Jhojan Esmaides Julio Palacios (born 11 February 1998) is an Ecuadorian

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who plays for LDU Quito. Mainly an

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, he can also play as a winger.

Club career

LDU Quito

Born in

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, Julio joined LDU Quito's youth setup in September 2010, aged 12. After impressing with the under-18 squad, he made his first team – and

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– debut on 25 June 2016, starting in a 0–0 away draw against

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. Julio scored his first senior goals on 22 October 2017, netting a brace in a 5–2 home success over Delfín. He established himself as a regular starter from the 2018 season onwards, and renewed his contract until 2022 on 4 April of that year. On 14 September 2020, Julio further extended his contract with LDU until 2024. In September 2021, he was suspended for two months after an altercation with Emelec players during a match between both clubs, but the ban was later reduced to two matches on 1 October.

Loan to Santos

On 30 March 2022, LDU announced the transfer of Julio to Brazilian club Santos on a 14-month loan deal, with a buyout clause. Santos officially announced the move the following day. Julio made his debut for ''Peixe'' on 9 April 2022, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Fluminense. On 17 December, Santos announced that his loan was cut short.

International career

On 12 March 2019, Julio was called up by manager

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to the Ecuador national team for friendlies against

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and

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. He made his full international debut nine days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Renato Ibarra in a 0–1 loss against the former at the Exploria Stadium in

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. In December 2019, Julio was called up to the under-23 team for the

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, but had to withdraw due to an injury.

Personal life

Julio's

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Anderson and

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are also footballers. Both play as a winger.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

LDU Quito * Ecuadorian Serie A:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Julio, Jhojan 1998 births Living people Footballers from Quito Men's association football midfielders Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players L.D.U. Quito footballers Santos FC players Ecuador men's international footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil