Kevin Paredes
American soccer player (born 2003)
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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.
| 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] | ||
| 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 | 59 | (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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 21, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of August 2, 2024 | |||
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.[4]
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.[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
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
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
Career statistics
Club
- As of February 21, 2026[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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 6 | ||
International
- As of match played November 16, 2023[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honors
Individual
