| Kevin Paredes | |
| Full Name: | Kevin Alexander Paredes[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 May 2003 |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in[2] |
| Position: | Left wing-back, left winger |
| Currentclub: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Clubnumber: | 40 |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bethesda Soccer Club |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | D.C. United |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Clubs1: | Loudoun United |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | D.C. United |
| Caps2: | 41 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Caps3: | 52 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2024 |
| Nationalteam3: | United States U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam4: | United States |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | May 19, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | August 2, 2024 |
Kevin Alexander Paredes (; 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.
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]
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]
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.
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.
Born in the United States, Paredes is of Dominican descent.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | 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 | |||
Individual
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