Kevin Paredes

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Kevin Paredes
Personal information
Full name Kevin Alexander Paredes[1]
Date of birth (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth South Riding, Virginia, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 40
Youth career
2016–2018 Bethesda Soccer Club
2019–2020 D.C. United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Loudoun United 4 (0)
2020–2021 D.C. United 41 (3)
2022– VfL Wolfsburg 54 (3)
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 26, 2025
‡ 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 Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the United States national team.

Club career

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Loudoun United

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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

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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

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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]

International career

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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.[12]

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

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Born in the United States, Paredes is of Dominican descent.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of April 26, 2025[14]
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division 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 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 2 1 0 29 2
2024–25 Bundesliga 2 0 – 2 0
2025–26 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 54 3 3 0 57 3
Career total 99 6 3 0 102 6
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal

International

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As of match played November 16, 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2023 3 0
Total 3 0

Honors

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Individual

References

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