Miguel Palafox
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Agustín Palafox Prudencio | ||
| Date of birth | December 29, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Alianza De Fútbol Hispano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | León | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Santa Tecla | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | New York Cosmos B | 6 | (2) |
| 2018 | Estudiantes Tecos | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Las Vegas Lights | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 8, 2019 | |||
Miguel Agustín Palafox Prudencio (born December 29, 1994) is an American soccer player.
Early life
[edit]Palafox was born in Los Angeles, California. He is an American of Mexican and Salvadoran descent.[1]
Career
[edit]Club Leon
[edit]After a high school career at Taft in Los Angeles, Palafox trialed with several Liga MX clubs via Alianza de Futbol Hispano, an organization that gears to develop Hispanic soccer at the amateur level. Through Alianza de Futbol Hispano, Palafox was able to secure a contract with Club León of Liga MX in April 2014.
Palafox made his professional league debut with León on April 12, 2014, as a starter against Toluca.[2] León won both the Apertura and Clausura in the 2013–14 Liga MX season.
Santa Tecla
[edit]On June 20, 2015, it was announced that Palafox signed to Santa Tecla of the Salvadoran Primera División.[3]
New York Cosmos B
[edit]On May 6, 2016, it was announced that Palafox signed to New York Cosmos B of the National Premier Soccer League.[4]
Las Vegas Lights
[edit]After attending an open tryout, Palafox joined USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights ahead of their 2019 season.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alianza de Futbol - Venir a León, la mejor decisión". www.alianzadefutbol.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014.
- ^ "Home". ligamx.net.
- ^ "Deportes | Noticias de El Salvador".
- ^ "New York Cosmos B Roster Announced".
- ^ http://vegassportsdaily.com/getting-to-know-lv-lights-signee-miguel-palafox/
- ^ "Lights FC 2019 Roster". Archived from the original on April 2, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Miguel Palafox at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Mexican men's footballers
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- American sportspeople of Salvadoran descent
- Club León footballers
- Soccer players from California
- Liga MX players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- American expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Santa Tecla F.C. footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- USL Championship players
- 21st-century American sportsmen