Byron Palacios Stats

Club Team :

CD Universidad Católica

Position : Forward - Center Forward

Nationality : Ecuador

Birthplace : Portoviejo - Ecuador

Kit Number : #18

Age : 31 (February 20, 1995)

Height : 185cm

Weight : 80kg

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This Season (2026) & Career Stats

5.87

Average Rating in the Primera Categoría Serie AForward Rank : 2nd / 285 Players

Season Stats

Career Stats

Above is the career stats for Byron Palacios. Byron Palacios has played a total of 171 matches, scored 45 goals, and accumulated 13 assists. Byron Efrain has played the most amount of matches at Primera Categoría Serie A with 147 apperances in Ecuador. Stats do not include club and international friendlies.

Per 90 minute stats in the Primera Categoría Serie A

1.04Goals Per 90'

5 Goals Total

99th Percentile

0.21Assists Per 90'

1 Assists Total

87th Percentile

1.24G+A Per 90'

6 Goal Contributions Total

99th Percentile

0.87xG Per 90'

4.18 Expected Goals

99th Percentile

0.17xA Per 90'

0.84 Expected Assists

74th Percentile

0.21Cards Per 90'

1 Cards Total

50th Percentile

Byron Palacios Stats - Detailed

Primera Categoría Serie A Stats for Byron Palacios

General	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Matches Played	13	N/A	86
Minutes	434	33 min' per appearance	24
Matches Started	5	N/A	31
Matches Subbed In	8	N/A	N/A
Matches Subbed Out	1	N/A	N/A

Goals / 90'

Assists / 90'

Goal Involvement / 90'

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Goals Scored	5	1.04	99
Goal Involvement	6	1.24	99
Goals at Home	4	1.3	99
Goals at Away	1	0.57	95
Expected Goals (xG)	4.18	0.87	99
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)	3.48	0.72	99
Penalties Scored	0	N/A	N/A
Hat-tricks	0	N/A	N/A
3 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
2 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
Minutes Per Goal	87 min' / goal	N/A	N/A

Byron Palacios has scored 5 goals in 13 matches so far in the Primera Categoría Serie A 2026 season. 4 of the 5 goals were scored at home while he scored 1 goals at away games. Overall, Byron Palacios's goals scored per 90 minutes is 1.04. Moreover, Byron Palacios's total G/A (goals + assists) is 6 for this season. His goal involvement equates to 1.24 per 90 minutes. His Non-Penalty xG per 90 minutes is 0.72. This puts Byron Palacios's npxG output at 3.48 which puts him in the top 99 percentile of Primera Categoría Serie A players.

Shots Taken

Shots Data	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Shots Taken	13	2.70	92
Shots On Target	8/ 13	1.66	99
Shots Off Target	5/ 13	1.04	71
Hit The Woodwork	1 times	0.21	98
Shot Conversion Rate	38.46%	N/A	97
Shot Accuracy	61.54%	N/A	93
Shots Per Goal Scored	2.60	N/A	N/A

Byron Palacios has taken 13 shots in 13 matches so far in the Primera Categoría Serie A 2026 season. Of the 13 shots, 8 shots were on target and the other 5 shots were off target. That means that Palacios Velez's shooting accuracy is 61.54%. He scores a goal for every 2.60 shots he takes and takes 2.70 shots per 90 minutes on the pitch.

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Assists	1	0.21	87
Expected Assists (xA)	0.84	0.17	74
Passes	76	15.76	8
Successful Passes	60/ 76	12.44	11
Pass Completion Rate	78.95%	N/A	38
Key Passes	4	0.83	58
Crosses	1	0.21	25
Successful Crosses	0/ 1	0.00	34
Cross Completion Rate	0.00%	N/A	34
Minutes Per Assist	434 min' / assist	N/A	N/A

Byron Palacios has assisted 1 goals in 13 matches so far in the Primera Categoría Serie A 2026 season. Looking into his passing aspect of the game, Palacios Velez passes the ball roughly 15.76 times during a game with a pass completion rate of 78.95%. He also plays 0.83 key passes each game which leads to significant scoring chances. Overall, Palacios Velez's xA (Expected Assists) output is 0.17 per 90 minutes. This stat puts him above 74 percent of the players in the Primera Categoría Serie A.

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Dribbles	7	1.45	69
Successful Dribbles	2	0.41	50
Dribble Success Rate	28.57%	N/A	24
Dispossesed	3	0.62	43
Offsides	1	0.21	74

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & Fouls	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow Cards	1	N/A	N/A
Red Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Total Cards	1	0.21	50
Minutes Per Booking	434 min' / card	N/A	73
Cards Over 0.5	1	8%	33
Fouls Committed	3	0.62	25
Fouled Against	5	1.04	59

Byron Palacios has received 1 yellow cards and 0 red cards in 13 matches so far in the Primera Categoría Serie A 2026 season. He commits 0.62 fouls per 90 minutes.

