Alfredo Pedraza Arias (born 20 December 2000) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Ninh Binh.

Club career

Pedraza was born in

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, and was an

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

youth graduate. On 7 August 2019, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to

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side

CF La Nucía Club de Fútbol La Nucía is a Spanish football team based in La Nucía, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1995, it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Camilo Cano'', which has a capacity of 3,000 spectators. Team colo ...

for the season. Pedraza made his senior debut on 25 August 2019, starting in a 1–0 home win against

UE Cornellà Unió Esportiva Cornellà, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S. A. D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951 it plays in , holding home gam ...

. He scored his first goal on 29 September, netting the winner in a 2–1 home success over

UE Olot Unió Esportiva Olot, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Olot, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1921, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadi Municipal d'Olot'', with a capacity of 3,000 seats. History The histo ...

. On 1 July 2020, Pedraza signed a two-year contract with

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, being assigned to the reserves also in the third division. He made his first team debut the following 6 January, starting in a 2–1 away win against

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, for the season's

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. On 1 February 2021, Pedraza joined

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side

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Primera Federación - Group 1, holding home ma ...

. He made his professional debut on 18 May, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 1–4 home loss against

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

. On 27 August 2021, Pedraza moved to

UD San Sebastián de los Reyes Unión Deportiva San Sebastián de los Reyes, also known as Sanse is a Spanish football team based in San Sebastián de los Reyes, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971 it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Nuevo Mat ...

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. On 1 July 2025, Pedraza moved to Vietnam, signing for in

club Ninh Binh on a free transfer.

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