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 Juventus, on loan from Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, and the Argentina national team.
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Full name | Leandro Daniel Paredes[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Justo, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Juventus (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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– | Paris Saint-Germain | 72 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | → Juventus (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Argentina U17 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Argentina | 46 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2022 |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
On 31 August 2022, Paredes joined Serie A club Juventus on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy.[16]
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.[17] 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.[18]
In May 2018, he was named in Argentina’s preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia[19] but did not make the final 23.[20] On 21 May 2019, Paredes was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 23-man Argentina squad for the 2019 Copa América.[21] Following Argentina's third-place achievement, Paredes was listed among the "Best XI" team of the tournament.[22]
In June 2021, he was included in Lionel Scaloni's final Argentina 28-man squad for the 2021 Copa América.[23] 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.[24]
Paredes is of Paraguayan descent through his mother.[25] On 2 September 2020, it was reported that Paredes, along with PSG teammates Neymar and Ángel Di María, tested positive for COVID-19. The French sports newspaper L'Équipe said that the three players reportedly went on vacation in Ibiza. As a result, they quarantined for one week, and the rest of the players and working staff took coronavirus tests within the same week.[26][27]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
Empoli (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie A | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
Roma | 2016–17 | Serie A | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 41 | 3 | ||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 39 | 6 | ||
2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 72 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 3 | ||
Juventus (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Career total | 223 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 310 | 24 |
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 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 46 | 4 |
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 | |
3 | 13 October 2019 | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain | ![]() | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
4 | 8 June 2021 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Boca Juniors
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Paris Saint-Germain
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