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

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who plays as a

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for club

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, on loan from

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club

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, and the Argentina national team. He was part of the خطر مرگ

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

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outfit

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for the rest of the 2013–14 season.

Roma

It was revealed that

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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,

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

goal, a free-kick in a 4–1 win over Strasbourg.

Loan to Juventus

On 31 August 2022, Paredes joined Serie A club

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

International career

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

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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

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. 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 2021 Copa América. 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

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

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. During Argentina's quarterfinal match against the

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, Paredes fouled

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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 again in the penalty-shootout against France in the World Cup final. Winning the penalty-shootout 4–2, after the game was tied 3–3 (a.e.t).

Personal life

Paredes is of Guaraní descent through his mother.

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 Zenit Saint Petersburg *

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: 2018–19 Paris Saint-Germain *

: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 *

: 2019–20,

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: 2019–20 *

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Argentina *

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Individual *

Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

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