Luis Paradela
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File:Luis Paradela.jpg Luis Paradela in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Javier Paradela Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Calimete, Cuba[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos de Guápiles | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Matanzas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | FC Matanzas | ||
| 2019 | Universidad SC | 12 | (6) |
| 2019 | → Reno 1868 (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Jocoro F.C. (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2020 | C.D. Chalatenango | 14 | (1) |
| 2021– | Santos de Guápiles | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Cuba | 13 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2019 | |||
Luis Paradela (born 21 January 1997), is a Cuban professional football player who plays for Santos de Guápiles, and the Cuban national football team. He primarily plays as a attacking midfielder, but can also be deployed as a winger or a forward.
Club career
Youth career
Paradela began his youth career in his native Cuba with club FC Matanzas.
Universidad SC
He joined Universidad SC in 2019, making his competitive debut for Universidad SC in a 2–1 home defeat against Sansare FC on January 20, 2019, during the Clausura tournament of the 2018-2019 season. He scored his first goal and brace in a 4-1 home victory over Deportivo Achuapa on January 26, 2019, followed by another brace four days later in a 2-2 away tie against Aurora F.C..
Reno 1868
In August 2019, Paradela joined USL Championship side Reno 1868 on loan. Paradela became the first Cuban soccer player to play in the United States without defecting.[2][3]
Jocoro
In late January 2020, after being denied return to the USL Championship due to pressure from the Football Association of Cuba, and missing out on several offers in different countries due immigration bottlenecks, Paradela joined Jocoro F.C. in the La Liga Mayor, playing six matches before the cancellation of the Clausura 2020 due to the Covid19 pandemic.
Chalatenango
In August 2020, after not being able to join Santos de Guápiles F.C. in Costa Rica due to the Covid19 pandemic travel restrictions, Luis Paradela confirmed his commitment to play the Apertura 2020 with C.D. Chalatenango. The offer by Santos de Guápiles F.C. remains valid for the Clausura 2021.[4]
Santos de Guápiles
In early January 2021, Paradela transferred to Santos de Guápiles in the Liga FPD debuting shortly after in a match against C.S. Cartaginés.
International career
On August 27, 2018 he made his official senior international debut in a friendly against Barbados. He scored 3 goals against Turks and Caicos Islands resulting in a biggest win for Cuba with an 11-0 victory on September 8, 2018.[5]
Luis Paradela was included in the best XI of 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying and was among the top scorers with 5 goals. [6]
Style of play
Paradela is a talented, fast, skillful, and hardworking player, with good technique, a short stature, and a strong build. He usually plays as a left winger, a position which enables him to beat opponents with the ball, cut into the centre, and shoot on goal from outside the area with his stronger right foot, although he is also an accurate striker of the ball with his left foot; he is also capable of creating chances for teammates as well as scoring goals himself. He is also known for his defensive contribution off the ball, and has been deployed anywhere along the front line, as well as in several midfield positions, most frequently as either an attacking or central midfielder, although he has also been used as a main or second striker on occasion.
International goals
- Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 September 2018 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
1–0 | 11–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |
| 2. | 4–0 | |||||
| 3. | 6–0 | |||||
| 4. | 12 October 2018 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada |  Grenada |
1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 5. | 24 March 2019 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |  Haiti |
1–1 | 1–2 |
References
- ^ a b "Cuba - L. Paradela - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ https://adncuba.com/deportes/yo-hablo-futbol/historico-luis-paradela-al-reno-1868-fc-de-la-usl-championship
- ^ https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1045352
- ^ https://www.columbia.co.cr/noticias/21451-esta-es-la-nueva-ficha-del-santos-de-guapiles
- ^ "Game Detail". www.concacafnationsleague.com.
- ^ https://haititempo.com/foot-ldn-deux-haitiens-dans-le-onze-type/
- ^ "Paradela, Luis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Cuban footballers
- Cuba international footballers
- Association football forwards
- FC Pinar del Río players
- Universidad de San Carlos players
- Reno 1868 FC players
- Jocoro F.C. players
- USL Championship players
- Primera División de Fútbol Profesional players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Cuban expatriate footballers
- Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
- Cuban expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Cuban expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador
- Expatriate footballers in Guatemala
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate footballers in El Salvador
- People from Matanzas Province