Franco Paredes

Franco Ezequiel Paredes (born 18 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Independiente.^[2]

Franco Paredes

Personal information
Full name	Franco Ezequiel Paredes
Date of birth	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	San Justo, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team	Independiente
Number	32
Youth career
2007–2020	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2025	River Plate	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ Defensa y Justicia (loan)	22	(3)
2023	→ Racing de Montevideo (loan)	6	(0)
2023–2024	→ Sarmiento (loan)	43	(2)
2025–	Independiente	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

Career

Paredes joined River Plate in 2007.^[3] He made the jump from academy to reserves in 2016, before making his breakthrough into the first-team under Marcelo Gallardo in February 2020.^[4] Paredes was soon registered for the Copa Libertadores, a competition that would see him make his senior debut in on 4 March 2020 against L.D.U. Quito; he played the full duration as River lost 3–0, with ten men, in Group D.^[2] In August, Paredes was loaned to fellow Primera División club Defensa y Justicia.^[5][6] Hernán Crespo gave him his first appearance in the Libertadores too, as they lost away to Santos on 21 October.^[2]

Personal life

Paredes' cousin, Leandro, is also a professional footballer.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 5 November 2020^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate	2019–20	Primera División	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	0	0	1	0
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Defensa y Justicia (loan)	2020–21[nb 1]	Primera División	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[b]	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

Notes

1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.