching the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores.[8] His continental debut came in a match against Colo-Colo as he came on as a 68th minute substitute for Arley Rodríguez.[9]
In August 2023, he moved abroad for the first time, joining Qatari Second Division club Al-Sailiya.[10]
In July 2024, he joined Millonarios on loan after returning to Colombia.[11] He impressed at Millonarios as he scored 7 goals in 29 appearances in all competitions.[12]
On 10 July 2025, Palacios finally left Fortaleza to sign for Liga MX side Santos Laguna permanently.[13]