Kevin Paredes

Kevin Alexander Paredes (born May 7, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.

Kevin Paredes
Personal information
Full name Kevin Alexander Paredes[1]
Date of birth (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003
Place of birth South Riding, Virginia, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-back, winger
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 40
Youth career
2016–2020 D.C. United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Loudoun United 4 (0)
2020–2021 D.C. United 41 (3)
2022– VfL Wolfsburg 22 (1)
International career‡
2019 United States U16 6 (2)
2022– United States U20 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 7, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 27, 2022

Career

Loudoun United

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.[3]

D.C. United

On January 17, 2020, Paredes signed with Loudoun's parent club D.C. United and became the club's 14th Homegrown Player signing.[4] 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.[5] He contributed his first MLS assist on October 24, serving Gelmin Rivas's stoppage time winner in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United.[6]

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

Wolfsburg

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.[8] The transfer fee was reported to be around $7,350,000.[9]

In April 9, 2022, Paredes made his debut for Wolfsburg against Arminia Bielefeld. Paredes scored his first Bundesliga goal for Wolfsburg on January 28, 2023, after being subbed on in a 2-1 loss to SV Werder Bremen.

Personal life

Born in the United States, Paredes is of Dominican descent.[10] He is eligible to represent the Dominican Republic and the United States men's national soccer team. So far, he has been called up to the United States youth national teams, but neither senior side.

Career statistics

Club
As of May 7, 2023[11]
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Loudoun United 2019 USL Championship 30–––30
2020 10–––10
Total 40–––40
D.C. United 2020 Major League Soccer 170–––170
2021 243–––243
Total 413–––413
VfL Wolfsburg 2021–22 Bundesliga 20–––20
2022–23 Bundesliga 20120––221
Total 221200000241
Career total 674200000694
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal

References
  1. "National Team Roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  2. "Kevin Paredes". Vfl Wolfsburg. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  3. "Loudoun United FC vs. Swope Park Rangers - September 25, 2019 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  4. Baer, Benjamin (January 17, 2020). "DC United sign Homegrown attacker Kevin Paredes". Retrieved January 23, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "D.C. United vs. New England - 18 July 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Anderson, Jason (July 3, 2021). "D.C. United demolishes Toronto FC in 7-1 rout". Black and Red United. Retrieved July 5, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Wolfsburg sign American teenager Kevin Paredes". bundesliga.com. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  9. "Wolfsburg signs youngster Paredes from D.C." ESPN.com. January 28, 2022.
  10. "Kevin Paredes: Inspired by Alphonso Davies, chasing USMNT dream and fueling DC United | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  11. Kevin Paredes at Soccerway
  • Profile at the VfL Wolfsburg website


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