José Paradela

José Antonio Paradela (born 15 December 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.^[2]

José Paradela

Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Paradela
Date of birth	(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Quiroga, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cruz Azul
Number	20
Youth career
0000	Club Atlético Quiroga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Rivadavia Lincoln	34	(0)
2018–2021	Gimnasia La Plata	26	(0)
2021–2024	River Plate	65	(6)
2023	→ Tigre (loan)	14	(1)
2024	→ Necaxa (loan)	17	(5)
2025	Necaxa	36	(11)
2025–	Cruz Azul	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:32, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Career

Rivadavia were Paradela's first senior club after he started out at Club Atlético Quiroga, with the midfielder making his first two career appearances in the 2016 Torneo Federal B campaign; which Rivadavia ended with promotion to Torneo Federal A.^[3][4] After being picked thirty-six times in the subsequent 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, Paradela departed the club on 8 August 2018 after agreeing to join Argentine Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima.^[2][5][6][7] He made his first appearance on 2 December versus River Plate, appearing for the final twenty-three minutes as he made his Primera División bow under Pedro Troglio.^[2]

After twenty-seven appearances for Gimnasia y Esgrima, Paradela completed a transfer to River Plate on 18 February 2021.^[8][9] On 17 August 2023, he joined Tigre on a one-year loan, with the option to join permanently.^[10]

On 17 January 2024, he joined Liga MX side Necaxa,^[11] on a one-year loan with an option to join permanently.^[12] After a productive loan spell, in which he recorded 8 goals and 9 assists in 34 games, Paradela joined the club permanently, for a $2 million fee.^[13]

On 11 July 2025, Paradela was transferred to Cruz Azul.

Career statistics

As of match played 26 July 2025^[2][4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental[a]		Other[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rivadavia	2016	Torneo Federal B	2	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
	2016–17	Torneo Federal A	13	0	0	0	—		—		2	0	15	0
	2017–18		19	0	2	0	—		—		0	0	21	0
	Total		34	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	38	0
Gimnasia y Esgrima	2018–19	Primera División	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2019–20		16	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		17	0
	2020–21[nb 1]		9	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	2021[nb 2]		0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		26	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
River Plate	2021	Primera División	23	2	1	0	—		6	0	1	0	31	2
	2022		22	2	2	1	—		4	0	0	0	28	3
	2023		20	2	1	0	—		5	0	—		26	2
	Total		65	6	4	1	0	0	15	0	1	0	85	7
Tigre (loan)	2023	Primera División	14	1	—		—		—		—		14	1
Necaxa (loan)	2023–24	Liga MX	17	5	—		—		—		—		17	5
Necaxa	2024–25		36	11	—		—		—		3	0	39	11
	Total		53	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	56	16
Cruz Azul	2025–26	Liga MX	3	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			195	23	6	1	1	0	15	0	6	0	223	24

1. Includes appearances in Copa Libertadores.
2. Includes appearances in Torneo Federal A play-offs, Trofeo de Campeones and Leagues Cup.

Notes

1. Soccerway counts 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
2. Soccerway counts 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.