Emilio Palacios - Goals in International Matches

The outstanding player from Nicaragua scored 11 international goals in 26 matches for his National Team. He was the leading goal scorer in the history of Nicaragua National team (until his total was surpassed by Juan Ramón Barrera). All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.

Birth:    08/10/1982
Country:  Nicaragua 
Caps:     26	(W6-D5-L15 – GF25-GA69 – %32.69)
Goals:	  11	(% 0.42 per match)
Age First Cap:	 18 yr 200 d  26- 4-2001 vs. Belize 1-2
Age Last Cap:    26 yr 348 d  29- 1-2009 vs. Guatemala 2-0
National Team Career: 7 yr 278 d

Cap Goals     Date      Venue             Opponent       Score   Competition
 
 1          26. 4.01    Belize City       Belize          1-2
 2          23. 5.01    Puerto Cortés     El Salvador     0-3    UNCAF Cup
 3          25. 5.01    San Pedro Sula    Honduras        2-10   UNCAF Cup
 4          27. 5.01    Puerto Cortes     Panama          0-6    UNCAF Cup
 5  1   1   17.11.02    Grand Cayman      Cayman Islands  1-0
 6          11. 2.03    Ciudad de Panamá  Honduras        0-2    UNCAF Cup
 7          13. 2.03    Ciudad de Panamá  El Salvador     0-3    UNCAF Cup
 8          18. 2.03    Ciudad de Panamá  Guatemala       0-5    UNCAF Cup
 9  1   2   21. 2.03    Ciudad de Panamá  Panamá          1-0    UNCAF Cup
10  1   3   31. 1.04    West Palm Beach   Haiti           1-1
11          29. 2.04    Estelí            Haiti           1-1
12          31. 3.04    Hamilton          Bermuda         0-3
13  1   4    2. 4.04    Hamilton          Bermuda         1-2
14  1   5   30. 4.04    Diriamba          Bermuda         2-0
15  1   6    2. 5.04    Estelí            Bermuda         2-0
16           4. 6.04    San Carlos        Costa Rica      1-5
17  1   7   13. 6.04    Diriamba          St. Vincent/Gr. 2-2    World Cup Qualifier
18  1   8   20. 6.04    Arnos Vale        St. Vincent/Gr. 1-4    World Cup Qualifier
19           8. 2.07    San Salvador      Guatemala       0-1    UNCAF Cup
20  3  11   12. 2.07    San Salvador      Belize          4-2    UNCAF Cup
21          15. 2.07    San Salvador      Honduras        1-9    UNCAF Cup
22          26. 3.08    Willemstad        Dutch Antilles  0-2    World Cup Qualifier
23          22. 1.09    Tegucigalpa       El Salvador     1-1    UNCAF Cup
24          24. 1.09    Tegucigalpa       Honduras        1-4    UNCAF Cup
25          26. 1.09    Tegucigalpa       Belize          1-1    UNCAF Cup
26          29. 1.09    Tegucigalpa       Guatemala       2-0    UNCAF Cup

Total Record

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For - Against  Points  Percentage
    26    6    5   15    25 - 69         17       32.69

Types of Matches                            
                             Matches   Goals
Friendlies	               	9	 5
UNCAF Cup	               14	 4
World Cup Qualifier             3        2

Total Caps / Goals:            26       11

About this document

Prepared and maintained by László Földesi and Robert Jones for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: László Földesi and Robert Jones
Last updated: 4 Sep 2025