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Franco Paredes

Franco Ezequiel Paredes is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentinos Juniors, on loan from Independiente.

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Franco Paredes
Personal information
Full name Franco Ezequiel Paredes
Date of birth (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999
Place of birth San Justo, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)1
Position Centre-back1
Team information
Current team
 Argentinos Juniors
(on loan from Independiente)
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2020 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2025 River Plate 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Defensa y Justicia (loan) 22 (3)
2023 → Racing de Montevideo (loan) 6 (0)
2023–2024 → Sarmiento (loan) 43 (2)
2025– Independiente 9 (0)
2026– → Argentinos Juniors (loan) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:25, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Franco Ezequiel Paredes (born 18 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentinos Juniors, on loan from Independiente.2

Career

Paredes joined River Plate in 2007.3 He made the jump from academy to reserves in 2016, before making his breakthrough into the first-team under Marcelo Gallardo in February 2020.4 Paredes was soon registered for the Copa Libertadores, a competition that would see him make his senior debut in on 4 March 2020 against L.D.U. Quito; he played the full duration as River lost 3–0, with ten men, in Group D.2 In August, Paredes was loaned to fellow Primera División club Defensa y Justicia.56 Hernán Crespo gave him his first appearance in the Libertadores too, as they lost away to Santos on 21 October.2

Personal life

Paredes' cousin, Leandro, is also a professional footballer.7

Career statistics

As of 5 November 20202
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2019–20 Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 1a 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Defensa y Justicia (loan) 2020–21nb 1 Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 2b 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
Notes

Notes

  1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References

References

  1. "Franco Paredes". World Football. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. "Argentina - F. Paredes". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. "Quién es Franco Paredes, la sorpresa de Marcelo Gallardo en la lista de River para la Copa Libertadores". Infobae. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. "Franco Paredes: "Gallardo te exige estar concentrado los noventa minutos"". River Plate. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. "De River a Defensa y Justicia: Ya son oficiales las salidas rumbo al equipo de Hernán Crespo de los futbolistas Franco Paredes y Enzo Fernández". TNT Sports. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. "Defensa y Justicia incorporó a Franco Paredes y Enzo Fernández". Grupo la Provincia. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. "En River debutó el primo de un ex Boca". Olé. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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