24 Facts About Wilson Palacios

Wilson Roberto Palacios Suazo is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Wilson Palacios struggled to make an impact in his four seasons at Stoke and left the club in 2015.

Wilson Palacios subsequently had a spell in the North American Soccer League with Miami, before returning to Honduras where he played for Olimpia and Real Sociedad.

Wilson Palacios was a regular player for Honduras from 2003 to 2014, helping them qualify for and playing at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.

Wilson Palacios made 102 appearances and scored 32 goals for Olimpia.

On 14 July 2007, Wilson Palacios announced that he would travel to Serbia for a couple of months for a trial with Red Star Belgrade.

On 11 January 2008, Wilson Palacios re-joined Bruce at Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee, and made his debut the following day against Derby County.

Wilson Palacios became an important piece in Bruce's system and was linked to the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

Wilson Palacios's battling performance in his second match, against local rivals Arsenal, earned him the man of the match award, since when he had some excellent performances in the Spurs midfield.

Wilson Palacios was cup-tied for the 2009 Football League Cup Final.

Wilson Palacios scored his first goal in English football against Hull City on 19 August 2009 after a through ball by Robbie Keane.

Wilson Palacios was never a regular that season, although he did start the majority of the team's European fixtures.

Wilson Palacios was released at the end of the season, having made 53 appearances in four years.

On 10 December 2015, Wilson Palacios joined newly formed North American Soccer League club Miami FC.

Wilson Palacios made 18 appearances during the 2016 season before being released in November 2016.

Wilson Palacios returned to Honduras where he played for his former club, Olimpia, and for Real Sociedad.

Wilson Palacios wore the number 8 jersey with the Honduras national team.

Wilson Palacios made his debut for the senior squad in an April 2003 friendly against Paraguay and went on to play 97 matches with Honduras, scoring four goals, in an international career lasting from 2003 to 2014.

Together with David Suazo, Wilson Palacios is one of the best known Honduran international players.

Wilson Palacios is the brother of Milton, Jerry, Johnny and Edwin.

In January 2009, Wilson Palacios' mother made a televised appeal for the kidnappers to open communication with the family, expressing her need to find out if Edwin was still alive, her fears that Wilson Palacios' big-money transfer to Tottenham would only strengthen the kidnappers' demands, and a request for help from the British authorities.

Wilson Palacios stressed that Palacios' team received the transfer fee but the player had only his salary, and that the family's situation was distressing for him.

Wilson Palacios returned home to Honduras the next day on compassionate leave.

In September 2011, Wilson Palacios had his car confiscated by Staffordshire Police after he failed to provide them with his driving licence.