Esteban Paredes

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Esteban Paredes

| image = Universidad de Chile - Colo-Colo, 2018-04-15 - Esteban Paredes.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Paredes with Colo-Colo in 2018

| fullname = Esteban Efraín Paredes
Quintanilla

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1980|8|1}}

| birth_place = Santiago, Chile

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1996–2000

| youthclubs1 = Santiago Morning

| years1 = 2000–2009 | clubs1 = Santiago Morning | caps1 = 169 | goals1 = 91

| years2 = 2002 | clubs2 = → Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 9

| years3 = 2004 | clubs3 = → Universidad de Concepción (loan) | caps3 = 14 | goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2004 | clubs4 = → Pachuca Juniors (loan) | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2007 | clubs5 = → Cobreloa (loan) | caps5 = 29 | goals5 = 10

| years6 = 2009–2012 | clubs6 = Colo-Colo | caps6 = 89 | goals6 = 50

| years7 = 2012–2013 | clubs7 = Atlante | caps7 = 29 | goals7 = 16

| years8 = 2013 | clubs8 = Querétaro | caps8 = 18 | goals8 = 6

| years9 = 2014–2021 | clubs9 = Colo-Colo | caps9 = 165 | goals9 = 103

| years10 = 2021–2022 | clubs10 = Coquimbo Unido | caps10 = 33 | goals10 = 7

| years11 = 2023 | clubs11 = San Antonio Unido | caps11 = 4 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2024 | clubs12 = Santiago Morning | caps12 = 7 | goals12 = 1

| totalcaps = 592 | totalgoals = 303

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2018

| nationalteam1 = Chile

| nationalcaps1 = 42

| nationalgoals1 = 12

| nationalyears2 = 2008

| nationalteam2 = Chile U23

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 2

}}

Esteban Efraín Paredes Quintanilla (born 1 August 1980) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Paredes is the first player to be five-time Primera División de Chile top goalscorer{{cite web | url = http://www.lacuarta.com/noticia/esteban-paredes-entro-en-la-historia-del-futbol-chileno-pentagoleador/ | title = Esteban Paredes: el primer pentagoleador del fútbol chileno | publisher = La Cuarta | work = lacuarta.com | date = 3 May 2014 | access-date = 5 January 2017 | archive-date = 20 June 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180620153344/http://www.lacuarta.com/noticia/esteban-paredes-entro-en-la-historia-del-futbol-chileno-pentagoleador/ | url-status = dead }}{{cite web | url = http://www.lacuarta.com/noticia/esteban-paredes-entro-en-la-historia-del-futbol-chileno-pentagoleador/ | title = Es como decir que los perros son malos | publisher = La Cuarta | work = lacuarta.com | date = 3 May 2014 | access-date = 5 January 2017 | archive-date = 20 June 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180620153344/http://www.lacuarta.com/noticia/esteban-paredes-entro-en-la-historia-del-futbol-chileno-pentagoleador/ | url-status = dead }} 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 5 October 2019, he achieved the record{{cite web |url= https://ellibero.cl/alerta/colo-colo-vence-a-la-u-de-chile-3-goles-por-2-en-el-superclasico/ |title= Colo Colo vence a la U. de Chile 3 goles por 2 en el Superclásico | publisher =El Líbero| work = ellibero.cl | date = 5 October 2019 | access-date = 17 December 2019}} surpassing Francisco Valdés{{cite web |url= https://chile.as.com/chile/2019/08/24/futbol/1566681125_563137.html |title= Paredes igualó su primer récord goleador a 'Chamaco' Valdés | publisher = chile.as.com | work = chile.as.com | date = 24 August 2019 | access-date = 24 August 2019}} 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.{{cite web |url= http://www.laterceratv.cl/index.php?m=video&v=8819 |title= Colo-Colo alcanza su estrella 29 |work= 3TV.cl |access-date= 16 March 2016 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160323204502/http://www.laterceratv.cl/index.php?m=video&v=8819 |archive-date= 23 March 2016 }}

In May 2022, after playing for Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División, and having scored 367 goals in his career, Paredes announced his retirement as a professional footballer.{{cite web |title=¡El fin de una era! Esteban Paredes se retiró oficialmente del fútbol profesional |url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/esteban-paredes/el-fin-de-una-era-esteban-paredes-se-retiro-oficialmente-del-futbol/2022-05-26/184617.html |website=alairelibre.cl |publisher=Radio Cooperativa |access-date=31 May 2022 |language=es |date=26 May 2022}} However, in June 2023 he returned to the football activity by signing with San Antonio Unido in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.{{cite web |title=Esteban Paredes vuelve con 42 años al fútbol profesional chileno: Se oficializa su fichaje en club de Segunda |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Deportes/2023/06/14/1098124/paredes-regreso-futbol.html |website=Emol |publisher=El Mercurio |access-date=14 June 2023 |language=es |date=14 June 2023}} Retired again, he returned to play for Santiago Morning in August 2024,{{cite news |last1=Lagos |first1=Felipe |title=Santiago Morning oficializa el regreso de Esteban Paredes al fútbol profesional |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Deportes/2024/08/15/1139863/esteban-paredes-vuelve-santiago-morning.html |access-date=19 August 2024 |work=Emol |publisher=El Mercurio |date=15 August 2024 |language=es}} announcing his definitive retirement at the end of the season.{{cite web |last1=Romo |first1=Felipe |title=Uno de los goleadores históricos de Chile anuncia su retiro: “Sinceramente no quería volver...” |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/esteban-paredes-anuncia-su-retiro-definitivo-sinceramente-no-queria-volver-n/ |website=Diario AS |access-date=17 November 2024 |language=es |date=16 November 2024}}

