| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steve Cisneros Palacios[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 20, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | San Clemente, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | United FC | ||
| 2010 | Chivas USA | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Cal Poly Mustangs | 66 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Orange County Blue Star | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Ventura County Fusion | 19 | (2) |
| 2016 | Portland Timbers 2 | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 29 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steve Cisneros Palacios (born May 20, 1993) is an American retired soccer player who played as a midfielder. A native of San Clemente, California, he played on the varsity team at San Clemente High School. As a senior, Palacios helped the Tritons to the first CIF Southern Section championship in team history and was named the All-Orange County Player of the Year by the Orange County Register. He played college soccer at Cal Poly, appearing in 66 games over four years with the Mustangs.
While in college, Palacios played summer seasons with Orange County Blue Star and Ventura County Fusion. In 2014, his second season with the Fusion, he helped the team finish as winners of the Premier Development League's Southwest Division. After spending the 2015 season as a practice player for LA Galaxy II, Palacios signed with United Soccer League club Portland Timbers 2 in 2016. He made two appearances in his lone season as a professional before ending his career.
After retiring from professional soccer, Palacios enlisted in the United States Army. He was part of the Army team at the 2019 Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship and scored the winning goal in the championship match. Palacios then competed at the 2019 Military World Games as part of the United States Armed Forces team.
- ^ MC2 Ian Carver (April 23, 2019). "Army ends Air Force reign over AFS men's soccer tournament" (Press release). Naval Station Everett: United States Department of Defense. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
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