Domestic-league season · Bayer Leverkusen.
Missed 14 of Bayer Leverkusen's ~34 games this season through 14 injury absences (groin, muscle). He still appeared 18 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1097 | 7.09 |
 UEFA Champions League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 7.34 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 7.6 |
Palacios's current-season form is up 14% on last season (Season 21→24), while his Rating eased 72→62. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 44).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Bayer Leverkusen · 6th | 18 | 0 | 1 | 7.09 | 62 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | Bayer Leverkusen · 2nd | 30 | 1 | 6 | 7.15 | 72 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | Bayer Leverkusen · 1st | 24 | 4 | 4 | 7.57 | 83 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | Bayer Leverkusen · 6th | 26 | 4 | 2 | 7.05 | 81 | 44 |
| 2021/22 | Bayer Leverkusen · 3rd | 23 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 | 79 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | Bayer Leverkusen · 6th | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 70 | 10 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
E. Palacios is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Bayer Leverkusen, rated 61.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 178th of 325 in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (60.9% 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.
Judged on this season alone, Palacios graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.625 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, 34th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 27 Palacios is in his prime years, and a market index of 102.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Palacios missed 14 games through injury (groin, muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 18 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
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.
With a Rating of 61.5, Palacios carries the 34th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga of 55. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~102), then tapers with age. At 27, Palacios sits on 102.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Palacios's projected Rating — 61.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€15M total transfer fees · 1 moves
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