Esteban Paredes

Esteban Efraín Paredes Quintanilla (born 1 August 1980) is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Chilean club Colo-Colo as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Quintanilla.

Esteban Paredes
Paredes with Colo-Colo in 2018
Personal information
Full name Esteban Efraín Paredes
Quintanilla
Date of birth (1980-08-01) 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)
* 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

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 which allowed him to be 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 DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 August 2009Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark Denmark1–02–1Friendly
2.4 November 2009CAP Stadium, Talcahuano, Chile Paraguay2–12–1Friendly
3.19 November 2009Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia Slovakia2–12–1Friendly
4.20 January 2010Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo, Chile Panama1–02–1Friendly
5.2–0
6.30 May 2010Estadio Nelson Oyarzún, Chillán, Chile Northern Ireland1–01–0Friendly
7.23 January 2011The Home Depot Center, Los Angeles, United States United States1–01–1Friendly
8.4 July 2011Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina Mexico1–12–12011 Copa América
9.21 March 2012Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile Peru1–03–1Friendly
10.26 March 2013Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile Uruguay1–02–02014 World Cup qualifier
11.29 March 2017Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile Venezuela2–03–12018 World Cup qualifier
12.3–0

Honours

Club

Puerto Montt

Santiago Morning

Colo-Colo

Coquimbo Unido

Individual

References
  1. "Esteban Paredes: el primer pentagoleador del fútbol chileno". lacuarta.com. La Cuarta. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. "Es como decir que los perros son malos". lacuarta.com. La Cuarta. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "Paredes igualó su primer récord goleador a 'Chamaco' Valdés". chile.as.com. chile.as.com. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. "Colo-Colo alcanza su estrella 29". 3TV.cl. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  6. "Chile 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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