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Kevin Paredes
Personal information
Full name Kevin Alexander Paredes[1]
Date of birth (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth South Riding, Virginia, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Left wing-back, left winger
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 40
Youth career
2016–2018 Bethesda Soccer Club
2019–2020 D.C. United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Loudoun United 4 (0)
2020–2021 D.C. United 41 (3)
2022– VfL Wolfsburg 52 (3)
International career‡
2019 United States U16 6 (2)
2022–2023 United States U20 8 (2)
2024 United States U23 6 (2)
2023– United States 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 19, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 2, 2024

Kevin Alexander Paredes (/pəˈrɛdɪs/ pə-RED-iss; born May 7, 2003)[3] is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left wing-back or left winger for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the United States national team.

Club career

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Loudoun United

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Paredes played his first professional match with Loudoun United FC on September 25, 2019, subbing in the 68th minute of the team's 4–1 win over the Swope Park Rangers.[4]

D.C. United

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On January 17, 2020, Paredes signed with Loudoun's parent club D.C. United and became the club's 14th Homegrown Player signing.[5] Paredes got his first playing time with D.C. United later that year, during a July 18 match against the New England Revolution in the MLS is Back Tournament, where he entered the game in the 88th minute as a substitute.[6] He contributed his first MLS assist on October 24, serving Gelmin Rivas's stoppage time winner in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United.[7]

Paredes scored his first MLS goal on July 3, 2021, in a record-breaking 7–1 win against Toronto FC at home.[8]

Wolfsburg

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On January 28, 2022, Paredes signed with VfL Wolfsburg of the German Bundesliga, becoming the fourth homegrown player from D.C. United to transfer to Europe.[9] The transfer fee was reported to be around $7.35 million.[10]

On April 9, Paredes made his debut for Wolfsburg against Arminia Bielefeld. He scored his first Bundesliga goal for Wolfsburg on January 28, 2023, as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Werder Bremen.

International career

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In August 2023, Paredes received his first call-up to the United States senior national team by head coach Gregg Berhalter, for two friendly matches against Uzbekistan and Oman.[11]

After having made his Olympic debut in games against France and New Zealand, on July 30, 2024, Paredes scored two goals against Guinea, in a game which sent the US U-23's to the knockout round of the Paris Olympics.

Personal life

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Born in the United States, Paredes is of Dominican descent.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of May 19, 2024[13]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Loudoun United 2019 USL Championship 3 0 – – – 3 0
2020 1 0 – – – 1 0
Total 4 0 – – – 4 0
D.C. United 2020 Major League Soccer 17 0 – – – 17 0
2021 24 3 – – – 24 3
Total 41 3 – – – 41 3
VfL Wolfsburg 2021–22 Bundesliga 2 0 – – – 2 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 22 1 2 0 – – 24 1
2023–24 Bundesliga 28 2 1 0 – – 29 2
2024–25 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 52 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 55 3
Career total 97 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 100 6
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal

International

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As of match played November 16, 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2023 3 0
Total 3 0

Honors

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "National Team Roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  2. ^ "Kevin Paredes". Vfl Wolfsburg. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "PAREDES Kevin". 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Loudoun United FC vs. Swope Park Rangers - September 25, 2019 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. ^ Baer, Benjamin (January 17, 2020). "DC United sign Homegrown attacker Kevin Paredes". Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "D.C. United vs. New England - 18 July 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ Anderson, Jason (October 24, 2020). "Gelmin Rivas strikes in stoppage time to give D.C. United 2-1 win at Atlanta United". blackandredunited.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Anderson, Jason (July 3, 2021). "D.C. United demolishes Toronto FC in 7-1 rout". Black and Red United. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Wolfsburg sign American teenager Kevin Paredes". bundesliga.com. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  10. ^ "Wolfsburg signs youngster Paredes from D.C." ESPN.com. January 28, 2022.
  11. ^ "BERHALTER SELECTS 24-PLAYER BIOSTEEL USMNT TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AHEAD OF SEPTEMBER MATCHES". US Soccer. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "Kevin Paredes: Inspired by Alphonso Davies, chasing USMNT dream and fueling DC United | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  13. ^ Kevin Paredes at Soccerway
  14. ^ Kevin Paredes at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. ^ "Kevin Paredes 2023 young male player of the year". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
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