Jerry Nelson Palacios Suazo (; born November 1, 1981) is a Honduran football striker, who currently plays for

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in Belize.

Club career

Palacios made his senior debut for Olimpia for whom he played 7 successive years except for a season at

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and a season at Vida. He signed for

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side Hangzhou Greentown in January 2010. He had a failed trial in South China in the

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. After the Chinese season ended he returned to Marathón for the 2012 Clausura championship. In July 2012 he joined Platense for the 2012 Apertura and in December 2012 he moved abroad again to play for Costa Rican side

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. Palacios returned to Asia at the end of 2014, this time joining Malaysian club ATM FA. In January 2016 Palacios joined Real Sociedad. In January 2019, Palacios joined

in Belize.

International career

Jerry Palacios made his debut for Honduras in a March 2002

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against the

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and has, as of February 2013, earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. In the

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, held in

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, Honduras achieved an historical distinction by including Jerry, Johnny, and Wilson in their squad. They became the first trio of brothers to represent a single nation in the World Cup. He was included in the squad after the injury of Julio César de León.

International goals

Personal life

He is the brother of Milton, Wilson,

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and Edwin Palacios. On October 30, 2007 Edwin, aged 14, was

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ped in

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.Birmingham confirm kidnap of midfielder's brother
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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Palacios, Jerry 1981 births Living people People from La Ceiba Association football forwards Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Olimpia players F.C. Motagua players C.D.S. Vida players C.D. Marathón players C.D. Real de Minas players Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Hunan Billows players L.D. Alajuelense footballers ATM FA players C.D. Real Sociedad players Expatriate footballers in China Honduran expatriate sportspeople in China Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Honduran expatriate footballers Chinese Super League players China League One players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Liga FPD players Malaysia Super League players