| Ricardo Parada | |
| Fullname: | Ricardo Alex Parada Saéz |
| Birth Date: | 1985 1, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | San Pedro de la Paz, Chile |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 1997–2003 |
| Youthclubs1: | Universidad de Concepción |
| Years1: | 2003–2007 |
| Years2: | 2003 |
| Years3: | 2004 |
| Years4: | 2008 |
| Years5: | 2008 |
| Years6: | 2009 |
| Years7: | 2009 |
| Years8: | 2010–2011 |
| Years9: | 2012–2013 |
| Years10: | 2014 |
| Years11: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Ñublense (loan) |
| Clubs3: | → Ñublense (loan) |
| Clubs8: | Deportes Puerto Montt |
| Clubs9: | Deportes Copiapó |
| Clubs10: | Deportes Valdivia |
| Clubs11: | Naval |
| Caps1: | 78 |
| Caps2: | – |
| Caps3: | – |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Caps8: | 21 |
| Caps9: | 30 |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Caps11: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 19 |
| Goals2: | – |
| Goals3: | – |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Goals9: | 14 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 177 |
| Totalgoals: | 41 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2005 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
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.[1]
In 2003, he was sent to Ñublense, until the second half of 2004, having won the third division championship,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Parada played for Chile at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they were eliminated in the first knockout round.