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| name = Kiana Palacios
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| caption = Palacios playing for [[Real Sociedad Femenino|Real Sociedad]] in 2018
| caption = Palacios receiving the top-scorer award of the [[2023 Women's Revelations Cup]]
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==College career==
==College career==
Palacios played for [[UC Irvine Anteaters|UC Irvine]] in her Collegiate career, converting from the defensive midfield to a forward, and essentially playing where the Anteaters needed her to be. She adjusted well and became the fourth leading scorer all time for UC Irvine with 24 goals. In her junior season, she at a point led the NCAA in goals scored and total team points before leaving for international duty for Mexico's U-20 team in 2016, two weeks before the collegiate regular season ended.
Palacios played college soccer for the [[UC Irvine Anteaters]] women's soccer team, converting from defensive midfielder to a forward, and essentially playing where the Anteaters needed her to be. She adjusted well and became the fourth leading scorer all time for UC Irvine with 24 goals. In her junior season, she was at a point leading the NCAA in goals scored and total team points before leaving for international duty with the Mexico U-20 team in 2016, two weeks before the NCAA regular season ended.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kiana Palacios - Women's Soccer |url=https://ucirvinesports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/kiana-palacios/1608 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=UCI Athletics |language=en}}</ref>


In her senior season, due to team injuries, she was put into the [[Attacking midfielder|Central/Attacking Midfield]] position where she guided UC Irvine to the Big West regular season title; they were defeated in the Big West semifinals. Palacios received numerous collegiate accolades locally and nationally, in athletics and academics.
In her senior season, due to team injuries, she was put into the [[Attacking midfielder|Central/Attacking Midfield]] position where she guided the Anteaters to the Big West regular season title; they were defeated in the Big West semifinals.


==Club career==
==Club career==
Palacios was selected in the fourth Round of the [[2018 NWSL College Draft]] by [[Sky Blue FC]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skybluefc.com/sky-blue-fc-makes-five-selections-in-2018-nwsl-college-draft/|title=Sky Blue FC makes five selections in 2018 NWSL College Draft|publisher=Sky Blue FC|accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref> but was not signed.
in 2017, Palacios registered in the [[2018 NWSL College Draft|2018 NWSL Draft]] and was selected in the fourth round by [[Sky Blue FC]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skybluefc.com/sky-blue-fc-makes-five-selections-in-2018-nwsl-college-draft/|title=Sky Blue FC makes five selections in 2018 NWSL College Draft|publisher=Sky Blue FC|accessdate=31 March 2017}}</ref> but she was not signed.


=== LA Galaxy OC (2018) ===
She joined the [[LA Galaxy]] Orange County Women's squad in May 2018, competing in the United Women's Soccer League. The club is managed by her college coach from UC Irvine, Scott Juniper, and is designed to help collegiate players and recent graduates develop as professionals. She scored three goals in five matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uwssoccer.com/roster_players/25183701|title=Kiana Palacios|publisher=United Women's Soccer|accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref>
She joined the [[LA Galaxy]] Orange County women's soccer team in May 2018, a team that competes in the [[United Women's Soccer]] league, and that is designed to help college players and recent graduates develop as professionals. She scored three goals in five matches during her short stay with the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uwssoccer.com/roster_players/25183701|title=Kiana Palacios|publisher=United Women's Soccer|accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref>


=== Real Sociedad (2018–2021) ===
On 13 July 2018, it was announced Palacios had signed a one-year contract with Spanish club [[Real Sociedad Femenino|Real Sociedad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/es/noticias/detalle/refuerzo-para-la-delantera|title=Refuerzo para la delantera|publisher=Real Sociedad de Fútbol S.A.D.|language=Spanish|date=13 July 2018|accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref> On May 11, 2019 Palacios scored in the 19th minute in the [[2018–19 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol]] to equalize against [[Atlético Madrid Femenino|Atlético Madrid]] to assist Real Sociedad to its first title in a 2–1 victory.<ref name=EN>{{cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/2019/05/12/real-sociedad-women-end-atletico-double-dreams-with-cup-win|date=13 July 2018|accessdate=14 July 2018|title=Real Sociedad women end Atletico double dreams with Cup win}}</ref>
On 13 July 2018, Spain's [[Liga F|Primera División]] club [[Real Sociedad Femenino|Real Sociedad]] announced that Palacios had signed a one-year contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/es/noticias/detalle/refuerzo-para-la-delantera|title=Refuerzo para la delantera|publisher=Real Sociedad de Fútbol S.A.D.|language=Spanish|date=13 July 2018|accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tiempo |first=Editorial Medio |title=Kiana Palacios, fichaje mexicano para la Real Sociedad Femenil |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/kiana-palacios-fichaje-mexicano-real-sociedad-femenil |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Mediotiempo |language=es}}</ref> Palacios made her debut with Real Sociedad on 16 September 2018 in a match against [[Málaga CF Femenino|Málaga]], coming into the game as a substitute. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Real Sociedad vs. Málaga - 16 September 2018 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/16/spain/superliga/real-sociedad-de-futbol/atletico-malaga/2857415/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> In her first season with Real Sociedad, Palacios made 25 league appearances and scored six goals.

