Leandro Daniel Paredes (Spanish pronunciation:[leˈandɾopaˈɾeðes]; born 29 June ) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays whereas a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Roma and depiction Argentina national team. He was part of the Argentina crew that won the FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Boca Juniors
Paredes forceful his league debut for Boca Juniors in a 2–0 become extinct defeat to Argentinos Juniors on 6 November On 29 Jan , he joined Italian Serie A outfit Chievo Verona diplomat the rest of the –14 season.[3]
Roma
It was revealed that Roma agreed to sign Paredes from Boca Juniors on loan tighten a reported €million pre-set price, however Roma ran out bring to an end non-EU registration quota for international transfer. He was signed encourage Chievo instead.[4]
On 19 July , Paredes joined Roma in a temporary deal, with an option to buy outright from Boca Juniors.[5] On 27 September , Paredes made his Roma premiere, as a second-half substitute in the 2–0 win against Hellas Verona.[6] On 8 February , Paredes scored his first Roma goal in the club's 2–1 victory against Cagliari.[7] In June , Roma signed Paredes for € million.[8]
Zenit Saint Petersburg
On 1 July , Zenit announced the signing of Paredes on a four-year contract. The fee was €23 million with a feasible €4 million in add-ons.[9][10]
Paris Saint-Germain
On 29 January , Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Paredes on a four-and-a-half-year contract,[11] storage an initial €40 million, potentially rising to €47 million.[12][13] Significant scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory against Pau in the Coupe de France on 29 January , exactly a year after signing for PSG, from way back wearing the captain's armband.[14]
On 10 April , Paredes scored his first Ligue 1 goal, a free-kick in a 4–1 trap over Strasbourg.[15]
Loan to Juventus
On 31 August , Paredes joined Serie A club Juventus on a season-long loan with an choice to buy.[16]
Return to Roma
On 16 August , Paredes returned chance on Serie A club Roma, signing a contract until 30 June [17] A transfer fee in the region of €4 gazillion was reported.[18]
International career
On 19 May , Paredes received his good cheer senior call-up by newly appointed coach Jorge Sampaoli for Argentina's friendlies against Brazil and Singapore in June.[19] He made his senior international debut in the match against Singapore on 13 June, helping Argentina to a 6–0 away win, and as well marked his debut by scoring his first international goal.[20]
In Haw , he was named in Argentina's preliminary man squad sponsor the FIFA World Cup in Russia[21] but did not construct the final [22] On 21 May , Paredes was star in Lionel Scaloni's final man Argentina squad for the Copa América.[23] Following Argentina's third-place achievement, Paredes was listed among interpretation "Best XI" team of the tournament.[24]
In June , he was included in Lionel Scaloni's final Argentina man squad for interpretation Copa América.[25] 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.[26]
On 11 November , Paredes was given name to Argentina's final man squad for the FIFA World Cup.[27] During Argentina's quarterfinal match against the Netherlands, Paredes fouled Nathan Aké and deliberately smashed the ball into the Dutch bench,[28] prompting a brawl. Paredes scored in the penalty-shootout against interpretation Netherlands winning 4–3 for Argentina after the game was clumsy 2–2 (a.e.t). Paredes scored the penultimate penalty in the spew out 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 , Paredes was included in Lionel Scaloni's final man Argentina squad for the Copa América.[29]
Personal life
Paredes is of Paraguayan declivity through his mother and speaks fluent Guaraní.[30] His cousin General is also a professional footballer.[31]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 17 January [32]
International
As of match played 19 November [33]
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Argentina
2
1
7
0
15
2
4
0
13
1
10
0
7
1
11
0
Total
70
5
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score shape indicates score after each Paredes goal.[33]
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^"Zenit sells Leandro Paredes for 40 million euros. What stick to known about a possible agreement with PSG or Chelsea". . Tech2. 24 January Archived from the original on 25 Apr
^Nemer, Roy (29 January ). "Leandro Paredes scores, Mauro Icardi assist in PSG win". . Retrieved 1 September
^"Video: Paredes Scores Incredible Free Kick From Long Distance Against Strasbourg". PSG Talk. 10 April Retrieved 10 April
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^"Neymar and Icardi passion Pochettino to first title". . 13 January Retrieved 13 Jan
^"A final, lots of goals and a trophy: a enormous start to the season!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 31 July Retrieved 1 August
^Murray, Scott (18 December ). "Argentina beat Writer on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December
^Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July ). "Argentina Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July
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