Franco Paredes

Franco Ezequiel Paredes (born 18 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sarmiento, on loan from River Plate.

Career
Paredes joined River Plate in 2007. He made the jump from academy to reserves in 2016, before making his breakthrough into the first-team under Marcelo Gallardo in February 2020. Paredes was soon registered for the Copa Libertadores, a competition that would see him make his senior debut in on 4 March 2020 against L.D.U. Quito; he played the full duration as River lost 3–0, with ten men, in Group D. In August, Paredes was loaned to fellow Primera División club Defensa y Justicia. Hernán Crespo gave him his first appearance in the Libertadores too, as they lost away to Santos on 21 October.

Personal life
Paredes' cousin, Leandro, is also a professional footballer.