Helibelton Palacios Zapata (born 11 June 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Millonarios on loan from Brazilian club Cruzeiro.
Club career Palacios made his senior debut with Deportivo Cali in 2011, in a 2–1 defeat against Águilas Doradas. After featuring sparingly, he played the 2014 season on loan at La Equidad, before returning to his parent club and winning the league title in 2015.
On 27 December 2016, Deportivo Cali announced the transfer of Palacios to Belgian side Club Brugge KV. After rarely featuring, he returned to Colombia on 16 January 2018 to join Atlético Nacional. In October 2018, he played in the first leg of the Copa Colombia final in a 2–2 draw against Once Caldas. His team won the second leg, and were crowned champions on a 4–3 aggregate score.
On 4 February 2021, free agent Palacios signed for La Liga side Elche CF. At the end of the 2022-23 La Liga season, he rejected a contract renewal offer from the club, becoming a free agent.
In June 2023, Palacios signed a pre-contract with Brazilian Série A club Cruzeiro, joining the club on a 1.5 years contract.
International career
Palacios represented Colombia at under-20 level before making his full international debut in 2015. He also featured for the under-23s in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDeportivo Cali2011Categoría Primera A500000—502012505100—1002013303000—602014203404Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana0—28320154304000—4702016331206Appearances in the Copa Libertadores02Appearances in the Superliga Colombiana0431Total1094181100201395La Equidad (loan)2014Categoría Primera A1500000—150Club Brugge2016–17Belgian First Division A1100000—1102017–1850104Two appearances in the Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Europa League0—100Total160104000210Atlético Nacional2018Categoría Primera A3516080205102019420305Four appearances in the Copa Libertadores and one appearance in the Copa Sudamericana0—50020201500040—190Total92190170201200Elche2020–21La Liga11000——1102021–2226030——2902022–2324010——250Total610400000650Cruzerio2023Brazilian Série A9000——90Career total3025321310403696
Honours Deportivo Cali Categoría Primera A: 2015 A
Atlético Nacional Copa Colombia: 2018
Colombia U20 South American Youth Football Championship: 2013
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