# Cristian Palomeque

Cristian Andres Palomeque Valoyes (born 2 April 1994) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso club Juticalpa F.C.

## Club career
### Alianza Petrolera
#### 2012

Palomeque joined Alianza Petrolera on loan from Atlético Nacional, and made his debut on 20 October as a starter, scoring a goal in a 2–1 victory against Universitario Popayán for the 2012 Categoría Primera B. He made his second season appearance against América de Cali, netting a double in a 4–1 triumph at the Pascual Guerrero just nine days later. On 4 November, he scored against Atlético Bucaramanga in a 1–0 victory. Palomeque would score against Bucaramanga once more, this time in a 2–0 home win. In a decisive match against Deportivo Rionegro, Palomeque scored the second goal in a 3–1 victory, thus allowing Petrolera to dispute the promotion play-off against América de Cali.
Despite having only played a handful of games, Palomeque's goal scoring abilities became an important factor for Petrolera as they reached their most important moment in history. In the first leg of the final, Palomeque netted what would be his most vital goal yet, helping Petrolera top América 2–1. Him along with his team, failed to find the net in the second leg, with América eventually tying up the series at 2-2. However, he still managed to score in the penalty shoot-out which Petrolera remarkably won 4–3, therefore being promoted.

#### 2013

After taking part in the Colombian team that won the 2013 South American Youth Championship, Palomeque made his first appearance in the Categoría Primera A against Atlético Nacional. On 20 April, Palomeque scored his first top division goal from a free kick in a 2–2 draw against Deportivo Cali. He successfully converted a goal from the penalty spot on 12 May against Cúcuta Deportivo. Petrolera, however, lost the match 2–3. Against Atlético Huila, Palomeque scored the sole goal in a 1–0 victory.

#### Once Caldas

On 24 January 2014, Palomeque joined Once Caldas on loan from Atlético Nacional. He scored his first goal for the club in the 93rd minute in a 1–1 draw against Boyacá Chicó. His only other goal with Once Caldas was also scored against Boyacá Chicó in a 4–1 victory at the Estadio Palogrande.

#### San Antonio Scorpions

On 18 February 2015, he joined NASL club San Antonio Scorpions on loan. He scored the first goal in a preseason friendly against MLS side FC Dallas, that resulted in a 2–1 victory for his club.

#### Jaguares de Cordoba

After a short unsuccessful spell in the United States, Palomeque joined Jaguares de Córdoba for the second half of the 2015 Torneo Finalización. During his tenure at Jaguares, he only scored 2 goals in a 4–3 defeat against La Equidad.

#### Colón

On 7 January 2016, he joined Argentine Primera División club Colón on loan from Atlético Nacional.

#### Real Cartagena

Palomeque joined Real Cartagena on loan, on 6 January 2017.

### Later career

In late 2017, Palomeque joined Alianza Petrolera for the upcoming season. On December 10, 2018, Palomeque joined La Equidad. In January 2020, Alianza Petrolera announced his return for a third spell.
On 14 January 2021, Palomeque joined Ecuadorian Serie A club Mushuc Runa. After a year without a club, on 5 February 2023, he joined Honduran Second Division club Juticalpa. His team reached the promotion final against Génesis and lost it in a penalty shootout 10–9, after a 2–2 draw. Palomeque hit the crossbar on his first attempt and had his second attempt saved by the keeper.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 8 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Alianza Petrolera (loan) | 2012 | Categoría Primera B | 17 | 7 | | | — | — | 17 | 7 |
| Alianza Petrolera (loan) | 2013 | Categoría Primera A | 28 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 5 |
| Alianza Petrolera (loan) | Total | Total | 45 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 12 |
| Once Caldas (loan) | 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 |
| San Antonio Scorpions (loan) | 2015 | North American Soccer League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Jaguares de Córdoba (loan) | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 |
| Colón (loan) | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Real Cartagena (loan) | 2017 | Categoría Primera B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Alianza Petrolera | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| La Equidad | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Alianza Petrolera | 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Mushuc Runa | 2021 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Juticalpa | 2023 | Honduran Second Division | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 146 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 174 | 22 |
* ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ No statistics available for the Honduran Second Division

## Honours
### Club
#### Alianza Petrolera

* Categoría Primera B: 2012

### Colombia

* South American Youth Championship: 2013