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Wilson Palacios
Personal information
Full name Wilson Roberto Palacios Suazo
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 5
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2008-11-19

Wilson Roberto Palacios Suazo (born July 29, 1984 in La Ceiba) is a Honduran football midfielder, currently playing with the English club Wigan.

Career

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Wigan

On January 11 2008, Palacios rejoined Bruce at Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee,[6] and made his debut the following day against Derby County. [7] 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. His hard working in the midfield has helped Wigan in their bid to remain in the Premier League for another year.[8] He was also rated one of the top 10 signings of the Premier League 2007-2008 season by English Newspaper, The Sun.[9] Palacios is having a medical today ahead of a proposed £14m move to White Hart Lane after the two clubs agreed a fee. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). On November 15, 2007, it was reported that the boy had been released,[10] but this was not the case.[11] Wilson is a huge fan of British band The Breakdowns and also the electro act All Systems Fail.

References

  1. ^ "Wigan Athletic Profile".
  2. ^ Template:Es icon "Ya No Estamos Desesperados, Wilson Está Bien". Tiempo Digital, August 2007. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  3. ^ Bruce looks to bring in Honduran international on loan. Birmingham City F.C., 2007-08-24. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  4. ^ Blues keen on permanent Palacios deal. Birmingham Mail, 2007-10-04. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  5. ^ McLeish: Palacios was just too risky. Birmingham Mail, 2008-01-10. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  6. ^ Wigan complete Palacios signing. BBC, 2008-01-11. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  7. ^ Derby 0-1 Wigan. BBC, 2008-01-12. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  8. ^ Wigan Athletic FC forum from footymad.net
  9. ^ [1]
  10. ^ Palacios Kidnap Ordeal Over. AFP, 2007-11-15. Accessed 2008-01-13.
  11. ^ Template:Es icon Edwin Palacios cumple 72 días en cautiverio. El Heraldo, 2008-01-07. Accessed 2008-01-13.
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