Cristhian Fabián Paredes Maciel (born 18 May 1998) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays for

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club

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Career

Sol de América

He was formed in the

Club Sol de América Club Sol de América is a Paraguayan sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in Barrio Obrero, Paraguay, and it was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for most of its first division games is located ...

academy. While he was in the Sub-17 category, Paredes was promoted to the First Division team by coach Daniel Garnero. He made his debut in the top category of Paraguayan soccer on January 23, 2016 with a 2–1 victory over

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, in the first week of the

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. He kept being a constant starter of the first team of

. He scored his first goal in

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on May 8, 2016, against

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, a match valid for the 20th week of

. He debuted internationally in an official match on August 10, 2016 in the

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against C.D. Jorge Wilstermann of Bolivia, in the Luis Alfonso Giagni Stadium in

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. The final score was a 1–1 tie.

Club América

On December 27, 2016 he was confirmed by

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for the 2017 Clausura Tournament of

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. He played his first match on February 14, 2017 against

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, with a 1–0 victory. He scored his first goal against

Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up o ...

in a 2–1 loss in the

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Portland Timbers

On 2 February 2018, Paredes was acquired by

on loan from Mexican side

. The move was made permanent on 6 February 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paredes, Cristhian 1998 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Club América footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan Primera División players People from Paraguarí Portland Timbers players Club Sol de América footballers People from Paraguarí Department