Jairo Palomino
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jairo Fabián Palomino Sierra | ||
| Date of birth | August 2, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Nechí, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Envigado Fútbol Club | 39 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Atlético Nacional | 96 | (13) |
| 2011–2013 | Al-Ahli | 37 | (2) |
| 2013-2014 | → Atlético Nacional (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2014 | Al Ahli | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Colombia U-20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2009 | Colombia | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Jairo Fabián Palomino Sierra is a Colombian football defensive midfielder that can also play left back and center back. He currently plays for Atletico Nacional
Club career
Atlético Nacional
2011
Palomino played 16 matches and scored a single goal, also Atlético Nacional won the 2011 Categoría Primera A season Torneo Apertura.
Al-Ahli
2011-12
Palomino moved to Al-Ahli club for 4m USD in 2011. in the 2011–12 Saudi Professional League Al-Ahli were runner-up and Palomino played 17 matches and scored a single goal. in the 2012 King Cup of Champions Palomino played semi-final against Al-Hilal and he saved lots of dangerous balls and he showed his abilities as a great Defender when they defeated Al-Hilal and thus his team qualified to the final and won the cup. Palomino helped Al-Ahli team in the 2012 AFC Champions League and it were runner-up.
2012-13
in the 2012–13 Saudi Professional League Palomino played 19 matches and scored a single goal. in the 2013 AFC Champions League Palomino and Al-Ahli Qualify to Quarter-finals. in 2013, After the end of the season Palomino announced his leaving Al-Ahli club because he is thinking going to 2014 FIFA World Cup with national team Colombia.
International career
Palomino played for the Colombian U-20 national team (2007) as well as the Colombia national football team. On club level he played for Atlético Nacional in the Copa Mustang. He scored the 2nd goal at the 2007 South American Youth Championship against Venezuela.
International goals
U-20
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 14, 2007 | Paraguay, Ciudad del Este |  Venezuela | 2-1 | Won | 2007 South American Youth Championship |
Club career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Crown Prince Cup | King Cup | ACL | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ahli | 2011–12 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 11 |
| 2012–13 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 13 | |
Honours
Club
With - Atlético Nacional
- Fútbol Profesional Colombiano: Apertura 2011.
With - Al-Ahli
- King Cup of Champions: 2012.
- Saudi Professional League: Runner-up;2011-12.
- AFC Champions League: Runner-up;2012.
External links
- Jairo Palomino at footballzz.co.uk