José Antonio Paradela (born 15 December 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
Club career Rivadavia Rivadavia was Paradela's first senior club after he started out at Club Atlético Quiroga, with the midfielder making his first two career appearances in the 2016 Torneo Federal B campaign; which Rivadavia ended with promotion to Torneo Federal A.
Gimnasia y Esgrima After being picked thirty-six times in the subsequent 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, Paradela departed the club on 8 August 2018 after agreeing to join Argentine Primera División side Gimnasia y Esgrima. He made his first appearance on 2 December versus River Plate, appearing for the final twenty-three minutes as he made his Primera División bow under Pedro Troglio.
River Plate After twenty-seven appearances for Gimnasia y Esgrima, Paradela completed a transfer to River Plate on 18 February 2021.
2023: Loan to Tigre On 17 August 2023, he joined Tigre on a one-year loan, with the option to join permanently.
2024: Loan to Necaxa On 17 January 2024, he joined Liga MX side Necaxa, on a one-year loan with an option to join permanently.
Necaxa After a productive loan spell, in which he recorded 8 goals and 9 assists in 34 games, Paradela joined the club permanently, for a $2 million fee.
Cruz Azul On 11 July 2025, Paradela was transferred to Cruz Azul.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRivadavia2016Torneo Federal B2 0 0 0 — — 0 0 2 02016–17Torneo Federal A13 0 0 0 — — 2 0 15 02017–1819 0 2 0 — — 0 0 21 0Total34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 38 0Gimnasia y Esgrima2018–19Primera División1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 02019–2016 0 0 0 1 0 — — 17 02020–219 0 0 0 0 0 — — 9 020210 0 0 0 — — — 0 0Total26 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 0River Plate2021Primera División23 2 1 0 — 6 0 1 0 31 2202222 2 2 1 — 4 0 0 0 28 3202320 2 1 0 — 5 0 — 26 2Total65 6 4 1 0 0 15 0 1 0 85 7Tigre (loan)2023Primera División14 1 — — — — 14 1Necaxa (loan)2023–24Liga MX17 5 — — — — 17 5Necaxa2024–2536 11 — — — 3 0 39 11Total53 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 56 16Cruz Azul2025–26Liga MX44 10 — — 6 2 4 0 54 122026–2710 2 — — 0 0 5 4 15 6Total54 12 0 0 0 0 6 2 9 4 69 18Career total246 35 6 1 1 0 21 2 15 4 289 42
Honours Cruz Azul Liga MX: Clausura 2026 Campeón de Campeones: 2026
Individual Liga MX All-Star: 2026
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