Irene Paredes

Irene Paredes Hernández (born 4 July 1991) is a Spanish[3] footballer who plays as a defender for Primera División club Barcelona and captains the Spain national team.[4]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Irene Paredes
Irene Paredes in 2012
Personal information
Full name Irene Paredes Hernández[1]
Date of birth (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991[1]
Place of birth Legazpi, Spain[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club 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 (19)
2016–2021 Paris Saint-Germain 85 (13)
2021– Barcelona 12 (2)
National team‡
2011– Spain 80 (9)
2012– Basque Country 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:20, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

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 Athletic Bilbao in 2011. She spent five seasons there, winning the Primera División in her final season with the club in 2015–16.[6] She also won three Copa Euskal Herria against her former club Real Sociedad in 2011, 2013 and 2015. On 10 June 2012, she was sent off for the first time in her career in their 1–2 loss against Espanyol in the 2012 Copa de la Reina final.

Paris Saint-Germain

In 2016, Paredes signed for Paris Saint-Germain. She played her first UEFA Women's Champions League season after joining PSG and reached the final, where her team lost 6–7 on penalties to Lyon.[7]

On 31 May 2018, she won her first trophy with the club as PSG defeated Lyon 1–0 in the final of the 2018 Coupe de France Féminine.[8] She was named as captain of PSG before the start of the 2018–19 season.

In May 2019, Paredes extended her contract with PSG for two more years, keeping her at the club till 30 June 2021.[9] 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.[10]

On 4 June 2021, Paredes led PSG to their first ever league title, ending Lyon's run of 14 consecutive titles.[11] 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 Barcelona after her contract with PSG expired.[12] On 4 September, Paredes made her official Barcelona debut in a 5–0 routing of Granadilla Tenerife.[13] On 17 October, Paredes scored her first goal for Barcelona in a 5–0 victory against Sporting Huelva. On 17 November, she scored her first Women's Champions League goal for Barcelona when she headed in the second goal in a 5–0 defeat of 1899 Hoffenheim in the group stage.[14]

International career

She played her first minutes for the Spanish national team in November 2011 against Romania.[15] In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda confirmed Paredes as a member of his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.[16] At the tournament, she scored an unfortunate own goal in Spain's 1–3 quarter-final defeat to Norway.[17] On 27 October 2013, she scored her first goal for Spain, in a 6–0 home win against Estonia at a 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match. She was also called up to be part of Spain's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada [1] and at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. [18][19] On 5 March 2018, she marked her 50th appearance for Spain by opening the scoring with a header in a 2–0 victory against Czech Republic in the last group match of the Cyprus Cup.[20]

As of October 2021, Paredes is the captain of the Spanish national team, together with her Barcelona teammates Jennifer Hermoso, who is the vice-captain and Alexia Putellas, who is the third captain.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of 15 December 2021
Club Season League National Cup UWCL Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Sociedad 2008–09 Superliga Femenina 27000––270
2009–10 28420––304
2010–11 27251––323
Total 82671––897
Athletic Bilbao 2011–12 Primera División 33220––352
2012–13 19221––213
2013–14 30250––352
2014–15 21310––223
2015–16 25910––269
Total 12819111––13920
Paris Saint-Germain 2016–17 Division 1 Féminine 1822093–295
2017–18 20352––255
2018–19 1223040–192
2019–20 14052501[lower-alpha 1]0252
2020–21 216–62–278
Total 85131542451012522
Barcelona 2021–22 Primera División 122005100173
Career total 307403362961037052
  1. Appearance in Trophée des Championnes

International goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first:

Irene Paredes – goals for Spain
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 October 2013Ciudad Deportiva Collado Villalba, Spain Estonia6–06–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.20 September 2016Butarque, Leganés Finland2–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
3.3–0
4.23 October 2017Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan Israel0–10–62019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.0–3
6.28 November 2017Estadi de Son Moix, Palma Austria3–04–0
7.5 March 2018AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca Czech Republic1–02–02018 Cyprus Women's Cup
8.6 April 2018Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki Finland0–10–22019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
9.8 October 2019Ďolíček, Prague Czech Republic0–41–5UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

Personal life

Paredes is in a relationship with former Spain hockey player Lucia Ybarra. During her stint at PSG, the couple lived together in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [22] In April 2021, Paredes and Ybarra announced that they are expecting their first child together. [23] On 13 September, Paredes announced the birth of their son Mateo in an Instagram post, who was born the day before. Paredes had already asked coach Jorge Vilda not to summon her to the national team for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification prior to the birth of Mateo. [24]

Honours

Club
Athletic Bilbao
Paris Saint-Germain

Spain

Individual

References
  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. "Irene profile". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. El Diario Vasco
  4. Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Athletic Bilbao
  5. "Irene Paredes Hernández – Historical Archives". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. "Palmarés – Athletic Club". athletic-club.eus (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. Saffer, Paul (1 June 2017). "Bouhaddi gives Lyon fourth Women's Champions League title". UEFA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. Gourdol, Nathan (1 June 2018). "Le PSG s'offre la Coupe de France féminine devant Lyon au terme d'un scénario incroyable". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. "Paredes extends contract to 2021". en.psg.fr. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. Dupont, Régis (21 September 2019). "Trophée des championnes : l'OL domine le PSG aux tirs au but". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. McVeigh, Niall (4 June 2021). "PSG Féminines win French league for first time, ending Lyon's run of 14 titles". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. "Irene Paredes signs for Barça". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. "Barça 5-0 Granadilla: Magnificent start". FC Barcelona. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  14. "Barcelona seal quarter-finals spot". UEFA. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  15. Lineups of the match UEFA
  16. "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  17. "Women's Euros 2013: Spain score embarrassing own goal". BBC.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  18. "Guijarro named in Spain's women's World Cup squad". Euronews. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  19. "Estas son las convocadas de la Selección española femenina para la Copa Mundial de Francia" [These are the summoned of the Spanish women's team for the World Cup in France]. SeFutbol (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 20 May 2019.
  20. "La selección femenina se gana estar entre las mejores (2-0)". RFEF (in Spanish). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  21. Fra, Amalia (8 April 2021). "La Roja estrena capitana: Alexia Putellas". as.com (in Spanish). AS. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  22. Britton, Tara (14 July 2021). "Compagnes et compagnons de footballeuses : pour le meilleur et pour tenir" (in French). L'Equipe. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  23. Barker, Gabby (24 April 2021). "The captain of PSG and the national team, Irene Paredes, announces that she will be a mother". Sports Finding. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  24. Menayo, David. "Irene Paredes y Lucía Ybarra estrenan maternidad"". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  25. Loyant, Richard (4 June 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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