Inna Palacios
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File:Inna Palacios 2022.png Palacios with the Philippines women's national football team in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Inna Kristianne Beza Palacios | ||
| Date of birth | February 8, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Manila, Philippines | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kaya-Iloilo | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Colegio San Agustin – Makati | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | De La Salle University | (1) | |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Kaya-Iloilo | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Philippines U19 | ||
| 2012–2025 | Philippines | 52 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:05; 10 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
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Inna Kristianne Beza Palacios[1] (born February 8, 1994) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for PFF Women's League club Kaya-Iloilo. She also played for the Philippines women's national team.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Inna Palacios was born on February 8, 1994,[2] in Manila, Philippines. She started playing football at age 4.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Youth
[edit | edit source]Palacios attended Colegio San Agustin – Makati and won at least 5 MVP awards and some tournaments with her school's football team.[1] She started playing for her school's team at grade 4.[3] Before playing as a goalkeeper, she tried playing as a forward, winger and a defender.[1]
Collegiate
[edit | edit source]Palacios decided to study at De La Salle University and play for their varsity team. She was scouted by La Salle coach, Hans Smit, during her stint with the national team in 2012. She was also scouted by the coaches of the Ateneo de Manila University and University of the Philippines.[3]
In her rookie year with De La Salle, Palacios dealt with several issues that led her to almost quit football: the death of her grandmother while she was away from the country while playing for the Philippine national team and recovering from a recurring injury. Smit allowed Palacios to recover physically and emotionally and was able to regain her form.[4] Inna Palacios established herself as the first-choice goalkeeper of her varsity team[3] and was able to receive the best goalkeeper award at UAAP Season 75 and UAAP Season 77 which ended in 2013 and 2015 respectively.[5][6] She scored a goal in her final game for De La Salle.[7]
Club
[edit | edit source]By 2022, Palacios has been with Kaya-Iloilo, helping the club win the SingaCup in Singapore.[8]
International
[edit | edit source]In 2007, at age 13, Palacios was called up to play for the Philippine under-16 national team. She was later called up to join the senior national team as part of the reserves that played in a friendly tournament in Hong Kong and also participated in the 2012 AFF Women's Championship.[4] She also played for the under-19 national team at the 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification.[3]
Palacios is a consistent member of the senior national team. She helped the Philippines qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup ,which included a crucial 1–1 draw with Bahrain, but did not feature in any match in the continental tournament itself because Rabah Benlarbi, who was hired to lead the national team for just the tournament, preferred to field a newcomer instead. She played again for the national team in the 2020 Summer Olympics Asian qualifiers, where the Philippines managed to progress from the first round.[4]
In 2025, after 18 years with the national team, before the 2025 SEA Games gold medal match, Palacios announced that she would be retiring from the national team. The Philippines went on to win their first ever gold medal in football.[9][10]
Honors
[edit | edit source]International
[edit | edit source]Philippines
[edit | edit source]- Southeast Asian Games first place: 2025
- Southeast Asian Games third place: 2021
- ASEAN Women's Championship: 2022
Club
[edit | edit source]Kaya–Iloilo
[edit | edit source]References
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Manila
- Filipino women's footballers
- 21st-century Filipino sportswomen
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- De La Salle University alumni
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines women's footballers
- Philippines women's international footballers
- Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
- SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
- SEA Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
- Kaya F.C.–Iloilo (women) players
- Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games footballers for the Philippines
- SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- Competitors at the 2025 SEA Games