 Paredes withColo-Colo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esteban Efraín Paredes Quintanilla | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-08-01)1 August 1980 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2000 | Santiago Morning | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2009 | Santiago Morning | 169 | (91) |
| 2002 | →Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) | 18 | (9) |
| 2004 | →Universidad de Concepción (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2004 | →Pachuca Juniors (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2007 | →Cobreloa (loan) | 29 | (10) |
| 2009–2012 | Colo-Colo | 89 | (50) |
| 2012–2013 | Atlante | 29 | (16) |
| 2013 | Querétaro | 18 | (6) |
| 2014–2021 | Colo-Colo | 165 | (103) |
| 2021–2022 | Coquimbo Unido | 33 | (7) |
| 2023 | San Antonio Unido | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | Santiago Morning | 7 | (1) |
| Total | 592 | (303) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2018 | Chile | 42 | (12) |
| 2008 | Chile U23 | 4 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Esteban Efraín Paredes Quintanilla (born 1 August 1980) is a Chilean former professionalfootballer who played as aforward.
Paredes is the first player to be five-timePrimera División de Chile top goalscorer[1][2] and has scored 286 league goals in his career, highlighting his 217–Primera División de Chile goals record which allowed him to be the all-time top goalscorer of Chilean first-tier tournaments history. On 5 October 2019, he achieved the record[3] surpassingFrancisco Valdés[4] in a 3–2 win overUniversidad de Chile in theChilean Superclásico.
He began his career atSantiago Morning youth ranks and was promoted in 2000.
In 2009, he joined Chilean giantsColo-Colo on a three-year contract. That season, Paredes was an influential player and helped the team to win theTorneo Clausura. He was a key player in the final againstUniversidad Católica, scoring twice past Universidad Católica goalkeeperPaulo Garcés.[5]
In May 2022, after playing forCoquimbo Unido in theChilean Primera División, and having scored 367 goals in his career, Paredes announced his retirement as a professional footballer.[6] However, in June 2023 he returned to the football activity by signing withSan Antonio Unido in theSegunda División Profesional de Chile.[7] Retired again, he returned to play forSantiago Morning in August 2024,[8] announcing his definitive retirement at the end of the season.[9]
Paredes represented his country in twoWorld Cups, in2010 and2014 respectively, and at the2011 Copa América.
Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 August 2009 | Brøndby Stadium,Brøndby,Denmark |  Denmark | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 4 November 2009 | CAP Stadium,Talcahuano,Chile |  Paraguay | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 19 November 2009 | Stadium Pod Dubňom,Žilina,Slovakia |  Slovakia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 20 January 2010 | Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso,Coquimbo,Chile |  Panama | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5. | 2–0 | |||||
| 6. | 30 May 2010 | Estadio Nelson Oyarzún,Chillán,Chile |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 23 January 2011 | The Home Depot Center,Los Angeles,United States |  United States | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 8. | 4 July 2011 | Estadio del Bicentenario,San Juan, Argentina |  Mexico | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2011 Copa América |
| 9. | 21 March 2012 | Estadio Carlos Dittborn,Arica,Chile |  Peru | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 10. | 26 March 2013 | Estadio Nacional,Santiago,Chile |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
| 11. | 29 March 2017 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano,Santiago,Chile |  Venezuela | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2018 World Cup qualifier |
| 12. | 3–0 |
In February 2024, Paredes assumed assport manager ofSantiago Morning, the club with which he began his playing career.[10]
In December 2024, Paredes graduated as afootball manager atINAF [es] (National Institute of Football, Sports and Physical Activity of Chile).[11]
His son, Esteban Paredes Lastra, was with theColo-Colo youth ranks and then moved toPalestino when his father left Colo-Colo.[12]
In August 2022, he joinedTNT Sports Chile as the co-host of the cooking and talk showSabor a Gol (Flavor of Goal) alongside the chef Tomás Olivera.[13]
He is currently the face of a sport betting app namedJuega en Linea.[14]
In October 2025, Paredes entered the dance TV showFiebre de Baile [es] (Dance Fever) fromChilevisión.[15]
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