Andy Najar vs Wilson Palacios
Honduras against Honduras. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Andy Najar
Honduras · 2014–25 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 80
- Rank in Honduras
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 53 · 5 goals
- Clubs
- D.C. United, C.D. Olimpia, Nashville SC
Eleven days after his seventeenth birthday he made his D.C. United debut, and that season ended with him voted MLS Rookie of the Year; four years later he opened the scoring against Arsenal in Brussels before two Arsenal goals in the last two minutes took the game away. Three Belgian league titles with Anderlecht, two Super Cups, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, 65 caps for Honduras and the 2025 U.S. Open Cup with Nashville. Career record: 53 caps and 5 goals for Honduras; club career at D.C. United, C.D. Olimpia, Nashville SC.
Wilson Palacios
Honduras · 2009–10 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Honduras
- #3 of 33
- Caps
- 97 · 6 goals
- Clubs
- C.D. Olimpia, Tottenham Hotspur, Stoke City
South Africa 2010 put three Palacios brothers in one Honduras squad, Wilson alongside Jerry and Johnny, the first set of three brothers a single nation had named at a World Cup. Five Liga Nacional titles with Olimpia sit at the top of his record, followed by the £12 million Tottenham paid Wigan for him in January 2009, then a fee no Central American had commanded, and 97 caps across two World Cups. Career record: 97 caps and 6 goals for Honduras; club career at C.D. Olimpia, Tottenham Hotspur, Stoke City.
The verdict
The almanac puts Wilson Palacios ahead by 4 rating points, 84 against 80.
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