Leandro Paredes
Leandro Daniel Paredes (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈandɾo paˈɾeðes]; born 29 June 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Argentina national team. He was part of the squad that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Full name | Leandro Daniel Paredes[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 29 June 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Justo, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Roma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2010 | Boca Juniors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2015 | Boca Juniors | 28 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | → Chievo (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | → Roma (loan) | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Roma | 27 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Empoli (loan) | 33 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 43 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | 72 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Juventus (loan) | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Roma | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Argentina U17 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Argentina | 57 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 |
Club career
Boca Juniors
Paredes made his league debut for Boca Juniors in a 2–0 away defeat to Argentinos Juniors on 6 November 2010. On 29 January 2014, he joined Italian Serie A outfit Chievo Verona for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[3]
Roma
It was revealed that Roma agreed to sign Paredes from Boca Juniors on loan with a reported €4.5 million pre-set price, however Roma ran out of non-EU registration quota for international transfer. He was signed by Chievo instead.[4]
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On 19 July 2014, Paredes joined Roma in a temporary deal, with an option to buy outright from Boca Juniors.[5] On 27 September 2014, Paredes made his Roma debut, as a second-half substitute in the 2–0 win against Hellas Verona.[6] On 8 February 2015, Paredes scored his first Roma goal in the club's 2–1 victory against Cagliari.[7] In June 2015, Roma signed Paredes for €6.067 million.[8]
Zenit Saint Petersburg
On 1 July 2017, Zenit announced the signing of Paredes on a four-year contract. The fee was €23 million with a possible €4 million in add-ons.[9][10]
Paris Saint-Germain
On 29 January 2019, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Paredes on a four and-a-half year contract,[11] for an initial €40 million, potentially rising to €47 million.[12][13] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory against Pau in the Coupe de France on 29 January 2020, exactly a year after signing for PSG, while wearing the captain's armband.[14]
On 10 April 2021, Paredes scored his first Ligue 1 goal, a free-kick in a 4–1 win over Strasbourg.[15]
International career
On 19 May 2017, Paredes received his first senior call-up by newly appointed coach Jorge Sampaoli for Argentina's friendlies against Brazil and Singapore in June.[19] He made his senior international debut in the match against Singapore on 13 June, helping Argentina to a 6–0 away win, and also marked his debut by scoring his first international goal.[20]
In May 2018, he was named in Argentina’s preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia[21] but did not make the final 23.[22] On 21 May 2019, Paredes was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 23-man Argentina squad for the 2019 Copa América.[23] Following Argentina's third-place achievement, Paredes was listed among the "Best XI" team of the tournament.[24]
In June 2021, he was included in Lionel Scaloni's final Argentina 28-man squad for the 2021 Copa América.[25] In the semi-finals of the competition, Argentina played against Colombia and the match eventually went into a penalty-shootout during which Paredes successfully converted his spot-kick to help Argentina progress to the final.[26]
On 11 November 2022, Paredes was named to Argentina's final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[27] During Argentina's quarterfinal match against the Netherlands, Paredes fouled Nathan Aké and deliberately smashed the ball into the Dutch bench,[28] prompting a brawl. Paredes scored in the penalty-shootout against the Netherlands winning 4–3 for Argentina after the game was tied 2–2 (a.e.t). Paredes scored again in the penalty-shootout against France in the World Cup final. Winning the penalty-shootout 4–2, after the game was tied 3–3 (a.e.t).
Personal life
Paredes is of Paraguayan descent through his mother and speaks fluent Guaraní.[29] Paredes' cousin, Franco, is also a professional footballer.[30]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 October 2023[31]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Boca Juniors | 2010–11 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 22 | 4 | |||
2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
Total | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |||
Chievo (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Roma (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
Roma | 2016–17 | Serie A | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||||
Total | 37 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | — | 54 | 4 | ||||
Empoli (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie A | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 39 | 6 | ||||
2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 22 | 4 | |||||
Total | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | — | 61 | 10 | ||||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 72 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 3 | ||
Juventus (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 9] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
Roma | 2023–24 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 248 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 343 | 25 |
- Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia, Russian Cup, Coupe de France
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Trophée des Champions
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 13 October 2023[32]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Argentina | 2017 | 2 | 1 |
2018 | 7 | 0 | |
2019 | 15 | 2 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 13 | 1 | |
2022 | 10 | 0 | |
2023 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 57 | 5 |
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paredes goal.[32]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 June 2017 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
2 | 10 September 2019 | Alamodome, San Antonio, United States | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
3 | 13 October 2019 | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain | ![]() | 3–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
4 | 8 June 2021 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 19 June 2023 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Boca Juniors
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2018–19, 2019–20,[33] 2021–22,[34] 2022–23[35]
- Coupe de France: 2019–20,[36] 2020–21;[37] runner-up: 2018–19
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2019–20
- Trophée des Champions: 2019,[38] 2020,[39] 2022[40]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20
Argentina
Individual
- Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2019[43]
References
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External links

- Leandro Paredes at Soccerbase
- Leandro Paredes – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French