Exequiel Palacios
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ipswich.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Bayer Leverkusen — UEFA Champions League: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 335 min
Earlier this season at Bayer Leverkusen — DFB Pokal: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 148 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Ipswich; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
E. Palacios is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Bayer Leverkusen, rated 49.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.63 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Palacios.
On the season, Palacios graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.625 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 50. At 28 Palacios is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Bayer Leverkusen finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side
2.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.3/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 35.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
Rated 49.8 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
