Ricardo Parada

Ricardo Parada

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Alex Parada Saéz
Date of birth	(1985-01-02) January 2, 1985
Place of birth	San Pedro de la Paz, Chile
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Puerto Montt
Number	19
Youth career
1997–2003	Universidad de Concepción
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Ñublense	?	(?)
2004	Universidad de Concepción	5	(0)
2004	Ñublense	?	(?)
2005–2007	Universidad de Concepción	73	(19)
2008	Lobos de la BUAP	?	(?)
2008	Provincial Osorno	14	(3)
2009	Antofagasta	7	(0)
2009	Curicó Unido	5	(0)
2010–	Puerto Montt	27	(3)
International career‡
2005	Chile U-20	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 26 December 2008 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 September 2008

Ricardo Alex Parada Sáez (born January 2, 1985), is a Chilean footballer. He plays as a striker. He currently plays for Puerto Montt in Chile.

Career

Ricardo Parada is a footballer from the lower divisions of the Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción, where he was always the top-scorer.

In 2003, he was sent to Ñublense, until the second half of 2004, having won the third division championship, when he returned to the Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción. He scored 5 goals in the Clausura championship in 2007. In 2008, he was signed by the Lobos de la BUAP, a Mexican football club. In the second half of that year, he was signed by Provincial Osorno. Since then, he has played with Antofagasta and Curicó Unido, and currently plays for Puerto Montt.

National team

Parada played for Chile at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they were eliminated in the first knockout round.

Honours

Ñublense Third Division of Chile 2004