Leandro Daniel Paredes (; born 29 June 1994) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Roma and the Argentina national team. He was part of the Argentina squad that won the

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Club career

Boca Juniors

Paredes made his league debut for

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in a 2–0 away defeat to

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on 6 November 2010. On 29 January 2014, he joined Italian

outfit Chievo Verona for the rest of the 2013–14 season.

Roma

It was revealed that Roma agreed to sign Paredes from

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. On 19 July 2014, Paredes joined Roma in a temporary deal, with an option to buy outright from Boca Juniors. On 27 September 2014, Paredes made his Roma debut, as a second-half substitute in the 2–0 win against

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. On 8 February 2015, Paredes scored his first Roma goal in the club's 2–1 victory against

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. In June 2015, Roma signed Paredes for €6.067 million.

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.

Paris Saint-Germain

On 29 January 2019,

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announced the signing of Paredes on a four-and-a-half-year contract, for an initial €40 million, potentially rising to €47 million. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory against Pau in the

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on 29 January 2020, exactly a year after signing for PSG, while wearing the

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's armband. On 10 April 2021, Paredes scored his first

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goal, a free-kick in a 4–1 win over

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Loan to Juventus

On 31 August 2022, Paredes joined Serie A club

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on a season-long loan with an option to buy.

Return to Roma

On 16 August 2023, Paredes returned to Serie A club Roma, signing a contract until 30 June 2025. A transfer fee in the region of €4 million was reported.

International career

On 19 May 2017, Paredes received his first senior call-up by newly appointed coach Jorge Sampaoli for

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's friendlies against

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and

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in June. 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. In May 2018, he was named in Argentina's preliminary 35-man squad for the

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in Russia but did not make the final 23. On 21 May 2019, Paredes was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 23-man Argentina squad for the 2019 Copa América. Following Argentina's third-place achievement, Paredes was listed among the "Best XI" team of the tournament. In June 2021, he was included in Lionel Scaloni's final Argentina 28-man squad for the

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. In the semi-finals of the competition, Argentina played against

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and the match eventually went into a penalty-shootout during which Paredes successfully converted his spot-kick to help Argentina progress to the

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. On 11 November 2022, Paredes was named to Argentina's final 26-man squad for the

. During Argentina's quarterfinal match against the

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, Paredes fouled Nathan Aké and deliberately smashed the ball into the Dutch bench, 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 the penultimate penalty in the shootout against France in the World Cup final, winning the penalty-shootout 4–2, after the game was tied 3–3 (a.e.t). In June 2024, Paredes was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 26-man Argentina squad for the 2024 Copa América.

Personal life

Paredes is of

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an descent through his mother and speaks fluent Guaraní. His cousin Franco is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paredes goal.''

Honours

Boca Juniors *

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: Apertura 2011 *

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: 2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain *

: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23 *

: 2019–20, 2020–21 *

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: 2019–20 *

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runner-up: 2019–20 Argentina *

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Individual *

Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

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