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Luis Paradela

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Luis Paradela
Personal information
Full name Luis Javier Paradela Díaz
Date of birth (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Calimete, Cuba[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo Saprissa
Number 23
Youth career
–2015 Matanzas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Matanzas
2019 USAC 12 (6)
2019 → Reno 1868 (loan) 5 (0)
2020 Jocoro 6 (1)
2020–2021 Chalatenango 14 (1)
2021–2022 Santos de Guápiles 46 (12)
2022– Deportivo Saprissa 99 (29)
2024–2025 → Universitatea Craiova (loan) 19 (3)
International career‡
2018– Cuba 41 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2024

Luis Javier Paradela Díaz (born 21 January 1997) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga FPD club Saprissa and the Cuba national team.

Club career

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Youth career

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Paradela began his youth career in his native Cuba with club FC Matanzas.

USAC

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He joined USAC in 2019, making his competitive debut for USAC in a 2–1 home defeat against Sansare FC on 20 January 2019, during the Clausura tournament of the 2018–2019 season. He scored his first goal and brace in a 4–1 home victory over Achuapa on 26 January 2019, followed by another brace four days later in a 2–2 away tie against Aurora.

Reno 1868

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In August 2019, Paradela joined USL Championship side Reno 1868 on loan. Paradela became the first Cuban soccer player to play in the United States without defecting. Due to the unique unprecedented process, the P1 VISA took months to be processed and was obtained with only single entry and for 90 days validity. The player was cleared to arrive in Reno only with 6 games remaining in the season.[2][3]

Jocoro

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In late January 2020, after being denied return to the USL Championship due to pressure from the Football Association of Cuba, and missing out on several offers in different countries due immigration bottlenecks, Paradela joined Jocoro F.C. in the La Liga Mayor, playing six matches before the cancellation of the Clausura 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chalatenango

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In August 2020, after not being able to join Santos de Guápiles F.C. in Costa Rica due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions, Luis Paradela confirmed his commitment to play the Apertura 2020 with C.D. Chalatenango. The offer by Santos de Guápiles F.C. remained valid for the Clausura 2021.[4]

Santos de Guápiles

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In early January 2021, Paradela transferred to Santos de Guápiles in the Liga FPD debuting shortly after in a match against C.S. Cartaginés.

In 2022, Paradela was awarded the best foreign player of the 2021–22 season award for his excellent performance in the Apertura 2021. His participation in the Clausura 2022 was limited to 7 games only due to an immigration issue affecting several foreign players in Costa Rica, which also prevented him from participating in the Concacaf Champions League 2022 series against New York City FC.

Saprissa

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Paradela was signed by Saprissa on a transfer from Santos in the summer of 2022 along with his offensive partner Javon East. He quickly established himself as a fans’ favorite, scoring 4 goals in his first 6 matches at the club.

International career

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On 27 August 2018, Parabela made his official senior international debut for Cuba in a friendly against Barbados. He scored a hat-trick against Turks and Caicos Islands on 8 September 2018 in an 11–0 victory, helping Cuba to their biggest ever win.[5]

Paradela was included in the best eleven of 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying and was among the top scorers with five goals.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cuba 201854
201991
202000
202161
202282
2023101
202432
Total4111
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paradela goal.[7]
List of international goals scored by Luis Paradela
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 September 2018Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Turks and Caicos Islands1–011–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
24–0
36–0
412 October 2018Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Grenada1–02–0
524 March 2019Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Haiti1–11–2
62 June 2021Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala British Virgin Islands1–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
75 June 2022Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Barbados3–03–02022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
89 June 2022Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda1–02–02022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
94 July 2023Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States Canada1–22–42023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1015 November 2024SKNFA Technical Center, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Kitts Saint Kitts and Nevis1–11–22025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-in
1118 November 2024Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Saint Kitts and Nevis3–04–02025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification play-in
1226 March 2026Estadio Cibao, Santiago, Dominican Republic Martinique1–02–22025–26 CONCACAF Series

Honours

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Saprissa

Universitatea Craiova

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Cuba - L. Paradela - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "¡Histórico! Luis Paradela al Reno 1868 FC de la USL Championship". ADN Cuba.
  3. ↑ USLChampionship com Staff (29 August 2019). "Reno Makes History with Paradela Loan Deal". USL Championship.
  4. ↑ Centeno, Juan Carlos Solano y Marvin. "Columbia - Esta es la nueva ficha del Santos de Guápiles | Columbia". www.columbia.co.cr.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ "Game Detail". www.concacafnationsleague.com.
  6. ↑ Jephté, Pierre Caleb (27 March 2019). "Foot- LDN : Deux haïtiens dans le onze type !".
  7. ↑ "Paradela, Luis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Universitatea Craiova, campioană după 35 de ani de așteptare". radioromania.ro (in Romanian). 17 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
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