Defending Stats

Defending	Total	Per 90 or %	Percentile
Goals Conceded	5	1.04	29
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	87 min'	N/A	30
Clean Sheets	6	46%	88
Tackles	3	0.62	24
Interceptions	1	0.21	23
Ground Duels	31	6.43	35
Ground Duels Won	12	2.49	16
Aerial Duels Won	3	0.62	35
Dribbled Past	0	0.00	99
Clearances	3	0.62	30
Shots Blocked	2	0.41	78
Penalties Given Away	0	0.00	99

Penalty Stats

Penalties	This Season	Career
Penalty Conversion Rate	No Pens	100%
Penalties Taken	0	3
Penalties Scored	0	3
Penalties Missed	0	0

Byron Palacios has taken 3 penalty kicks so far in his career. Of these, Palacios Velez scored 3 pens while missing 0. The overall penalty conversion rate for Palacios Velez is 100%.

Copa Libertadores Stats for Byron Palacios

General	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Matches Played	2	N/A	0
Minutes	33	17 min' per appearance	0
Matches Started	0	N/A	0
Matches Subbed In	2	N/A	N/A
Matches Subbed Out	0	N/A	N/A

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Goals Scored	0	0	70
Goal Involvement	0	0	58
Goals at Home	0	0	81
Goals at Away	0	0	85
Expected Goals (xG)	0.00	0.00	18
Non-Penalty xG (npxG)	0.00	0.00	18
Penalties Scored	0	N/A	N/A
Hat-tricks	0	N/A	N/A
3 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
2 or More Goals	0	N/A	N/A
Minutes Per Goal	0 min' / goal	N/A	N/A

Shots Taken

Shots Data	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Shots Taken	0	0.00	18
Shots On Target	0/ 0	0.00	43
Shots Off Target	0/ 0	0.00	23
Hit The Woodwork	0 times	0.00	90
Shot Conversion Rate	0.00%	N/A	72
Shot Accuracy	0.00%	N/A	43
Shots Per Goal Scored	0.00	N/A	N/A

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Assists	0	0	79
Expected Assists (xA)	0.02	0.03	9
Passes	9	12.86	1
Successful Passes	8/ 9	11.43	9
Pass Completion Rate	88.89%	N/A	89
Key Passes	0	0.00	21
Crosses	0	0.00	32
Successful Crosses	0/ 0	0.00	51
Cross Completion Rate	0.00%	N/A	51
Minutes Per Assist	No Assists	N/A	N/A

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per 90 Minutes	Percentile
Dribbles	1	1.43	70
Successful Dribbles	1	1.43	91
Dribble Success Rate	100.00%	N/A	99
Dispossesed	0	0.00	99
Offsides	0	0.00	75

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & Fouls	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Red Cards	0	N/A	N/A
Total Cards	0	0	45
Minutes Per Booking	No Bookings	N/A	45
Cards Over 0.5	0	0%	45
Fouls Committed	2	2.86	99
Fouled Against	0	0.00	11

Defending Stats

Defending	Total	Per 90 or %	Percentile
Goals Conceded	0	0	99
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	0 min'	N/A	3
Clean Sheets	1	50%	84
Tackles	0	0.00	12
Interceptions	0	0.00	22
Ground Duels	4	5.71	26
Ground Duels Won	2	2.86	29
Aerial Duels Won	1	1.43	64
Dribbled Past	0	0.00	99
Clearances	1	1.43	49
Shots Blocked	0	0.00	54
Penalties Given Away	0	0.00	99

Penalty Stats

Penalties	This Season	Career
Penalty Conversion Rate	No Pens	100%
Penalties Taken	0	3
Penalties Scored	0	3
Penalties Missed	0	0

Supercopa de Ecuador Stats for Byron Palacios

General	Total	Per 90 Minutes
Matches Played	1	N/A
Minutes	35	35 min' per appearance

Goals and xG (Expected Goals)

Goals, xG, Shots	Total	Per 90 Minutes
Goals Scored	0	0
Goal Involvement	0	0
Goals at Home	0	0
Goals at Away	0	0
Minutes Per Goal	0 min' / goal	N/A

Assists, Passing, & Chance Creation Stats

Assists & Passing	Total	Per 90 Minutes
Assists	0	0
Minutes Per Assist	No Assists	N/A

Dribbling & Offside Stats

Dribbles & Offsides	Total	Per 90 Minutes
Dribbles	Not Recorded	N/A
Successful Dribbles	N/A	N/A
Dribble Success Rate	N/A	N/A
Offsides	N/A	N/A

Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Foul Stats

Cards & Fouls	Total	Per 90
Yellow Cards	0	N/A
Red Cards	0	N/A
Total Cards	0	0
Minutes Per Booking	No Bookings	N/A

Defending Stats

Defending	Total	Per 90 or %
Goals Conceded	0	0
Minutes Per Goal Conceded	0 min'	N/A
Clean Sheets	0	0%

Penalty Stats

Penalties	This Season	Career
Penalty Conversion Rate	No Pens	100%
Penalties Taken	0	3
Penalties Scored	0	3
Penalties Missed	0	0

Byron Palacios's Statistical Analysis

Byron Palacios is a Forward who has appeared in 13 matches this season in Primera Categoría Serie A, playing a total of 434 minutes. Byron Palacios scores an average of 1.04 goals for every 90 minutes that the player is on the pitch. This attacking performance currently places him at 2nd out of 285 for Primera Categoría Serie A Players who've played at least 3 matches.

This player scored a total of 5 goals so far in the season in the league, which places him at 1st in the CD Universidad Católica squad's Top Scorers list.