Marco Antonio Palacios

Marco Antonio Palacios
Personal information
Full nameMarco Antonio Palacios Redorta
Date of birthMarch 6, 1981
Place of birthMexico City, Mexico
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 12 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Morelia
Number14
Youth career
2000–2004UNAM
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2014UNAM283(7)
2008Veracruz (loan)8(0)
2015–Morelia8(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marco Antonio Palacios Redorta (born 6 March 1981) is a Mexican football player currently playing for Liga MX club Monarcas Morelia. In Mexico he is often known as "Pikolin".

He made his debut with the Club Universidad Nacional under-17 Squad at the age of 16 along with his twin brother Alejandro. He made his professional debut with Club Universidad Nacional (also known as Universidad Autonoma De Mexico, or U.N.A.M.) at age 21 sporting the jersey number 23, and made it through the ranks by 2004. In 2005 he was a regular starter in the Copa Sudamericana, but he lost his starting position in the regular league games. He has acquired two honors, that of Mexican "Torneo de Clausura" ([Season] Closure Tournament) (2004) and of Torneo de Apertura (2004). He now plays for Monarcas Morelia.

Honors

UNAM

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