Wilson Palacios

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Wilson Palacios
Personal information
Full name Wilson Roberto Palacios Suazo
Date of birth July 29, 1984 (1984-07-29) (age 23)
Place of birth    La Ceiba, Honduras
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Wigan Athletic
Number 5
Youth clubs
 ????–2002 Victoria
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002–2008
2007–2008
2008–		 Olimpia
→ Birmingham City (loan)
Wigan Athletic		 102 (32)
007 0(0)
016 0(0)   
National team2
2003– Honduras 051 0(3)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 19:43, 16 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 7, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Wilson Roberto Palacios Suazo (born July 29, 1984 in La Ceiba, Honduras) is a Honduran association football midfielder, currently playing for Wigan Athletic. He signed for Wigan on January 11, 2008 from Olimpia following the expiry of his loan spell at Birmingham City.

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[edit] Career

Wilson Palacios, along with his brothers (Milton, Jerry, Johnny and Edwin), started his career as a footballer with Club Deportivo Victoria, from which all five players were later transferred to Olimpia. He is remembered for scoring a stupendous goal from the half-way line against Marathón in the final minutes of a game in 2006.

Reports in the Honduran press stated that Palacios had gone missing during August 2007, until his father stated that Palacios had confirmed he was actually in London in a trial period with Premier League club Arsenal.[1]

[edit] Birmingham City

On August 24, 2007 Birmingham City announced that after a recommendation from Arsène Wenger they were offering the player a trial with a view to a six month loan, which was agreed on August 31, 2007.[2]

Palacios made his full debut for Birmingham against Liverpool at Anfield in a 0–0 draw. In October 2007 manager Steve Bruce, who likened Palacios to a young Paul Ince, said that Birmingham intended to make his loan a permanent transfer.[3] but the player's absence following his brother's kidnap meant that new manager Alex McLeish had not seen enough of him to sign him permanently.[4]

[edit] Wigan

On January 11, 2008, Palacios rejoined Bruce at Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee,[5] and made his debut the following day against Derby County. [6] Since his debut, Wigan Athletic fans have been impressed with some labeling him as one of the most talented players the club has ever seen. Great hard working midfielder who has really helped Wigan in their so far successful bid to remain in the Premier League for another year.[7]

Teammate Michael Brown has heaped praise on the Honduran. He said, "He has got a lot of talent, two good feet, he can head, tackle and he likes getting forward." [8]

Palacios' excellent form lead him, as well as Ecuadorian club teammate Antonio Valencia, to be linked with a £8m move to Manchester United in summer 2008.[9]

Palacios has also quashed these rumours saying that he wants to stay with wigan, stating that the fans make him feel at home

[edit] Personal life

He is the brother of Milton Palacios, Jerry Palacios, Johnny Palacios and Edwin Palacios. On October 30, 2007 his 15-year-old brother Edwin was kidnapped in La Ceiba.[10] On November 15, 2007, it was reported that Edwin had been released,[11] but this was not the case.[12]

[edit] References

  1. ^ (Spanish) "Ya No Estamos Desesperados, Wilson Está Bien". Tiempo Digital, August 2007. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  2. ^ Bruce looks to bring in Honduran international on loan. Birmingham City F.C., 2007-08-24. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  3. ^ Blues keen on permanent Palacios deal. Birmingham Mail, 2007-10-04. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  4. ^ McLeish: Palacios was just too risky. Birmingham Mail, 2008-01-10. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  5. ^ Wigan complete Palacios signing. BBC, 2008-01-11. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  6. ^ Derby 0-1 Wigan. BBC, 2008-01-12. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  7. ^ Wigan Athletic FC forum from footymad.net
  8. ^ Brown hails Wigan pal Palacios (English). www.tribalfootball.com (2008-03-11).
  9. ^ "Ferguson knows top four targets", The Sun, 2008-04-17. Retrieved on 2008-04-17. 
  10. ^ Birmingham confirm kidnap of midfielder's brother. Guardian, 2008-10-31. Accessed on 2008-01-13.
  11. ^ Palacios Kidnap Ordeal Over. AFP, 2007-11-15. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  12. ^ (Spanish) Edwin Palacios cumple 72 días en cautiverio. El Heraldo, 2008-01-07. Accessed 2008-01-13.

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