Domestic-league season · FC Zurich.
Earlier this season at Real Salt Lake — Major League Soccer: 10 apps, 0g 0a, 596 min
Earlier this season at Real Monarchs — MLS Next Pro: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 145 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at FC Zurich; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2614 | 6.95 |
 Major League Soccerat Real Salt Lake | 10 | 0 | 0 | 596 | 6.65 |
 MLS Next Proat Real Monarchs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 145 | — |
 CONCACAF Champions Leagueat Real Salt Lake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 7.2 |
Following his move to FC Zurich, Palacio's current-season form is up 108% on last season (Season 12→25), while his Rating held around 41. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | FC Zurich · 10th | 32 | 0 | 1 | 6.95 | 41 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | Real Salt Lake · 8th | 25 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 40 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | Real Salt Lake · 8th | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6.71 | 39 | 11 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
N. Palacio is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at FC Zurich, rated 40.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 92nd of 232 in the Super League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (76.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Palacio.
Judged on this season alone, Palacio graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 36 of the 36 defensive midfielders in the Super League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.443 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 25). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 39% of the 36 defensive midfielders in the Super League. At 25 Palacio is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.9 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Palacio is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 40.6, Palacio carries the 14th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Super League (top 39%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC Zurich finished 10th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 25, Palacio sits on 21.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Palacio's projected Rating — 40.6 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
