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 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 35 (2)
International career‡
2019 United States U16 6 (2)
2022–2023 United States U20 8 (2)
2023– United States 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 9, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 16, 2023

Kevin Alexander Paredes (born May 7, 2003) 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

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 $7.35 million.[9]

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

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.[10]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Paredes is of Dominican descent.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of December 9, 2023[12]
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 22120––241
2023–24 Bundesliga 11110––121
Total 352300000382
Career total 805300000835
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal

International

As of match played November 16, 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202330
Total30

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.
  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.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Jason (July 3, 2021). "D.C. United demolishes Toronto FC in 7-1 rout". Black and Red United. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  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. ↑ "BERHALTER SELECTS 24-PLAYER BIOSTEEL USMNT TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AHEAD OF SEPTEMBER MATCHES". US Soccer. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Kevin Paredes: Inspired by Alphonso Davies, chasing USMNT dream and fueling DC United | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  12. ↑ Kevin Paredes at Soccerway
  13. ↑ Kevin Paredes at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Profile at the VfL Wolfsburg website
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