Jairo Palomino Explained

Jairo Palomino
Fullname:Jairo Fabián Palomino Sierra
Birth Date:2 August 1988
Birth Place:Nechí, Colombia
Currentclub:Unión Magdalena
Clubnumber:3
Position:Defensive midfielder / Centre back
Years1:2006–2008
Years2:2008–2011
Years3:2011–2013
Years4:2013–2014
Years5:2014
Years6:2015
Years7:2016
Years8:2016–2017
Years9:2018
Years10:2019–2021
Years11:2021–
Clubs2:Atlético Nacional
Clubs3:Al-Ahli
Clubs4:Atlético Nacional (loan)
Clubs5:Al Ahli
Clubs8:Tucumán
Clubs9:Deportivo Pereira
Clubs10:Envigado
Caps1:39
Caps2:96
Caps3:37
Caps4:10
Caps5:2
Caps6:15
Caps7:15
Caps8:9
Caps9:27
Caps10:40
Caps11:66
Goals1:1
Goals2:13
Goals3:2
Goals4:1
Goals5:0
Goals6:1
Goals7:1
Goals8:0
Goals9:7
Goals10:7
Goals11:4
Nationalyears1:2007
Nationalteam1:Colombia U-20
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2009
Nationalteam2:Colombia
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

Jairo Fabián Palomino Sierra (born August 2, 1988) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre back for Unión Magdalena .

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 many 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.

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 second goal at the 2007 South American Youth Championship against Venezuela.

International goals

U-20

Club career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCrown Prince CupKing CupACLOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Ahli2011–1217101031100303411
2012–1319120407130352
2014–15300000000030
Total3923071171607213

Honours

Club

With - Atlético Nacional

Apertura 2011.

With - Al-Ahli

2012.

Runner-up;2011-12.

Runner-up;2012.With - Unión Madgalena