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

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who plays for

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club

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Timbers have p ...

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 Association football, football team. The club is located in barrio Obrero (Asunción), Barrio Obrero, Asunción, and was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for m ...

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

Club Olimpia Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan professional sports club based in the city of Asunción. It promotes the practice of various sports, with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, football being the most successful. Fou ...

, in the first week of the

2016 Paraguayan Primera División season The 2016 División Profesional season (officially the 2016 Copa TIGO-Visión Banco for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd season of top-flight professional football in Paraguay. Teams Stadia and location Torneo Apertura The Campeonato de Ape ...

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

. He scored his first goal in

Paraguayan Primera División The División Profesional de la Paraguayan Football Association, Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship ...

on May 8, 2016, against

General Caballero Sport Club General Caballero Sport Club, also referred as General Caballero ZC, is an association football club from Zeballos Cué, Asunción, Paraguay. The club was founded September 6, 1918 and plays in the Primera División B, the third division of th ...

, 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

Asunción Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...

. The final score was a 1–1 tie.

Club América

On December 27, 2016 he was confirmed by

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

for the 2017 Clausura Tournament of

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

Club Atlético Zacatepec Zacatepec Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football club based in Zacatepec, Morelos, that competes in Liga Premier, the third level division of Mexican football. Founded in 1948 as Club Social y Deportivo Zacatepec by workers of the Mexi ...

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

Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V., simply known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Torreón, Coahuila. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1983 as Club Santos I ...

in a 2–1 loss in the Corona Stadium.

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 Footballers from Paraguarí Department 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen