José Paradela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Antonio Paradela | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Quiroga, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Atlético Quiroga | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Rivadavia Lincoln | 34 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Gimnasia La Plata | 26 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | River Plate | 65 | (6) |
| 2023 | → Tigre (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Necaxa (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2025 | Necaxa | 36 | (11) |
| 2025– | Cruz Azul | 51 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:26, 12 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
José Antonio Paradela (born 15 December 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.[2]
Club career
Rivadavia
Rivadavia was Paradela's first senior club after he started out at Club Atlético Quiroga, with the midfielder making his first two career appearances in the 2016 Torneo Federal B campaign; which Rivadavia ended with promotion to Torneo Federal A.[3][4]
Gimnasia y Esgrima
After being picked thirty-six times in the subsequent 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, Paradela departed the club on 8 August 2018 after agreeing to join Argentine Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima.[2][5][6][7] He made his first appearance on 2 December versus River Plate, appearing for the final twenty-three minutes as he made his Primera División bow under Pedro Troglio.[2]
River Plate
After twenty-seven appearances for Gimnasia y Esgrima, Paradela completed a transfer to River Plate on 18 February 2021.[8][9]
2023: Loan to Tigre
On 17 August 2023, he joined Tigre on a one-year loan, with the option to join permanently.[10]
2024: Loan to Necaxa
On 17 January 2024, he joined Liga MX side Necaxa,[11] on a one-year loan with an option to join permanently.[12]
Necaxa
After a productive loan spell, in which he recorded 8 goals and 9 assists in 34 games, Paradela joined the club permanently, for a $2 million fee.[13]
Cruz Azul
On 11 July 2025, Paradela was transferred to Cruz Azul.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rivadavia | 2016 | Torneo Federal B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Torneo Federal A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2018–19 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[nb 1] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2021[nb 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| River Plate | 2021 | Primera División | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 7 | ||
| Tigre (loan) | 2023 | Primera División | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Necaxa (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | ||||
| Necaxa | 2024–25 | 36 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 39 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 16 | ||
| Cruz Azul | 2025–26 | Liga MX | 35 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4[c] | 0 | 44 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 227 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 264 | 34 | ||
- ↑ Includes appearances in Copa Libertadores, CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ↑ Includes appearances in Torneo Federal A play-offs, Trofeo de Campeones, Leagues Cup
- ↑ Three appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in FIFA Intercontinental Cup
Honours
Cruz Azul
Individual
See also
Notes
- ↑ Soccerway counts 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
- ↑ Soccerway counts 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
- ↑ "José Antonio Paradela". LigaMX.net. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Argentina - J. Paradela". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ↑ "El Lobo incorporó a un jugador de 19 años y apuesta a futuro". 0221. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- 1 2 "Ficha Estadistica de JOSE PARADELA". BDFA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ↑ "Paradela: Vamos por el otro objetivo que es la clasificación". Interior Futbolero. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ↑ "José Paradela jugará en el Lobo platense". Diario Democracia. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ↑ "El volante José Paradela pasó la etapa de prueba, gustó y es el último en estampar la firma". El Día. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ↑ "José Paradela, de la Liga Deportiva del Oeste a River". La Deportiva. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ↑ "River se mueve: llegaron José Paradela y Agustín Fontana, cerró a Alex Vigo y apareció un tapado". La Nación. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ↑ "Tigre oficializó la incorporación de José Paradela". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ↑ "Jose Paradela se convierte en Rayo". clubnecaxa.mx. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ↑ Bernal, Jaime (16 January 2024). "José Paradela arribó a México y desea "pelear el torneo" con el Necaxa". www.tudn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ↑ "¡Se queda! Necaxa hace válida la compra de José Paradela". www.record.com.mx (in Spanish). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ↑ "Liga MX confirma a sus mejores jugadores para el All-Star Game 2026; revisa la lista de CONVOCADOS".
External links
- José Paradela at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Club Atlético Tigre footballers
- Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
- Club Necaxa footballers
- Club Rivadavia footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Liga MX players
- Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
- Men's association football midfielders
- Torneo Federal A players
- Argentine football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs