| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Alex Parada Saéz | ||
| Date of birth | January 2, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | San Pedro de la Paz, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2003 | Universidad de Concepción | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Universidad de Concepción | 78 | (19) |
| 2003 | → Ñublense (loan) | – | (–) |
| 2004 | → Ñublense (loan) | – | (–) |
| 2008 | Lobos BUAP | 11 | (4) |
| 2008 | Provincial Osorno | 14 | (3) |
| 2009 | Deportes Antofagasta | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Curicó Unido | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 21 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Deportes Copiapó | 30 | (14) |
| 2014 | Deportes Valdivia | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Naval | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 177 | (41) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Chile U20 | 8 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ricardo Alex Parada Sáez (born January 2, 1985), is a Chilean former footballer who last played as a striker.
Ricardo Parada, also known by his nickname Pescadito (Little Fish), is a former footballer from the lower divisions of the Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción, where he was always the top-scorer.
In 2003, he was sent to Ñublense, until the second half of 2004, having won the third division championship, when he returned to the Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción. He scored 5 goals in the Clausura championship in 2007. In 2008, he was signed by the Lobos de la BUAP, a Mexican football club. In the second half of that year, he was signed by Provincial Osorno. Since then, he has played with Antofagasta, Curicó Unido, Deportes Puerto Montt, Deportes Copiapó and Naval.
Parada played for Chile at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they were eliminated in the first knockout round.