Palacios was also key player for Real Sociedad to win the [[2018–19 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol|2018–19 Copa de la Reina]], the club first Copa de la Reina title in history, by scoring four goals, including a goal and a assist in the final against [[Atlético Madrid Femenino|Atlético Madrid]] which ended in 2–1 victory for Real Sociedad.<ref name="EN">{{cite web |date=13 July 2018 |title=Real Sociedad women end Atletico double dreams with Cup win |url=https://www.euronews.com/2019/05/12/real-sociedad-women-end-atletico-double-dreams-with-cup-win |accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref>

In total, Palacios made 68 league match appearances and scored 13 goals during her three year stint with Real Sociedad.

=== Club América (2021–present) ===
On 1 July 2021, Palacios was announced by [[Club América (women)|Club América]] as their new player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=América femenil anunció el fichaje de Kiana Palacios, procedente de la Real Sociedad |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/deportes/2021/07/02/america-femenil-anuncio-el-fichaje-de-kiana-palacios-procedente-de-la-real-sociedad/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref> she made her debut with América in match against [[Santos Laguna (women)|Santos]] for matchday 1 of the Apertura 2021 that ended in 2–1 victory in favor of América, with Palacios scoring both goals for América.<ref>{{Cite web |last=López |first=Ada Xanat |title=Kiana Palacios, refuerzo del América, tiene debut soñado en triunfo ante Santos |url=https://www.tudn.com/futbol-femenino/liga-mx-femenil/jornada-1-america-2-1-santos-goles-resumen-y-cronica |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=TUDN |language=spanish}}</ref> During her first season with América, Palacios struggled with injuries and poor fitness, which let her only to made 22 appearances and scored three goals.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Demos |first=Editorial |last2=Hernández |first2=Erendira Palma |title=La Jornada - Kiana Palacios, de la desmotivación a goleadora |url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/notas/2022/10/08/deportes/kiana-palacios-de-la-desmotivacion-a-goleadora/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=www.jornada.com.mx |language=es}}</ref>

During the Apertura 2022 tournament, Palacios made a return to form and became a key player in the attack for América to return to a league final after four years, as she scored 15 goals in 22 matches.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-08 |title=¡Semifinal de locura! Chivas se quedó en la línea con Kiana Palacios cerrando el pase de América |url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/11197003/semifinal-de-locura-chivas-se-quedo-en-la-linea-con-kiana-palacios-cerrando-el-pase-de-america |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=ESPNdeportes.com |language=es}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 12 April 2023}}<ref>{{cite web |title=H. Lozano |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/hirving-rodrigo-lozano-bahena/327531/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref>

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|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes [[Copa MX]], [[KNVB Cup]] and [[Coppa Italia]]}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[LA Galaxy OC]]
|2018
|[[United Women's Soccer]]
|5||3|| colspan="2" |—||5||3
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
!5!!3!! colspan="2" | !!5!!3
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Real Sociedad Femenino|Real Sociedad]]
|2018-19
|[[Liga F|Primera Division]]
|25||6||4||4||29||10
|-
|2019-20
|Primera Division
|16||4||1||0||17||4
|-
|2020-21
|Primera Division
|27||3|| colspan="2" |—||27||3
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!68!!13!!5!!4!!73!!17
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Club América (women)|Club América`]]
|2021-22
|[[Liga MX Femenil]]
|22||3|| colspan="2" |—||22||3
|-
|2022-23
|Liga MX Femenil
|30||25|| colspan="2" |—||30||25
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!52!!28!!5!!4!!52!!28
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!125!!44!!5!!4!!130!!48
|}


==International career==
==International career==
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Revision as of 09:00, 13 April 2023

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palacios and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Kiana Palacios
File:Kiana Palacios MX.jpg
Palacios receiving the top-scorer award of the 2023 Women's Revelations Cup
Personal information
Full name Kiana Angélica Palacios Hernández[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Orange, California, United States[1]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[1][2]
Team information
Current team
 América
Number 7
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 UC Irvine Anteaters 67 (24)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 LA Galaxy OC 5 (3)
2018–2021 Real Sociedad 68 (13)
2021– América 50 (27)
International career‡
2015–2016 Mexico U-20 8 (5)
2017– Mexico 27 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2018

Kiana Angélica Palacios Hernández (born 1 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as forward for Liga MX Femenil side Club América. Born in the United States, she represents the Mexico women's national team.

