Background and career
Leandro Daniel Paredes (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈandɾo paˈɾeðes]; born 29 June 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors, which he captains, and the Argentina national team.
A Boca Juniors youth graduate, Paredes made his first-team debut for the club in November 2010. After loan spells to Chievo and Roma between 2014 and 2015, he signed permanently for the latter in July 2015. After moving to Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2017, he won the 2018–19 Russian Premier League title. In 2019, he moved to Paris Saint-Germain, where he won four Ligue 1 titles before returning to Roma in August 2023. In July 2025, he returned to his childhood club, Boca Juniors.
Paredes is a former Argentine youth international, representing his country at under-17 level. He made his senior debut for the Argentina national team in June 2017, and was later included in the squads for three Copa Américas (2019, 2021, 2024) and two FIFA World Cups (2022, 2026). Paredes won the 2021 and 2024 editions of the Copa América and the 2022 World Cup with Argentina.
