Emilio José Palacios Luna (born 8 October 1982) is a Nicaraguan former footballer who played for

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in the Primera División de Nicaragua. Palacios is Nicaragua's all-time national team record goalscorer with 11 goals.

Club career

Palacios started his professional career at

and had a short spell with

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. He moved abroad to join Salvadoran outfit Independiente in 2007, only to return to Nicaragua to play for Walter Ferretti, then

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whom he helped promote to the top tier in June 2012. He returned to Diriangén in summer 2012. He was the top scorer of the Nicaraguan League in the championships Apertura 2002 (scoring 15 goals for Parmalat), Apertura 2003 (17 goals for Diriangén) and Apertura 2004 (14 goals for Diriangén).

International career

Palacios made his debut for Nicaragua in an April 2001 friendly match against Belize and has earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 11 goals. He has represented his country in 3

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matches and played at the

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, and

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- RSSSF He was the first Nicaraguan to score a hat-trick in an international competition, in February 2007, when Nicaragua won 4-2 against Belize, during the IX UNCAF Copa de Naciones. After a good performance in this event, he was contacted by Salvadoran side Independiente, and left Diriangen FC for the Salvadoran side. His final international was a January

match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''

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1982 births Living people People from Carazo Department Men's association football forwards Nicaraguan men's footballers Nicaragua men's international footballers Diriangén FC players C.D. Walter Ferretti players Nicaraguan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador {{Nicaragua-footy-bio-stub