College career

Palacios played college soccer for the UC Irvine Anteaters women's soccer team, converting from defensive midfielder to a forward, and essentially playing where the Anteaters needed her to be. She adjusted well and became the fourth leading scorer all time for UC Irvine with 24 goals. In her junior season, she was at a point leading the NCAA in goals scored and total team points before leaving for international duty with the Mexico U-20 team in 2016, two weeks before the NCAA regular season ended.[3]

In her senior season, due to team injuries, she was put into the Central/Attacking Midfield position where she guided the Anteaters to the Big West regular season title; they were defeated in the Big West semifinals.

Club career

in 2017, Palacios registered in the 2018 NWSL Draft and was selected in the fourth round by Sky Blue FC,[4] but she was not signed.

LA Galaxy OC (2018)

She joined the LA Galaxy Orange County women's soccer team in May 2018, a team that competes in the United Women's Soccer league, and that is designed to help college players and recent graduates develop as professionals. She scored three goals in five matches during her short stay with the team.[5]

Real Sociedad (2018–2021)

On 13 July 2018, Spain's Primera División club Real Sociedad announced that Palacios had signed a one-year contract with the club.[6][7] Palacios made her debut with Real Sociedad on 16 September 2018 in a match against Málaga, coming into the game as a substitute. [8] In her first season with Real Sociedad, Palacios made 25 league appearances and scored six goals.

Palacios was also key player for Real Sociedad to win the 2018–19 Copa de la Reina, the club first Copa de la Reina title in history, by scoring four goals, including a goal and a assist in the final against Atlético Madrid which ended in 2–1 victory for Real Sociedad.[9]

In total, Palacios made 68 league match appearances and scored 13 goals during her three year stint with Real Sociedad.

Club América (2021–present)

On 1 July 2021, Palacios was announced by Club América as their new player.[10] she made her debut with América in match against Santos for matchday 1 of the Apertura 2021 that ended in 2–1 victory in favor of América, with Palacios scoring both goals for América.[11] During her first season with América, Palacios struggled with injuries and poor fitness, which let her only to made 22 appearances and scored three goals.[12]

During the Apertura 2022 tournament, Palacios made a return to form and became a key player in the attack for América to return to a league final after four years, as she scored 15 goals in 22 matches.[12][13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 April 2023[14]
Club Season League Cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
LA Galaxy OC 2018 United Women's Soccer 5 3 — 5 3
Total 5 3 5 3
Real Sociedad 2018-19 Primera Division 25 6 4 4 29 10
2019-20 Primera Division 16 4 1 0 17 4
2020-21 Primera Division 27 3 — 27 3
Total 68 13 5 4 73 17
Club América` 2021-22 Liga MX Femenil 22 3 — 22 3
2022-23 Liga MX Femenil 30 25 — 30 25
Total 52 28 5 4 52 28
Career total 125 44 5 4 130 48

International career

Palacios represented Mexico at the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made her senior debut on 4 February 2017 in a friendly match against Canada.[15]

Palacios made her first senior team start on July 8, 2017 against Sweden and scored her first senior team goal on April 8, 2018 against the United States in her fifth recorded cap.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 April 2018 BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States  United States 2–1 2–6 Friendly
2. 28 July 2019 Estadio Universidad San Marcos, Lima, Peru  Jamaica 1–0 2–0 2019 Pan American Games
3. 1 February 2020 H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–0 6–0 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
4. 15 February 2023 Estadio León, León, Mexico  Nigeria 1–0 1–0 2023 Women's Revelations Cup
5. 18 February 2023  Costa Rica 1–0 1–1

Honours

Club

Real Sociedad

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Delanteras de la Selección Nacional Femenil Sub20" (in Spanish). MiSeleccion.mx. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Kiana Palacios". UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Kiana Palacios - Women's Soccer". UCI Athletics. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Sky Blue FC makes five selections in 2018 NWSL College Draft". Sky Blue FC. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Kiana Palacios". United Women's Soccer. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Refuerzo para la delantera" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad de Fútbol S.A.D. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  7. ^ Tiempo, Editorial Medio. "Kiana Palacios, fichaje mexicano para la Real Sociedad Femenil". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Real Sociedad vs. Málaga - 16 September 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Real Sociedad women end Atletico double dreams with Cup win". 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  10. ^ "América femenil anunció el fichaje de Kiana Palacios, procedente de la Real Sociedad". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. ^ López, Ada Xanat. "Kiana Palacios, refuerzo del América, tiene debut soñado en triunfo ante Santos". TUDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  12. ^ a b Demos, Editorial; Hernández, Erendira Palma. "La Jornada - Kiana Palacios, de la desmotivación a goleadora". www.jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  13. ^ "¡Semifinal de locura! Chivas se quedó en la línea con Kiana Palacios cerrando el pase de América". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  14. ^ "H. Lozano". Soccerway.
  15. ^ "La SNM Femenil cayó 3-2 con Canadá en duelo de preparación" (in Spanish). MiSeleccion.mx. Retrieved 31 March 2017.


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