TALENT
Juan Sebastian
Palma
A strong, aggressive, two-footed, ball-playing central defender who represented Colombia at youth level, played in the Colombian top flight and is now a leading star in the USL Championship.
A composed ball-playing defender
Juan Sebastian Palma represented Colombia at the U20 World Cup in 2019 and won the Central American and Caribbean Games in 2018 with the U21 national team. He played 5 seasons with important Colombian top flight club Once Caldas before completing a move to the USL Championship where he is a dominant, left-sided central defender for Charleston Battery.
2024 Key Stats
- 7
- Games
- 4
- Starts
- 391
- Minutes
- 0
- Goals
Sebastian has an incredible pedigree as a player and has had top performances at the youth international level, he is a strong leader and tough defender. He’s eager to defend, loves to be aggressive, has pace and is powerful in his actions.”
- Head Coach, Ben Pirmann, Charleston Battery
2019 U20 World Cup
Palma was the starting central defender for Colombia at the U20 World Cup. Colombia were ultimately eliminated in the quarterfinal against Ukraine with Palma playing the full 90 minutes.