 Paredes with Colo-Colo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Esteban Efraín Paredes Quintanilla | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2000 | Santiago Morning | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2009 | Santiago Morning | 169 | (91) |
| 2002 | → Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) | 18 | (9) |
| 2004 | → Universidad de Concepción (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2004 | → Pachuca Juniors (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2007 | → Cobreloa (loan) | 29 | (10) |
| 2009–2012 | Colo-Colo | 89 | (50) |
| 2012–2013 | Atlante | 29 | (16) |
| 2013 | Querétaro | 18 | (6) |
| 2014–2021 | Colo-Colo | 165 | (103) |
| 2021–2022 | Coquimbo Unido | 33 | (7) |
| 2023 | San Antonio Unido | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | Santiago Morning | 7 | (1) |
| Total | 592 | (303) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2018 | Chile | 42 | (12) |
| 2008 | Chile U23 | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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[1][2] 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[3] surpassing Francisco Valdés[4] in a 3–2 win over Universidad de Chile in the Chilean Superclásico.
- ^ "Esteban Paredes: el primer pentagoleador del fútbol chileno". lacuarta.com. La Cuarta. 3 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Es como decir que los perros son malos". lacuarta.com. La Cuarta. 3 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Colo Colo vence a la U. de Chile 3 goles por 2 en el Superclásico". ellibero.cl. El Líbero. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Paredes igualó su primer récord goleador a 'Chamaco' Valdés". chile.as.com. chile.as.com. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.