Luis Palma


Luis Enrique Palma Oseguera is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Celtic, and the Honduras national team.

Club career

Vida

Palma made his professional and Liga Nacional debut for Vida on 10 September 2017. He scored the third goal in an eventual 5–3 home victory against Honduras Progreso.
On 12 February 2019, Palma joined USL Championship side Real Monarchs on loan. He made his debut the following 9 March as a starter in a 1–1 draw against Sacramento Republic FC. On 27 July, Palma scored his first goal for Monarchs, the lone goal in a 3–1 away loss against San Antonio FC.

Aris

After being linked with Portuguese club Braga and Spanish club Levante, Palma signed with Greek club Aris on a four-and-a-half-year contract on 19 January 2022. He made his debut on the following 14 February in a 2–0 away loss to PAS Giannina in the league. He scored his first goal on 10 April in a 2–1 away victory against AEK Athens. He scored his second goal the following month, once again against AEK Athens, this time in a 3–2 home win.
On 21 July 2022, Palma made his European debut in the 2022–23 [UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round|qualifying rounds] of the UEFA Europa Conference League. He started in the first leg 5–1 home victory against Gomel in the second round. He scored one goal and assisted two more. Palma played a further 3 games in the Conference League until Aris was eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv.
On 8 November 2022, Palma scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–0 home win against Lamia 1964|Lamia].
In his second season at the club, Palma attracted interest from various teams, including Belgian and Scottish giants Anderlecht and Rangers, with the former having had a €3,000,000 bid rejected, while the demands of Aris were higher by one million. In April 2023, Honduran newspaper Diario Diez had reported that Palma was scouted by Manchester United at a Greek Super League match against Olympiacos, in which Palma scored once in a 2–1 win.

Celtic

On 30 August 2023, Palma signed with Scottish club Celtic on a five-year contract. He made his debut on 16 September against Dundee. He started against Feyenoord, making his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2–0 defeat. Palma scored against Atlético Madrid in a 2–2 draw at Celtic Park, becoming the second Honduran player to score in the Champions League.

Loan to Olympiacos

On 1 February 2025, Palma signed with Olympiacos on loan for the remainder of the season. He scored his only goal for Olympiacos on 26 February in a Greek Cup semifinal match against AEK Athens. The club ultimately chose not to exercise their Palma's buy option.

Loan to Lech Poznań

On 21 July 2025, Palma joined Polish club Lech Poznań on a season-long loan, with an option to make the move permanent.

International career

Palma has represented Honduras at under-17 and under-20 levels, appearing at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
On 7 March 2021, Palma was selected for the squad of the Honduras U-23 team to participate in the Olympic Qualifying Championship. He scored the winning goal in Honduras' 2–1 semifinal win over the United States, after capitalizing on a mistake from David Ochoa, thus ensuring qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan. Palma was later selected for the squad to participate in the Football at the [2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|football tournament] at the Olympic Games. Palma came off the bench in Honduras' opener, a 1–0 defeat to Romania. In the next group stage game, he would score in an eventual 3–2 win over New Zealand. He would come off the bench in the final group stage game, a 6–0 loss to South Korea.
He made his debut for the senior national team on 7 October 2021 in a 2022 [FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|World Cup qualifier] against Costa Rica, replacing Rigoberto Rivas in the second half. He scored his first senior goal on 12 September 2023. Palma converted from the penalty spot in a 4–0 win against Grenada in the CONCACAF Nations League group stages.

Career statistics

Club

International

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Palma goal.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 September 2023Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras3–04–02023–24 [CONCACAF Nations League A]
215 November 2024Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras1–02–02024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A
315 November 2024Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras2–02–02024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A
421 March 2025Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire, Bermuda2–25–32025 [CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification]
525 March 2025Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras2–02–02025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
624 June 2025PayPal Park, San Jose, United States2–12–12025 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

Real Monarchs
Celtic
Olympiacos
Individual