Irene Paredes
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Full name | Irene Paredes Hernández[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 4 July 1991||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth |
Legazpi, Spain[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Ilintxa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Urola | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Zarautz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 |
Real Sociedad | 82 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2016 | Athletic Bilbao | 128 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2021 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 85 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Barcelona | 65 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011– | Spain | 104 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2022 | Basque Country | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:55, 31 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:52, 9 April 2024 (UTC) |
Irene Paredes Hernández (
Club career
Real Sociedad
Born in Legazpi, Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country, Paredes joined local side Zarautz in 2007. She then moved to Real Sociedad a year later. On 5 October 2008, she made her senior debut against Málaga in a league game.[5]
Athletic Bilbao
After spending three seasons at Real Sociedad, Paredes signed for Basque rivals
Paris Saint-Germain
In 2016, Paredes signed for
On 31 May 2018, she won her first trophy with the club as PSG defeated Lyon 1–0 in the final of the 2018
In May 2019, Paredes extended her contract with PSG for two more years, keeping her at the club till 30 June 2021.[10] On 21 September, Paredes played in her first final as captain as PSG were defeated 3–4 on penalties by Lyon in the inaugural Trophée des Championnes.[11]
On 4 June 2021, Paredes led PSG to their first ever league title, ending Lyon's run of 14 consecutive titles.[12] She also led PSG to the semifinals of the Women's Champions League where her team lost to eventual champions Barcelona.
Barcelona
On 8 July 2021, Paredes signed a two-year deal with
On 23 January 2022, Paredes won her first title with Barcelona after her side thrashed
On 18 August, Paredes was announced as the fifth captain of Barcelona before the start of the new season.[24]
On 19 January 2023, Paredes was sent-off during Barcelona's 3–1 victory over Real Madrid in the semi-final of the
International career
She played her first minutes for the
On 14 February 2022, Paredes was ruled out of the inaugural edition of the Arnold Clark Cup after suffering a muscle tear in her left thigh and was replaced by Sheila García.[35]
On 6 April 2023, Paredes made her return to the national team in a 4–2 international friendly win against Norway after she had resigned from the national team, along with her captaincy role in October 2022, following disagreements between a few players and the RFEF over unfavourable conditions in the dressing room.[36] On 20 August, she won the FIFA Women's World Cup after Spain defeated England 1–0 in the final. On 1 December, she returned from injury to play her 100th match for the national team in a 2–3 defeat against Italy in a group stage match of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League.[37]
Personal life
Paredes is in a relationship with former Spain hockey player[38] Lucía Ybarra. During her stint at PSG, the couple lived together in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.[39]
In April 2021, Paredes and Ybarra announced that they were expecting their first child together.[40] On 13 September, Paredes announced the arrival of their son Mateo, who was born the day before, in an Instagram post.[41] Paredes had already asked coach Jorge Vilda not to summon her to the national squad for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification due to the forthcoming birth.[42] Ybarra and Mateo accompanied Paredes to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup tournament in New Zealand and Australia.[43]
Style of play
Paredes has been described to be a multifaceted defender, who is a commanding presence in the air. She is also a very skillful and technically gifted ball-playing defender as she contributes to her team's build-up while dribbling the ball up the field and connecting with the attackers. She is an attacking threat inside the opponent's penalty area from free-kicks and corners as she has demonstrated with her prowess in goalscoring through headers.[44][45]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 March 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | UWCL | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Real Sociedad | 2008–09 | Superliga Femenina
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27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 4 | ||||
2010–11 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 3 | ||||
Total | 82 | 6 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 89 | 7 | ||||
Athletic Bilbao
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2011–12 | Primera División
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33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 3 | ||||
2013–14 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 2 | ||||
2014–15 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 3 | ||||
2015–16 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 9 | ||||
Total | 128 | 19 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 139 | 20 | ||||
Paris Saint-Germain
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2016–17 | Division 1 Féminine | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | – | 29 | 5 | |
2017–18 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 25 | 5 | ||||
2018–19
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12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 19 | 2 | |||
2019–20
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14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
2020–21
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21 | 6 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 27 | 8 | ||||
Total | 85 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 22 | ||
Barcelona | 2021–22 | Primera División | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 38 | 5 |
2022–23 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
2023–24 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
Total | 65 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 9 | ||
Career total | 360 | 44 | 39 | 6 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 453 | 58 |
- ^ Appearance in Trophée des Championnes
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España Femenina
International
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paredes goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 27 October 2013 | Ciudad Deportiva Collado Villalba, Collado Villalba, Spain | Estonia | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
2 | 20 September 2016 | Butarque, Leganés, Spain | Finland | 2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
3 | 3–0 | |||||
4 | 23 October 2017 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | Israel | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
5 | 3–0 | |||||
6 | 28 November 2017 | Estadi de Son Moix, Palma , Spain |
Austria | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
7 | 5 March 2018 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup |
8 | 6 April 2018 | Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
9 | 8 October 2019 | Ďolíček, Prague, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 4–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
10 | 8 July 2022 | Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England | Finland | 1–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
11 | 2 September 2022 | La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas, Spain | Hungary | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
Honours
Athletic Bilbao
- Primera División: 2015–16
Paris Saint-Germain
- Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21[46]
- Coupe de France Féminine: 2017–18
Barcelona
- 2022–23[27]
- 2022–23[48]
- Copa de la Reina: 2021–22[23]
- Supercopa de España Femenina: 2021–22,[16] 2022–23,[49] 2023–24
Spain
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 2023
- UEFA Women's Nations League: 2023–24[50]
- Algarve Cup: 2017[51]
- 2018[52]
Individual
- Algarve Cup Best player: 2017
- FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2017
- UEFA Women's Champions League Squad of the Season: 2020–21, 2022–23
- UEFA Women's Champions League Defender of the Season: 2020–21[53]
- IFFHS Women's UEFA Team (Substitute): 2021[54]
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External links
- Irene Paredes – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Irene Paredes – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Irene Paredes at FC Barcelona
- Irene Paredes at Athletic Club (archive)
- Irene Paredes at BDFutbol
- Irene Paredes at ESPN FC
- Irene Paredes at FBref.com
- Irene Paredes at Soccerway