International career

Paredes represented his country in two World Cups, in 2010 and 2014 respectively, and at the 2011 Copa América.

=International goals=

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.

Goal !Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%
1.	12 August 2009	Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark	align=left\| {{fb\|DEN}}	1–0	2–1	Friendly
2.	4 November 2009	CAP Stadium, Talcahuano, Chile	align=left\| {{fb\|PAR}}	2–1	2–1	Friendly
3.	19 November 2009	Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia	align=left\| {{fb\|SVK}}	2–1	2–1	Friendly
4.	rowspan=2 \| 20 January 2010	rowspan=2 \| Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo, Chile	rowspan=2 align=left\| {{fb\|PAN}}	1–0	rowspan=2 \| 2–1	rowspan=2 \| Friendly
5.	2–0
6.	30 May 2010	Estadio Nelson Oyarzún, Chillán, Chile	align=left\| {{fb\|Northern Ireland}}	1–0	1–0	Friendly
7.	23 January 2011	The Home Depot Center, Los Angeles, United States	align=left\| {{fb\|USA}}	1–0	1–1	Friendly
8.	4 July 2011	Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan, Argentina	align=left\| {{fb\|MEX}}	1–1	2–1	2011 Copa América
9.	21 March 2012	Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, Chile	align=left\| {{fb\|PER}}	1–0	3–1	Friendly
10.	26 March 2013	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile	align=left\| {{fb\|URU}}	1–0	2–0	2014 World Cup qualifier
11.	rowspan=2 \| 29 March 2017	rowspan=2 \| Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile	rowspan=2 align=left \| {{fb\|VEN}}	2–0	rowspan=2 \| 3–1	rowspan=2 \| 2018 World Cup qualifier
12.	3–0

Post-retirement

In February 2024, Paredes assumed as sport manager of Santiago Morning, the club with which he began his playing career.{{cite web |title=El regreso de Paredes: la Fiorentina y la gran transformación que planea hacer |url=https://chile.as.com/videos/el-regreso-de-paredes-la-fiorentina-y-la-gran-transformacion-que-planea-hacer-v/ |website=AS Chile |access-date=29 February 2024 |language=es |date=29 February 2024}}

In December 2024, Paredes graduated as a football manager at {{ill|lt=INAF|National Institute of Football, Sports and Physical Activity|es|Instituto Nacional del Fútbol, Deporte y Actividad Física|vertical-align=sup}} (National Institute of Football, Sports and Physical Activity of Chile).{{cite web |title=Emblemáticos jugadores de la Generación Dorada reciben titulo de Director Técnico en Quilín |url=https://anfp.cl/noticia/38269/emblematicos-jugadores-de-la-generacion-dorada-reciben-titulo-de-director-tecnico-en-quilin |website=ANFP |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=es |date=11 December 2024}}

Personal life

His son, Esteban Paredes Lastra, was with the Colo-Colo youth ranks and then moved to Palestino when his father left Colo-Colo.{{cite web |last1=Gómez |first1=Bastián |title=Paredes, Tudor y Caputto: los juveniles hijos de viejos cracks del fútbol chileno |url=https://www.encancha.cl/futbol-chileno/2021/9/17/paredes-tudor-caputto-los-juveniles-hijos-de-viejos-cracks-del-futbol-chileno-122337.html |website=encancha.cl |access-date=21 October 2022 |language=es |date=17 September 2021}}

In August 2022, he joined TNT Sports Chile as the co-host of the cooking and talk show Sabor a Gol alongside the chef Tomás Olivera.{{cite web |last1=Sanz |first1=Nicole |title=¡Esteban Paredes llega a la TV! ¿En qué programa? » DUPLOS |url=https://www.duplos.cl/tendencias/esteban-paredes-llega-a-la-tv-en-que-programa/62628/2022/08/30/ |website=DUPLOS |access-date=21 October 2022 |language=es |date=30 August 2022}}

He is currently the face of a sport betting app named Juega en Linea.{{Cite web |last=Radio Activa |first= |date=2022-08-16 |title=¿Goleador tiktoker? Esteban Paredes la rompe en las redes con prendido baile |url=https://www.radioactiva.cl/2022/08/goleador-tiktoker-esteban-paredes-la-rompe-en-las-redes-con-prendido-baile/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=RadioActiva 92.5 |language=es}}