They finished 9th in the league, but due to a last-minute point deduction from Chania, they moved up to 7th place, thereby avoiding relegation.
[10] In August 2017, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in a qualifying round match against Sarajevo, when she came on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Elena Dimitrijević.
[11] PAOK qualified for the knockout phase, where Palama started both games as they lost 8–0 on aggregate to Sparta Praha.
[19] In 2023/24, she scored 4 goals in 26 total appearances as her club finished 3rd in the league and reached the final of the Hungarian Cup.
[20][21] Maria Palama made her debut for the Greek U17 team on 6 October 2016 against Montenegro in the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification.
[4] She made her debut for the Greek U19 team on 12 September 2017 against Poland in the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification.
[4] She made her senior debut for Greece on 17 September 2021 against France in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.