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| Full name | Leandro Daniel Paredes[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1994-06-29)29 June 1994 (age 31)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Justo,Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2010 | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Boca Juniors | 28 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | →Chievo (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | →Roma (loan) | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Roma | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | →Empoli (loan) | 33 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 43 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | 72 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | →Juventus (loan) | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Roma | 56 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Boca Juniors | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Argentina U17 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Argentina | 76 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:21, 24 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leandro Daniel Paredes (Spanish pronunciation:[leˈandɾopaˈɾeðes]; born 29 June 1994) is an Argentine professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder forArgentine Primera División clubBoca Juniors and theArgentina national team. He was part of the Argentina squad that won the2022 FIFA World Cup.
Paredes made his league debut forBoca Juniors in a 2–0 away defeat toArgentinos Juniors on 6 November 2010. On 29 January 2014, he joined ItalianSerie A outfitChievo Verona for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[3]
It was revealed thatRoma agreed to sign Paredes fromBoca Juniors 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.[4]
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On 19 July 2014, Paredes joined Roma in a temporary deal, with an option to buy outright from Boca Juniors.[5] On 27 September 2014, Paredes made his Roma debut, as a second-half substitute in the 2–0 win againstHellas Verona.[6] On 8 February 2015, Paredes scored his first Roma goal in the club's 2–1 victory againstCagliari.[7] In June 2015, Roma signed Paredes for €6.067 million.[8]
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.[9][10]
On 29 January 2019,Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Paredes on a four-and-a-half-year contract,[11] for an initial €40 million, potentially rising to €47 million.[12][13] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory againstPau in theCoupe de France on 29 January 2020, exactly a year after signing for PSG, while wearing thecaptain's armband.[14]
On 10 April 2021, Paredes scored his firstLigue 1 goal, a free-kick in a 4–1 win overStrasbourg.[15]
On 31 August 2022, Paredes joined Serie A clubJuventus on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[16]
On 16 August 2023, Paredes returned to Serie A club Roma, signing a contract until 30 June 2025.[17] A transfer fee in the region of €4 million was reported.[18]
On 11 July 2025, Paredes returned to his boyhood club Boca Juniors, taking the number 5 shirt fromRodrigo Battaglia.[19]
On 19 May 2017, Paredes received his first senior call-up by newly appointed coachJorge Sampaoli forArgentina's friendlies againstBrazil andSingapore in June.[20] 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.[21]
In May 2018, he was named in Argentina's preliminary 35-man squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia[22] but did not make the final 23.[23] On 21 May 2019, Paredes was included inLionel Scaloni's final 23-man Argentina squad for the2019 Copa América.[24] Following Argentina's third-place achievement, Paredes was listed among the "Best XI" team of the tournament.[25]
In June 2021, he was included inLionel Scaloni's final Argentina 28-man squad for the2021 Copa América.[26] In the semi-finals of the competition, Argentina played againstColombia and the match eventually went into a penalty-shootout during which Paredes successfully converted his spot-kick to help Argentina progress to thefinal.[27]
On 11 November 2022, Paredes was named to Argentina's final 26-man squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup.[28] During Argentina's quarterfinal match against theNetherlands, Paredes fouledNathan Aké and deliberately smashed the ball into the Dutch bench,[29] 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 the2024 Copa América.[30]
Paredes is ofParaguayan descent through his mother and speaks fluentGuaraní.[31] His cousinFranco is also a professional footballer.[32]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2010–11 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |||
| Chievo (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Roma (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Roma | 2016–17 | Serie A | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[f] | 0 | — | 41 | 3 | ||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | — | 54 | 4 | ||||
| Empoli (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie A | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 10[e] | 1 | — | 39 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 1 | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| Total | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | — | 61 | 10 | ||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 8[g] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[h] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 72 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 3 | ||
| Juventus (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[i] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| Roma | 2023–24 | Serie A | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 13[e] | 2 | — | 49 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[e] | 1 | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| Total | 56 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | — | 81 | 9 | ||||
| Boca Juniors | 2025 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 310 | 28 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 429 | 35 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 5 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 June 2017 | National Stadium,Kallang, Singapore |  Singapore | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 September 2019 | Alamodome,San Antonio, United States |  Mexico | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 13 October 2019 | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero,Alicante, Spain |  Ecuador | 3–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 8 June 2021 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez,Barranquilla, Colombia |  Colombia | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 19 June 2023 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium,Jakarta, Indonesia |  Indonesia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
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