Matias Palacios Scout Report


 Date of birth: 10 May 2002

Country: Argentina

Position: Attacking Midfield Central

Height: 168cm

Preferred foot: Right 

Club: Al-Ain


The once common path for South American footballers was to play locally before heading to Europe in their early 20's and plying their trade for a decade before heading home to finish their career. That path has changed over the last few years with many players heading to the middle east. Matias Palacios made the move to Europe with FC Basel before heading to the U.A.E to play under fellow Argentinian Hernan Crespo.

That move has proved to be a good choice for Palacios with regular game time, something he never got in Europe becoming more common for him. His stats are improving as well. His main strength is his passing with 4.4 long balls at a 76% success rate being very interesting, especially in the modern possession based style of play. His pass success rate of 90% at 50 passes per game is very appealing with the majority of them being in the opposition half.

Matias has an attacking style of play, I would best describe him as a player who will have a go from long range, run into the box and do anyhting in the final third to create a goalscoring opportunity. This is rare these days as many players seem to be stuck in a system that denies this style of play. 

Ideal Club:

A move to a stepping stone European league such as Belgium, Scotland or Croatia seems like a solid plan. I would suggest Red Star Belgrade in Serbia. Having sold In-Beom Hwang to Feyenoord after 2 successful seasons, Matias seems like the perfect replacement and could provide Matias with the chance to really show what he can offer in Europe.

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