# Leandro Paredes

Leandro Daniel Paredes (Spanish pronunciation:; born 29 June 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Argentina national team. He was part of the Argentina squad that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

## Club career
### Boca Juniors

Paredes made his league debut for Boca Juniors in a 2–0 away defeat to Argentinos Juniors on 6 November 2010. On 29 January 2014, he joined Italian Serie A outfit Chievo Verona for the rest of the 2013–14 season.

### Roma

It was revealed that Roma agreed to sign Paredes from Boca 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.
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 Hellas Verona. On 8 February 2015, Paredes scored his first Roma goal in the club's 2–1 victory against Cagliari. 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, Paris Saint-Germain 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 Coupe de France on 29 January 2020, exactly a year after signing for PSG, while wearing the captain's armband.
On 10 April 2021, Paredes scored his first Ligue 1 goal, a free-kick in a 4–1 win over Strasbourg.

#### Loan to Juventus

On 31 August 2022, Paredes joined Serie A club Juventus on a season-long loan with an option to buy.

### Return to Roma

On 16 August 2023, Paredes returned to Serie A club Roma, signing a contract until 30 June 2025. A transfer fee in the region of €4 million was reported.

## International career

On 19 May 2017, Paredes received his first senior call-up by newly appointed coach Jorge Sampaoli for Argentina's friendlies against Brazil and Singapore 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 2018 FIFA World Cup 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 2019 Copa América. 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 final.
On 11 November 2022, Paredes was named to Argentina's final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. During Argentina's quarterfinal match against the Netherlands, Paredes fouled Nathan Aké 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 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 the 2024 Copa América.

## Personal life

Paredes is of Paraguayan descent through his mother and speaks fluent Guaraní. His cousin Franco is also a professional footballer.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Boca Juniors | 2011–12 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Boca Juniors | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| Boca Juniors | 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Boca Juniors | Total | 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 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Roma | 2016–17 | Serie A | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 3 |
| Roma | Total | 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 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 6 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 4 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | Total | Total | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | 61 | 10 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Total | Total | 72 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 3 |
| Juventus (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 |
| Roma | 2023–24 | Serie A | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | — | — | 49 | 5 |
| Roma | 2024–25 | Serie A | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 2 |
| Roma | Total | Total | 52 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | — | — | 77 | 7 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 291 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 409 | 32 |
* ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia, Russian Cup, Coupe de France
* ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
* ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance in UEFA Champions League
* 1 2 3 Appearance in Trophée des Champions
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Argentina | 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| Argentina | 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| Argentina | 2019 | 15 | 2 |
| Argentina | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Argentina | 2021 | 13 | 1 |
| Argentina | 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| Argentina | 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| Argentina | 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 70 | 5 |
    Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paredes goal.
List of international goals scored by Leandro Paredes :
| 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 |

## Honours

Boca Juniors
* Argentine Primera División: Apertura 2011
* Copa Argentina: 2011–12
Zenit Saint Petersburg
* Russian Premier League: 2018–19
Paris Saint-Germain
* Ligue 1: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
* Coupe de France: 2019–20, 2020–21
* Coupe de la Ligue: 2019–20
* Trophée des Champions: 2019, 2020, 2022
* UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20
Argentina
* FIFA World Cup: 2022
* Copa América: 2021, 2024
* CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022
Individual
* Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2019