Kevin Paredes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Alexander Paredes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 7, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | South Riding, Virginia, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Utrecht | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Bethesda SC | ||
| 2019–2020 | D.C. United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Loudoun United | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | D.C. United | 41 | (3) |
| 2022–2026 | VfL Wolfsburg | 60 | (4) |
| 2026– | Utrecht | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | United States U20 | 8 | (2) |
| 2024 | United States U23 | 6 | (2) |
| 2023– | United States | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 25, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of August 2, 2024 | |||
Kevin Alexander Paredes (/pəˈrɛdɪs/ pə-RED-iss; born May 7, 2003)[3] is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left wing-back or left winger for Dutch Eredivisie club Utrecht and the United States national team.
Club career
[edit]Loudoun United
[edit]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.[4]
D.C. United
[edit]On January 17, 2020, Paredes signed with Loudoun's parent club D.C. United and became the club's 14th Homegrown Player signing.[5] 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.[6] He contributed his first MLS assist on October 24, serving Gelmin Rivas's stoppage time winner in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United.[7]
Paredes scored his first MLS goal on July 3, 2021, in a record-breaking 7–1 win against Toronto FC at home.[8]
Wolfsburg
[edit]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.[9] The transfer fee was reported to be around $7.35 million.[10]
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.[11]
FC Utrecht
[edit]On June 24, 2026, Paredes signed a contract with Utrecht in the Netherlands for one season, with an option to extend for two more seasons.[12]
International career
[edit]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.[13]
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
[edit]Born in the United States, Paredes is of Dominican descent.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played May 25, 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Loudoun United | 2019 | USL | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | USL | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| D.C. United | 2020 | MLS | 17[b] | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | MLS | 24 | 3 | – | – | 24 | 3 | |||
| Total | 41 | 3 | – | – | 41 | 3 | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 105 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
- ↑ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played November 16, 2023[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honors
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ↑ "National Team Roster 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF.
- ↑ "Kevin Paredes". Vfl Wolfsburg. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ↑ "PAREDES Kevin". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024. (alternate link)
- ↑ "Loudoun United FC vs. Swope Park Rangers - September 25, 2019 | USLChampionship.com". uslchampionship.com.
- ↑ Baer, Benjamin (January 17, 2020). "DC United sign Homegrown attacker Kevin Paredes". Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ↑ "D.C. United vs. New England – 18 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Anderson, Jason (July 3, 2021). "D.C. United demolishes Toronto FC in 7–1 rout". Black and Red United. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Wolfsburg sign American teenager Kevin Paredes". bundesliga.com. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Wolfsburg signs youngster Paredes from D.C." ESPN.com. January 28, 2022.
- ↑ O'Keeffe, Greg (August 12, 2025). "USMNT prospect Kevin Paredes requires surgery on broken foot". The Athletic. The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Kevin Paredes tekent bij FC Utrecht" [Kevin Paredes signs with FC Utrecht] (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. June 24, 2026. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
- ↑ "BERHALTER SELECTS 24-PLAYER BIOSTEEL USMNT TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AHEAD OF SEPTEMBER MATCHES". US Soccer. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Kevin Paredes: Inspired by Alphonso Davies, chasing USMNT dream and fueling DC United | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ↑ Kevin Paredes at Soccerway
- ↑ Kevin Paredes at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Kevin Paredes 2023 young male player of the year". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kevin Paredes at VfL Wolfsburg (archived)
- Kevin Alexander Paredes at Bundesliga
- Kevin Paredes at Major League Soccer
- Kevin Paredes at U.S. Soccer
- Kevin Paredes at Team USA
- Kevin Paredes at Olympics.com
- Kevin Paredes on Instagram
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- 2003 births
- Soccer players from Virginia
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American people of Dominican Republic descent
- Sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football full-backs
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Loudoun United FC players
- D.C. United players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- FC Utrecht players
- USL Championship players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- Major League Soccer players
- Bundesliga players
- Olympic soccer players for the United States
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- American expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands