Rodrigo Palacio

Argentine association football player

Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio Alcalde (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo paˈlasjo]; born 5 February 1982) is an Argentine professional basketball player and former footballer.

Rodrigo Palacio
Palacio in 2017
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio Alcalde[1]
Date of birth (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Second striker
Youth career
1990–2002 Bella Vista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Huracán de Tres Arroyos 53 (15)
2004–2005 Banfield 36 (9)
2005–2009 Boca Juniors 131 (54)
2009–2012 Genoa 90 (35)
2012–2017 Inter Milan 140 (39)
2017–2021 Bologna 127 (19)
2021–2022 Brescia 30 (6)
Total 607 (177)
National team
2005–2014 Argentina 27 (3)
Honours
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2014 Brazil Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2022
Rodrigo Palacio
No. 4 – Polisportiva Garegnano
PositionPoint guard
LeagueSerie D
Personal information
Born (1982-02-05) February 5, 1982 (age 42)
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
NationalityArgentine / Spanish
Listed height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–presentPolisportiva Garegnano

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 June 2022[3][4][5]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huracán 2002–03 Primera B Nacional 34 7 34 7
2003–04 Primera B Nacional 19 8 19 8
Total 53 15 53 15
Banfield 2003–04 Argentine Primera División 19 2 2 2 21 4
2004–05 Argentine Primera División 17 7 17 7
Total 36 9 2 2 38 11
Boca Juniors 2004–05 Argentine Primera División 15 3 7 2 22 5
2005–06 Argentine Primera División 32 17 7 5 2 0 41 22
2006–07 Argentine Primera División 33 19 12 6 2 3 47 28
2007–08 Argentine Primera División 31 10 13 4 2 1 46 15
2008–09 Argentine Primera División 20 5 7 5 2 2 29 12
Total 131 54 46 22 8 6 185 82
Genoa 2009–10 Serie A 31 7 0 0 6 1 37 8
2010–11 Serie A 27 9 2 0 29 9
2011–12 Serie A 32 19 2 2 34 21
Total 90 35 4 2 6 1 100 38
Inter Milan 2012–13 Serie A 26 12 3 2 10 8 39 22
2013–14 Serie A 37 17 2 2 39 19
2014–15 Serie A 35 8 0 0 6 4 41 12
2015–16 Serie A 27 2 3 1 30 3
2016–17 Serie A 15 0 2 1 3 1 20 2
Total 140 39 10 6 19 13 169 58
Bologna 2017–18 Serie A 28 4 0 0 28 4
2018–19 Serie A 28 3 3 0 31 3
2019–20 Serie A 35 7 1 1 36 8
2020–21 Serie A 36 5 1 0 37 5
Total 127 19 5 1 132 20
Brescia 2021–22 Serie B 30+2 6 0 0 30+2 6
Career total 607+2 177 19 9 73 38 8 6 707+2 230

International

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Rodrigo Palacio at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final against Germany.

Source:[6]

Argentina
Year Apps Goals
2005 2 0
2006 1 0
2007 3 0
2008 2 1
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 1 0
2012 1 0
2013 10 1
2014 7 1
Total 27 3

International goals

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Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Palacio goal.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 June 2008 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina   Ecuador 1–1 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 11 October 2013   Peru 3–1 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 4 June 2014   Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

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Rodrigo Palacio playing for Inter.

Boca Juniors[7]

International

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Argentina

Individual

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References

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  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Rodrigo Palacio". Brescia Calcio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022.
  3. "Rodrigo Palacio – Career statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. "Football : Rodrigo Palacio". Football DataBase. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  5. "Rodrigo Palacio Player Profile -- ESPN FC". ESPN FC. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  6. Rodrigo Palacio at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. "R. Palacio". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  8. "Boca y otro título para volver a quedar en lo más alto". Lanacion.ar. 27 August 2008. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  9. "Germany 1 Argentina 0". BBC Sport. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. "World Cup final 2014, Germany vs Argentina: as it happened". The Daily Telegraph. London. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  11. "Brazil vs Argentina Copa America 2007". Football-Lineups.com. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  12. "South American Team of the Year". 16 January 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  13. El Torneo Clausura ya dejó a siete técnicos sin trabajo Archived 2010-01-25 at the Wayback Machine. Clarin.com (20 April 2007). Retrieved on 2016-05-21.
  14. "AC Milan do Europe proud". FIFA. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2014.