Esteban Paredes
 Paredes with Colo-Colo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Esteban Efraín Paredes Quintanilla | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Colo-Colo | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2000 | Santiago Morning | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2009 | Santiago Morning | 169 | (91) |
| 2002 | → Puerto Montt (loan) | 18 | (9) |
| 2004 | → U. de Concepción (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2004 | → Pachuca Juniors (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2007 | → Cobreloa (loan) | 29 | (10) |
| 2009–2012 | Colo-Colo | 89 | (50) |
| 2012–2013 | Atlante | 29 | (16) |
| 2013 | Querétaro | 18 | (6) |
| 2014–2021 | Colo-Colo | 165 | (103) |
| 2021– | Coquimbo Unido | 23 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2018 | Chile | 42 | (12) |
| 2008 | Chile U23 | 4 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2017 | |||
Esteban Efraín Paredes Quintanilla (born 1 August 1980) is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Chilean club Colo-Colo as a forward.
Paredes is the first player to be five-time Primera División de Chile top goalscorer[1][2] and has scored 286 league goals in his career, highlighting his 217–Primera División de Chile goals record who allowed him being the all time top goalscorer of Chilean first-tier tournaments history. On October 5, 2019, he achieved the record[3] surpassing Francisco Valdés[4] in a 3–2 win over Universidad de Chile in the Chilean Superclásico.
Club career[]
He began his career at Santiago Morning youth ranks and was promoted in 2000.
In 2009, he joined Chilean giants Colo-Colo on a three-year contract. That season, Paredes was an influential player and helped the team to win the Torneo Clausura. He was a key player in the final against Universidad Católica, scoring twice past Universidad Católica goalkeeper Paulo Garcés.[5]
International career[]
Paredes represented his country in two World Cups, in 2010 and 2014 respectively, and at the 2011 Copa América.
Career statistics[]
International[]
Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 August 2009 | Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark |  Denmark |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 4 November 2009 | CAP Stadium, Talcahuano, Chile |  Paraguay |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 19 November 2009 | Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia |  Slovakia |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 20 January 2010 | Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo, Chile |  Panama |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5. | 2–0 | |||||
| 6. | 30 May 2010 | Estadio Nelson Oyarzún, Chillán, Chile |  Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 23 January 2011 | The Home Depot Center, Los Angeles, United States |  United States |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 8. | 4 July 2011 | Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina |  Mexico |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2011 Copa América |
| 9. | 21 March 2012 | Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile |  Peru |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 10. | 26 March 2013 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile |  Uruguay |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
| 11. | 29 March 2017 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile |  Venezuela |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2018 World Cup qualifier |
| 12. | 3–0 |
Honours[]
Club[]
Puerto Montt
- Primera B: 2002
Santiago Morning
- Primera B: 2005
Colo-Colo
- Primera División: 2009–C, 2014–C, 2015–A, 2017–T
- Copa Chile: 2016, 2019
- Supercopa de Chile: 2017, 2018
Coquimbo Unido
- Primera B: 2021
Individual[]
- Primera B de Chile Top Scorer: 2005[6]
- Primera División de Chile Top Scorer (5): 2009–A, 2011–C, 2014–C, 2014–A, 2015–C
- El Gráfico Ideal Team (4): 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015
- ANFP Golden Ball Ideal Team (3): 2011, 2014, 2015
- ANFP Golden Ball Golden Boot: 2011
- Liga MX Top Scorer: 2012–A
- El Gráfico Golden Boot: 2014
- ANFP Golden Ball Best Player: 2015
- Copa Chile Top Scorer (2): 2015, 2016
- El Gráfico Best Copa Chile Player: 2016
References[]
- ^ "Esteban Paredes: el primer pentagoleador del fútbol chileno". lacuarta.com. La Cuarta. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Es como decir que los perros son malos". lacuarta.com. La Cuarta. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Colo Colo vence a la U. de Chile 3 goles por 2 en el Superclásico". ellibero.cl. El Líbero. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Paredes igualó su primer récord goleador a 'Chamaco' Valdés". chile.as.com. chile.as.com. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Colo-Colo alcanza su estrella 29". 3TV.cl. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Chile 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
External links[]
- Esteban Paredes at Soccerway
- Esteban Paredes – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
- Esteban Paredes at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Chilean footballers
- Chile international footballers
- Santiago Morning footballers
- Puerto Montt footballers
- Universidad de Concepción footballers
- Pachuca Juniors footballers
- Cobreloa footballers
- Colo-Colo footballers
- Atlante F.C. footballers
- Querétaro F.C. footballers
- Coquimbo Unido footballers
- Chilean expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Chilean Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Liga MX players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- 2011 Copa América players
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- Sportspeople from Santiago
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Association football forwards
- Supporters of Colo-Colo