Cristian Palomeque

Cristian Palomeque
Personal information
Full nameCristian Andres Palomeque Valoyes
Date of birthApril 2, 1994
Place of birthCarepa, Colombia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionForward / Left winger
Club information
Current team
San Antonio Scorpions
(on loan from Atlético Nacional)
Number11
Youth career
2012Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–Atlético Nacional0(0)
2012–2013Alianza Petrolera (loan)45(11)
2014Once Caldas (loan)17(2)
2015–San Antonio Scorpions (loan)1(0)
National team
2011Colombia U175(1)
2013–Colombia U2012(0)
2013–Colombia U212(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 July 2013

Cristian Andres Palomeque Valoyes (born 2 April 1994) is a Colombian footballer who plays for San Antonio Scorpions on loan from Atlético Nacional in the Categoría Primera A.[1]

Club career

Alianza Petrolera

2012

Palomeque made his debut for Alianza Petrolera on 20 October as a starter, scoring a goal in a 2-1 victory against Universitario Popayán for the 2012 Categoría Primera B.[2] He made his second season appearance against América de Cali, netting a double in a 4-1 triumph at the Pascual Guerrero just nine days later.[3] On 4 November, he scored against Atlético Bucaramanga in a 1-0 victory.[4] Palomeque would score against Bucaramanga once more, this time in a 2-0 home win.[5] In a decisive match against Deportivo Rionegro, Palomeque scored the second goal in a 3-1 victory, thus allowing Petrolera to dispute the promotion play-off against América de Cali.[6]

Despite having only played a handful of games, Palomeque's goal scoring abilities became an important factor for Petrolera as they reached their most important moment in history. In the first leg of the final, Palomeque netted what would be his most vital goal yet, helping Petrolera top América 2-1.[7] Him along with his team, failed to find the net in the second leg, with América eventually tying up the series at 2-2. However, he still managed to score in the penalty shoot-out which Petrolera remarkably won 4-3, therefore being promoted.[8]

2013

After taking part in the Colombian team that won the 2013 South American Youth Championship, Palomeque made his first appearance in the Categoría Primera A against Atlético Nacional.[9] On 20 April, Palomeque scored his first top division goal from a free kick in a 2-2 draw against Deportivo Cali.[10] He successfully converted a goal from the penalty spot on 12 May against Cúcuta Deportivo. Petrolera, however, lost the match 2-3.[11] Against Atlético Huila, Palomeque scored the sole goal in 1-0 victory.[12]

Honours

Club

Alianza Petrolera

Colombia

References