| Luis Palma | |
| Fullname: | Luis Enrique Palma Oseguera [1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 January 2000 |
| Birth Place: | La Ceiba, Honduras |
| Height: | 1.78 m[2] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Celtic |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vida |
| Years1: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Vida |
| Caps1: | 70 |
| Goals1: | 23 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Real Monarchs (loan) |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Aris |
| Caps3: | 41 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Celtic |
| Caps4: | 29 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Honduras U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Honduras U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Honduras U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam4: | Honduras |
| Nationalcaps4: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 4 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 10 June 2024 |
Luis Enrique Palma Oseguera (born 17 January 2000) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Celtic and the Honduras national team.
Palma made his professional and Liga Nacional debut for Vida on 10 September 2017. He scored the third goal in an eventual 5–3 home victory against Honduras Progreso.[3]
On 12 February 2019, Palma joined USL Championship side Real Monarchs on loan.[4] He made his debut the following 9 March as a starter in a 1–1 draw against Sacramento Republic FC.[5] On 27 July, Palma scored his first goal for Monarchs, the lone goal in a 3–1 away loss against San Antonio FC.[6]
After being linked with Portuguese club Braga and Spanish club Levante, Palma signed with Greek club Aris on a four-and-a-half-year contract on 19 January 2022.[7] [8] He made his debut on the following 14 February in a 2–0 away loss to PAS Giannina in the league.[9] He scored his first goal on 10 April in a 2–1 away victory against AEK Athens. He scored his second goal the following month, once again against AEK Athens, this time in a 3–2 home win.[10] [11]
On 21 July 2022, Palma made his European debut in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Europa Conference League. He started in the first leg 5–1 home victory against Gomel in the second round. He scored one goal and assisted two more.[12] Palma played a further 3 games in the Conference League until Aris was eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv.[13]
On 8 November 2022, Palma scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 home win against Lamia.[14]
In his second season at the club, Palma attracted interest from various teams, including Belgian and Scottish giants Anderlecht and Rangers, with the former having had a €3,000,000 bid rejected, while the demands of Aris were higher by one million.[15] In April 2023, Honduran newspaper Diario Diez had reported that Palma was scouted by Manchester United at a Greek Super League match against Olympiacos, in which Palma scored once in a 2–1 win.[16]
On 30 August 2023, Palma signed with Scottish club Celtic on a five-year contract. He made his debut on 16 September against Dundee. He started against Feyenoord making his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2–0 defeat. Palma scored against Atlético Madrid in a 2–2 draw at Celtic Park becoming the second Honduran player to score in the Champions League.
Palma has represented Honduras at under-17 and under-20 levels, appearing at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
On 7 March 2021, Palma was selected for the squad of the Honduras U-23 team to participate in the Olympic Qualifying Championship.[17] He scored the winning goal in Honduras' 2–1 semifinal win over the United States, after capitalizing on a mistake from David Ochoa, thus ensuring qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan.[18] Palma was later selected for the squad to participate in the football tournament at the Olympic Games.[19] Palma came off the bench in Honduras' opener, a 1–0 defeat to Romania. In the next group stage game, he would score in an eventual 3–2 win over New Zealand. He would come off the bench in the final group stage game, a 6–0 loss to South Korea.[20]
He made his debut for the senior national team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica, replacing Rigoberto Rivas in the second half.[21] He scored his first senior goal on 12 September 2023. Palma converted from the penalty spot in a 4–0 win against Grenada in the CONCACAF Nations League group stages.[22]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vida | 2017–18 | Liga Nacional | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 13 | — | — | — | 26 | 13 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 70 | 23 | — | — | — | 70 | 23 | ||||||
| Real Monarchs (loan) | 2019 | USL Championship | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Aris | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 36 | 13 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 52 | 17 | ||||
| Celtic | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 36 | 10 | ||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 153 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 173 | 51 | |||
| Honduras | 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
| align=center | 1 | 12 September 2023 | Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | align=center | 3–0 | align=center | 4–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
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