Leandro Paredes

Leandro Paredes
Paredes with Argentina in 2026
Personal information
Full name Leandro Daniel Paredes
Date of birth (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth San Justo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
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 41 (3)
International career‡
2011 Argentina U17 6 (2)
2017– Argentina 84 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner2022 Qatar
Runner-up2026 Canada–Mexico–US
Copa América
Winner2021 Brazil
Winner2024 United States
Third place2019 Brazil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:59, 25 October 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 July 2026

Leandro Daniel Paredes (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈandɾo paˈɾeðes]; born 29 June 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors, which he captains, and the Argentina national team.

A Boca Juniors youth graduate, Paredes made his first-team debut for the club in November 2010. After loan spells to Chievo and Roma between 2014 and 2015, he signed permanently for the latter in July 2015. After moving to Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2017, he won the 2018–19 Russian Premier League title. In 2019, he moved to Paris Saint-Germain, where he won four Ligue 1 titles before returning to Roma in August 2023. In July 2025, he returned to his childhood club, Boca Juniors.

Paredes is a former Argentine youth international, representing his country at under-17 level. He made his senior debut for the Argentina national team in June 2017, and was later included in the squads for three Copa Américas (2019, 2021, 2024) and two FIFA World Cups (2022, 2026). Paredes won the 2021 and 2024 editions of the Copa América and the 2022 World Cup with Argentina.

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 on loan for the rest of the 2013–14 season. The loan was arranged by fellow Italian side Roma.

Roma

Paredes with Roma in 2014

On 19 July 2014, Paredes joined Roma on loan, with an option to buy outright from Boca Juniors. On 27 September, 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 million.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Paredes playing for Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2017

On 1 July 2017, Russian Premier League side Zenit Saint Petersburg announced the signing of Paredes on a four-year contract. The fee was €23 million with a possible €4 million in add-ons. He won the 2018–19 Russian Premier League title with Zenit after a successful first place finish with 64 points.[citation needed]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 29 January 2019, French club 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 from PSG, 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.

Return to Boca Juniors

On 11 July 2025, Paredes returned to his boyhood club Boca Juniors, taking the number 5 shirt from Rodrigo Battaglia.

International career

Senior debut

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.

2018 FIFA World Cup

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.

2019 Copa América

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.

2021 Copa América

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 on 6 July, 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. In the final on 10 July, Paredes won his first Copa América title when Argentina defeated Brazil 1–0.

2022 FIFA World Cup

On 11 November 2022, Paredes was named in Argentina's final 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. During Argentina's quarterfinal match against the Netherlands on 9 December, Paredes fouled Nathan Aké with a dangerous slide tackle, then deliberately struck the ball into the Dutch substitutes 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 after extra-time. On 18 December, Paredes scored the penultimate penalty in the shootout against France in the final, winning the penalty-shootout 4–2, after the game was tied 3–3 after extra-time.

2024 Copa América

Paredes performing a tackle for Argentina against Egypt at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

In June 2024, Paredes was included in Scaloni's final 26-man Argentina squad for the 2024 Copa América. He made six appearances over the course of the tournament and came on in the 97th minute of Argentina's 1–0 win over Colombia in the final.

2026 FIFA World Cup

On 28 May 2026, Paredes was named in Argentina's final 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. After losing the final match against Spain 1–0 in extra time, he started a physical altercation against Spain's Eric García and Gavi. Paredes was asked to leave the stadium and the Argentine Football Association faced FIFA disciplinary proceedings. On 29 July, FIFA opened proceedings against him for three counts of assault during the final match. On 21 August he was handed a 10 match ban and fined $90,000 USD for the three assaults.

Personal life

Paredes is married to fellow Argentine Camila Galante, a childhood sweetheart whom he met when he was a teen. They met through Camila's brother, who played football with Paredes at the Boca Juniors youth academy. Paredes had Camila's name tattooed on himself before they started dating. They started dating in 2010 and got married on 28 December 2017. The couple has three children: a daughter named Victoria, and two sons named Giovanni and Lautaro.

His cousin Franco is also a professional footballer.

Paredes is of Paraguayan descent through his mother and speaks fluent Guaraní.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boca Juniors 2010–11 Argentine Primera División 1000———10
2011–12 Argentine Primera División 3010—00—40
2012–13 Argentine Primera División 20400—1010224
2013–14 Argentine Primera División 4100—00—41
Total 28510—1010315
Chievo (loan) 2013–14 Serie A 1000———10
Roma (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 10120—10—131
Roma 2016–17 Serie A 27340—100—413
Total 37460—110—544
Empoli (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 33200———332
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2017–18 Russian Premier League 28411—101—396
2018–19 Russian Premier League 15300—71—224
Total 43711—172—6110
Paris Saint-Germain 2018–19 Ligue 1 16040—20—220
2019–20 Ligue 1 17051406010331
2020–21 Ligue 1 21160—8010361
2021–22 Ligue 1 15120—5000221
2022–23 Ligue 1 30———1040
Total 72217140210301173
Juventus (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 25120—80—351
Roma 2023–24 Serie A 34320—132—495
2024–25 Serie A 22320—81—324
Total 56640—213—819
Boca Juniors 2025 Argentine Primera División 17110———181
2026 Argentine Primera División 24220—122—384
Total 41330—122—565
Career total 33630342409174046939
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia, Russian Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. 1 2 3 Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  9. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. ↑ Six appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 19 July 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 201721
201870
2019152
202040
2021131
2022100
202371
2024110
202560
202680
Total845
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
113 June 2017National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Singapore4–06–0Friendly
210 September 2019Alamodome, San Antonio, United States Mexico3–04–0 Friendly
313 October 2019Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Alicante, Spain Ecuador3–06–1 Friendly
48 June 2021Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia Colombia2–02–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
519 June 2023Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia1–02–0 Friendly

Honours

Boca Juniors

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Paris Saint-Germain

Argentina

Individual

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