Sergi Palencia

• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Champion (2024) 

• MLS Western Conference champion (2023) 

• scored his first goal for LAFC on 4/12/25 vs. San Jose 

• has made 130 appearances for LAFC in all competitions, incl. 83 in MLS regular season and 12 in MLS Cup Playoffs 

• selected to MLS Best XI for Matchday 8 on 4/14/25 

• 2023 MLS Cup Runner-Up 

• 2023 Concacaf Champions League Runner-Up 

• 2024 Leagues Cup Runner-Up 

• debuted with Spain’s U-21 National Team (2018) 

• two international caps for Spain’s U-21 Team 

• multiple MLS Team of the Matchday honoree

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2025 (LAFC) 

• one of LAFC’s leaders in matches played (49), starts (47) and minutes played (4,090) across all competitions 

• led LAFC non-goalkeepers in minutes played in MLS regular season (2,811), appearing in 33 MLS regular-season games (32 starts) 

• first LAFC goal 4/12/25 was also his first career goal in a top professional division  

• registered four regular-season assists (tied for 4th-most on team), his second consecutive season with four regular-season assists  

• started all three MLS Cup Playoff matches, logging 235 minutes 

• started all six Concacaf Champions Cup matches, playing all but three minutes during the team’s run to the quarterfinals 

• played every minute of LAFC’s FIFA Club World Cup campaign including 30 minutes of overtime against Club América in the competition’s Play-In match 

• started two of three Leagues Cup matches, logging 207 minutes

2024 (LAFC)  

• appeared in 30 MLS regular-season matches (26 starts) with 2,294 minutes played  

• posted four assists and seven shots in MLS play (two on target)  

• named to the MLS Team of the Matchday (Week 21) 

• top-ranked in MLS for total tackles (85) 

• recorded 29 total blocks (nine shots and 20 passes) and intercepted 29 passes in MLS play 

• started in all five appearances of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, including 90 minutes in the Final, anchoring LAFC to first Open Cup tournament win   

• helped backline hold opponents to four goals scored in the tournament  

• started all seven appearances in Leagues Cup, recording 588 minutes played and two shots 

• started all four postseason matches, logging 472 minutes played  

• made his 50th career MLS appearance on 10/19/24

2023 (LAFC)  

• made 20 MLS regular-season appearances (14 starts) and registered two assists in 1,258 minutes played 

• named to MLS Team of the Matchday twice (Week 7 and 33)  

• made MLS and LAFC debut and registered his first start in 4-0 win vs. NE on 3/12/23 

• made 35 appearances (17 starts) across all competitions including six Concacaf Champions League appearances, three Leagues Cup appearances and one Campeones Cup appearance 

• made Concacaf Champions League debut replacing Diego Palacios in 76th minute during first-leg 3-0 win @ Alajuelense on 3/10/23

2022 (Saint Etienne – Ligue 2) 

• started 7-of-9 matches with 608 minutes played 

• tallied one assist with two shots  

• won 22 contested tackles and intercepted five passes

2020-22 (CD Leganes – Segunda Division) 

• loaned to Leganes for two seasons 

• started 61-of-71 matches with 5,606 minutes played, recording one assist and 15 total shots

2019-20 (Saint Etienne – Ligue 1) 

• started all six appearances with 468 minutes played 

• posted 26 tackles and six blocked shots

2018 (Girondins Bordeaux – Ligue 1) 

• started 22-of-25 appearances with 1,986 minutes played (31 appearances across all competitions) 

• tallied three assists, 7 total shots, 124 tackles (46 in defensive third) 

• made first division debut vs. Toulouse on 8/18/18

2015-18 (Barcelona B) 

• appeared in 103 matches, posting two goals and eight assists  

• won U-19 UEFA Youth League Championship in 2013-14

PERSONAL 

• was a teammate of Denis Bouanga at AS Saint Etienne 

• product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia Youth Academy

SOCIAL MEDIA 

Instagram: @sergipalencia 
X: @Sergipalencia96