Agustín Palavecino

Agustín Palavecino (born 9 November 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Necaxa.^[2]

Agustín Palavecino

Palavecino with Necaxa in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Agustín Palavecino
Date of birth	(1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Florida, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Necaxa
Number	8
Youth career
2000–2015	Platense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Platense	17	(3)
2019–2021	Deportivo Cali	73	(18)
2021–2025	River Plate	136	(13)
2024–2025	→ Necaxa (loan)	39	(9)
2025–	Necaxa	0	(0)
2025	→ Pachuca (loan)	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:19, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Early career and Platense

Born in Florida in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Palavecino started playing in the indoor football section of Platense at the age of 4, and three years later he moved into the association football section of the aforementioned club, playing for the youth setup until his promotion to the senior team in 2015.^[3] He had his senior team debut on 11 March 2015, in a 0–0 draw with Barracas Central,^[4] and scored his first goal in a 2–1 win against Comunicaciones on 10 May 2015.^[5] Palavecino was instrumental in the club's promotion to Primera B Nacional by winning the 2017–18 Primera B Metropolitana championship.^[6]

Deportivo Cali

On 8 February 2019, Platense announced the transfer of Palavecino to Colombian club Deportivo Cali.^[6] He played his first match with the team on 24 February, entering as a substitute in the second half of Deportivo Cali's match against Independiente Medellín, which ended in a 1–1 draw.^[7]

River Plate

On 12 February 2021, Palavecino joined River Plate.^[8] He helped the club win the 2021^[9] and 2023^[10] Primera División.

Necaxa

On 25 June 2024, Palavecino joined Mexican club Necaxa on a one-year loan.^[11] On 14 July, he scored in his debut,^[12] in a 4–1 victory against Puebla.^[13] On 9 April 2025, the move became permanent after Necaxa acquired the player.

Personal life

Palavecino is the cousin of footballer Erik Lamela.^[14]

Career statistics

As of 2 April 2025^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental[a]		Other[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Platense	2015	Primera B Metropolitana	24	2	—		—		—		24	2
	2016		13	1	—		—		—		13	1
	2016–17		19	0	—		—		—		19	0
	2017–18		31	2	—		—		—		31	2
	2018–19		14	3	3	0	—		—		17	3
	Total		101	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	104	8
Deportivo Cali	2019	Categoría Primera A	38	4	6	0	2	0	—		46	4
	2020		19	10	—		6	3	—		25	13
	2021		3	2	—		—		—		3	2
	Total		60	16	6	0	8	3	0	0	77	16
River Plate	2021	Primera División	34	5	2	0	7	0	2	0	45	5
	2022		36	3	4	2	6	1	—		46	6
	2023		28	2	2	0	7	0	—		37	2
	2024		6	0	1	0	5	0	—		12	0
	Total		104	10	9	2	25	1	2	0	140	13
Necaxa (loan)	2024–25	Liga MX	30	6	—		3	1	—		33	7
Career total			295	40	18	2	36	5	2	0	354	44

1. Includes appearances in Copa Sudamericana, Copa Libertadores. and Leagues Cup.
2. Includes appearances in Supercopa Argentina and Trofeo de Campeones.

Honors

Platense

• Primera B: 2017–18

Deportivo Cali

• Copa Colombia Runners-up: 2019

River Plate

• Argentine Primera División: 2021, 2023
• Supercopa Argentina: 2019, 2023
• Trofeo de Campeones: 2021, 2023