PALMA Luis

Date of Birth: 17 Jan 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: LA CEIBA

Birth Country:

Honduras

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Men HON Honduras	14

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Men's Group B #04 HON Honduras 0 ROU Romania 1	Finished
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Men's Group B #11 NZL New Zealand 2 HON Honduras 3	Finished
	International Stadium Yokohama	Men's Group B #20 KOR Republic of Korea 6 HON Honduras 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
24	U20	2019	Poland

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	U17	2017	India

Languages spoken:

Vida [Honduras]

Fernando Mira [club], POR; Miguel Falero [national], URU

Position style:

Forward (fenafuth.org.hn, 19 Mar 2021)

He sustained a sprained ankle in 2019 that kept him out of competition for two months. (diez.hn, 04 Apr 2021)

National league:

Liga Nacional [HON] (jfa.jp, 10 Jul 2021)

He first played football as a child in La Ceiba, Honduras. (diez.hn, 04 Apr 2021)

He was inspired to take up the sport seriously by coach Francisco Pavon. "He asked me what I wanted from football. I said I wanted to have fun and play as I didn't see football as something serious. Then he asked me, 'What if, instead of selling vegetables on a truck, you gave your parents a supermarket where they could sell them all?' That question was a turning point in my life. Since then I began seeing football as more than just a hobby." (diez.hn, 04 Apr 2021)

To play professional football in the Mexican LigaMX, or in Europe. (diez.hn, 22 Dec 2021)

Coach Francisco Pavon. (diez.hn, 04 Apr 2021)

He was named in the Best XI for the 2021 Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football [CONCACAF] Olympic Qualifying tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico. (futbolcentroamerica.com, 31 Mar 2021)

General Interest

General
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
He was part of the Honduras squad at the 2019 U20 World Cup in Poland and was an unused substitute in the 12-0 loss to Norway, in which Erling Haaland scored nine goals. He said the defeat inspired him to improve as a player. "It will be complex to heal that wound and we will remain in history for it. It's difficult to make sense of what happened, at a time when nobody knew who Haaland was, but he worked hard to be what he is now. The truth is that game made me mature and improve, it was a teaching moment for me to do better. I will never forget it as it served as impetus to grow as a footballer and person." (diez.hn, 04 Apr 2021)

CLUB HISTORY
He joined Honduran club CDS Vida in 2016 and made his first team debut in September 2017. In 2019 he was loaned to Real Monarchs in the US United Soccer League Championship for one year, before returning to Vida. (diez.hn, 04 Apr 2021; transfermarkt.com, 01 Jan 2019)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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