Adrián Palacios
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrián José Palacios Hernández | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | El Vigía, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Atlético Parque Chama | ||
| 2018–2020 | Real Vigía FC | ||
| 2020–2021 | Titanes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Titanes | 2 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Deportivo Cali | 13 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Jong Genk | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Genk | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Venezuela U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:37, 23 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Adrián José Palacios Hernández (born 4 June 2004) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Belgian Pro League club Genk.
Club career
[edit]Palacios is a product of the academies of the Venezuelan clubs Atlético Parque Chama, Real Vigía FC and Titanes. He began his senior career with Titanes in the Venezuelan Segunda División in 2021 when they won the tournament. On 12 July 2022, he transferred to the Colombian Categoría Primera B club Deportivo Cali.[1] On 21 June 2024, he joined the Belgian club Genk on a 4-year contract.[2]
International career
[edit]Palacios played for the Venezuela U15s in the 2019 South American U-15 Championship.[3] In November 2025, he was called up to the senior Venezuela national team for a set of friendlies.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 27 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Titanes | 2021 | Liga FUTVE 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Liga FUTVE 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Deportivo Cali | 2022 | Categoría Primera A | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Categoría Primera A | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Jong Genk | 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Genk | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]- Titanes
References
[edit]- ^ a b "El juvenil vinotinto Adrián Palacios fue fichado por el Dvo Cali y espera su debut en Colombia". 13 July 2022.
- ^ "El Genk belga fichó a Adrián Palacios - lavinotinto.com".
- ^ "El juvenil Adrián José Palacios llegó al KRC Genk por 2 mill. €". 21 June 2024.
- ^ Mora, Carlos. "¿Qué jugadores de la Vinotinto podrían debutar contra Canadá?". Meridiano.net.