{{short description|American soccer player (born 2003)}} {{Use American English|date=January 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Kevin Paredes |image = |full_name = Kevin Alexander Paredes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mcusercontent.com/78d3589fb61466b549ff752e5/files/41732c7a-5319-fd6c-8648-65e8e1b78706/Group_B.pdf |title=National Team Roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup |work=CONCACAF}}</ref> |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|05|07}} |birth_place = {{nowrap|South Riding, Virginia, U.S.}} |height = 5 ft 9 in<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/teams/first-team/players-and-staff/spieler-profil-2/kevin-paredes |title=Kevin Paredes |publisher=Vfl Wolfsburg |access-date=September 1, 2022}}</ref> |position = Left wing-back, left winger |currentclub = VfL Wolfsburg |clubnumber = 40 |youthyears1 = 2016–2018 |youthclubs1 = [http://www.bethesdasoccer.org Bethesda SC] |youthyears2 = 2019–2020 |youthclubs2 = D.C. United |years1 = 2019 |clubs1 = Loudoun United |caps1 = 4 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2020–2021 |clubs2 = D.C. United |caps2 = 41 |goals2 = 3 |years3 = 2022– |clubs3 = VfL Wolfsburg |caps3 = 60 |goals3 = 4 |nationalyears1 = 2019 |nationalteam1 = United States U16 |nationalcaps1 = 6 |nationalgoals1 = 2 |nationalyears2 = 2022–2023 |nationalteam2 = United States U20 |nationalcaps2 = 8 |nationalgoals2 = 2 |nationalyears3 = 2024 |nationalteam3 = United States U23 |nationalcaps3 = 6 |nationalgoals3 = 2 |nationalyears4 = 2023– |nationalteam4 = United States |nationalcaps4 = 3 |nationalgoals4 = 0 |pcupdate = April 25, 2026 |ntupdate = August 2, 2024 }}
'''Kevin Alexander Paredes''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ə|ˈ|r|ɛ|d|ɪ|s}} {{respell|pə|RED|iss}}; born May 7, 2003)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/kevin-paredes_1943905 |title=PAREDES Kevin |work=Paris 2024 Olympics |access-date=August 17, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007111103/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/kevin-paredes_1943905 |archive-date=October 7, 2024}} ([https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/kevin-paredes_1943905 alternate link])</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/loudoununitedfc-swopeparkrangers-1037492 |title=Loudoun United FC vs. Swope Park Rangers - September 25, 2019 | USLChampionship.com |website=uslchampionship.com}}</ref>
=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/01/17/dc-united-sign-homegrown-attacker-kevin-paredes |title=DC United sign Homegrown attacker Kevin Paredes |last=Baer |first=Benjamin |date=January 17, 2020 |website= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/07/18/united-states/mls/washington-district-of-columbia-united/new-england-revolution/3281271/ |title=D.C. United vs. New England - 18 July 2020 - Soccerway |website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> He contributed his first MLS assist on October 24, serving Gelmin Rivas's stoppage time winner in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jason |date=October 24, 2020 |title=Gelmin Rivas strikes in stoppage time to give D.C. United 2-1 win at Atlanta United |url=https://www.blackandredunited.com/2020/10/24/21532083/atlanta-united-dc-united-2020-mls-2020-recap-final-score-highlights |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=October 24, 2020 |website=blackandredunited.com}}</ref>
Paredes scored his first MLS goal on July 3, 2021, in a record-breaking 7–1 win against Toronto FC at home.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jason |date=July 3, 2021 |title=D.C. United demolishes Toronto FC in 7-1 rout |url=https://www.blackandredunited.com/2021/7/3/22561837/dc-united-toronto-fc-mls-2021-recap-final-score-highlights |access-date=July 5, 2021 |website=Black and Red United}}</ref>
=== 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wolfsburg sign American teenager Kevin Paredes |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/wolfsburg-sign-american-teenager-kevin-paredes-dc-united-18699 |website=bundesliga.com |access-date=January 28, 2022 |date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> The transfer fee was reported to be around $7.35 million.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4581280/wolfsburg-signs-us-youngster-kevin-paredes-from-dc-united |title=Wolfsburg signs youngster Paredes from D.C. |date=January 28, 2022 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
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.
In August 2024, Paredes suffered a broken foot during preseason training causing him to miss much of the season and only making two appearances during the year. He underwent surgery on his foot during the summer of 2025, after reaggravating the injury, causing him to miss the first couple months of the 2025–26 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Keeffe |first1=Greg |title=USMNT prospect Kevin Paredes requires surgery on broken foot |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6549434/2025/08/12/usmnt-kevin-paredes-injury-update/ |website=The Athletic |publisher=The New York Times |access-date=August 21, 2025 |date=August 12, 2025}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BERHALTER SELECTS 24-PLAYER BIOSTEEL USMNT TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AHEAD OF SEPTEMBER MATCHES |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/08/berhalter-selects-24-player-biosteel-usmnt-training-camp-roster-ahead-of-september-matches |access-date=September 2, 2023 |website=US Soccer}}</ref>
After having made his Olympic debut in games against France and New Zealand, on July 30, 2024, Paredes scored two goals against Guinea, in a game which sent the US U-23's to the knockout round of the Paris Olympics.
==Personal life== Born in the United States, Paredes is of Dominican descent.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/kevin-paredes-inspired-by-alphonso-davies-chasing-usmnt-dream-and-fueling-dc-uni |title=Kevin Paredes: Inspired by Alphonso Davies, chasing USMNT dream and fueling DC United | MLSSoccer.com |website=mlssoccer}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|match played May 25, 2026|<ref>{{Soccerway|kevin-paredes/578354}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes DFB-Pokal}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Loudoun United |2019 |USL |3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||0 |- |2020 |USL |1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !4!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!4!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|D.C. United |2020 |MLS |17{{efn|Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage}}||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||0 |- |2021 |MLS |24||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !41!!3!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!41!!3 |- |rowspan="6"|VfL Wolfsburg |2021–22 |Bundesliga |2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- |2022–23 |Bundesliga |22||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||24||1 |- |2023–24 |Bundesliga |28||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||29||3 |- |2024–25 |Bundesliga |2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- |2025–26 |Bundesliga |6||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs}}||0||8||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !60!!4!!3!!0!!2!!0!!65!!4 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !105!!7!!3!!0!!2!!0!!109!!7 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played November 16, 2023}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|92221}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |United States |2023||3||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total!!3!!0 |}
==Honors== '''Individual''' *U.S. Soccer Young Male Player of the Year: 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Paredes 2023 young male player of the year |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/01/christian-pulisic-2023-male-player-of-the-year-kevin-paredes-2023-young-male-player-of-the-year |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=U.S. Soccer}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20230327104626/https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/teams/first-team/players-and-staff/spieler-profil/kevin-paredes Kevin Paredes] at VfL Wolfsburg (archived) * [https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/kevin-paredes Kevin Alexander Paredes] at Bundesliga * {{MLS player|kevin-paredes}} * {{U.S. Soccer player|p/kevin-paredes}} * {{Team USA|new_id=kevin-paredes}} * {{Olympics.com|kevin-paredes}} * {{Instagram}}
{{VfL Wolfsburg squad}} {{United States men's football squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
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