Exequiel Alejandro Palacios
Defensive · Ipswich · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 133 appearances, 11 goals and 15 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Bayer Leverkusen — Season rating 45, 4 goals and 2 assists in 26 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 20 points at Bayer Leverkusen. Form has slipped 17 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 31 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 14 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Ipswich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 14 |
| 2025/26 | Bayer Leverkusen | 18 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 1 | 6 | 72 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | Bayer Leverkusen | 24 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | Bayer Leverkusen | 26 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 45 |
| 2021/22 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 29 |
| 2020/21 | Bayer Leverkusen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 9 |
| 2019/20 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | River Plate | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | River Plate | 14 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | River Plate | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | River Plate | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | River Plate | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification South America | 9 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026/27 | World Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Copa America | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification South America | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | CONMEBOL - UEFA Finalissima | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Copa America | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| Argentina U20 | 2017/18 | World Cup - U20 | 3 | 0 |
| Argentina U17 | 2015/16 | CONMEBOL U17 | 7 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | FIFA U17 World Cup | 3 | 0 |
Honours
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification South Americaat Argentina | 9 | 213 | 0 | 3 | 6.8 |
| Friendliesat Argentina | 3 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| World Cupat Argentina | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2026/27
Also spent part of this season at Bayer Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29 | Friendlies Clubs | H Osasuna | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Oxford United | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Wycombe | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 4 | Friendlies Clubs | H Le Havre | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Rayo Vallecano | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Union Berlin | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Premier League | H Sunderland | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | H Leicester | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Premier League | A Manchester United | 2-5 | Played | 36 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 4 | Premier League | H Liverpool | 0-2 | Played | 78 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 12 | Premier League | A Crystal Palace | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 |