Juan Palma
{{short description|Colombian footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2019}}
{{family name hatnote|Palma|Micolta|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Juan Palma
| image =
| fullname = Juan Sebastián Palma Micolta{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Colombia |publisher=FIFA |page=2 |date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=6 February 2020}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|07|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Puerto Carreño, Colombia
| height = 1.89 m
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2018–2022
| clubs1 = Once Caldas
| caps1 = 22
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023–2024
| clubs2 = Charleston Battery
| caps2 = 28
| goals2 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam1 = Colombia U20
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = 17:01, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 18:44, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
}}
Juan Sebastián Palma Micolta (born 18 July 1999) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a defender.
On 27 December 2022, Palma signed with Charleston Battery in the USL Championship, the American second division.
Career
=Charleston Battery=
Palma was signed by the Battery on 27 December 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.charlestonbattery.com/news/2022/12/27/battery-sign-former-colombia-youth-international-juan-sebastian-palma/ | title=Battery sign former Colombia youth international Juan Sebastián Palma }} Palma's first season in Charleston developed into a highly successful one as the Colombian continued to improve as the year went on. The center-back turned into a regular starter in the Battery's run to the USL Championship Final, forming a formidable partnership with Leland Archer in the center of the defense.{{cite web | url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/minor_leagues/batterys-juan-sebasti-n-palma-makes-quick-transition-from-colombia-to-lowcountry/article_f9dbf0a0-57e2-11ee-a08d-c7a9ae5ef21f.html | title=Battery's Juan Sebastián Palma makes quick transition from Colombia to Lowcountry | date=23 September 2023 }}
In his first season in the United States, Palma recorded 95 clearances, 14 blocks, 27 interceptions, 87 duels won and one goal across 25 matches in league play (regular season and playoffs). He additionally featured in the Battery's three 2023 U.S. Open Cup matches. Palma was honored with a selection to the Week 20 USLC Team of the Week.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|10 February 2021.}}{{Soccerway|juan-sebastian-palma-micolta/535123|accessdate=11 January 2019}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
| rowspan="4"|Once Caldas
|2018 |rowspan="4"|Categoría Primera A |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
;Notes
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Honours
References
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Category:Colombian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Once Caldas footballers
Category:Categoría Primera A players
Category:Colombia men's under-20 international footballers
Category:21st-century Colombian sportsmen
Category:Charleston Battery players
Category:Colombian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
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