Kevin Paredes

Left Back - Bayer Leverkusen
10 Oct 2026
Saturday
Process

Events

40
  1. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  2. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  3. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  4. Established as a regular starter

    Serious
    Cause
    Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.
  5. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.
  6. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  7. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  8. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  9. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  10. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 6.1 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  11. Away supporters were hostile

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drew sustained jeers from the away end.
  12. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  13. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  14. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  15. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  16. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  17. Personality clash with Jonas Hofmann

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  18. Contract talks stalled over squad status

    Moderate
    Cause
    The wage was acceptable, but he wanted clearer first-team guarantees.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  19. Personality clash with Afonso Moreira

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  20. Personality clash with Mio Backhaus

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  21. Stayed on the bench while Edmond Tapsoba took the slot

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Edmond Tapsoba was preferred — lower injury-risk profile.
    Cause
    The manager protected him after a heavy workload.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  22. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  23. Personality clash with Jarell Quansah

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  24. Personality clash with Ibrahim Maza

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  25. Malik Tillman, a compatriot, joined the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    Shared nationality and language helped this take root. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.
  26. Sealed the dream move of his career

  27. Joining one of the elite clubs in the game

  28. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Serious
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.
  29. A career-defining chance to play for an elite club

    Major
    Cause
    Mutual professional respect underpins this. The gap in reputation between them is being felt in the dressing room.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.
  30. Lifted by the higher standards at the new club

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.
  31. Sudden media glare after the high-profile move

    Moderate
    Cause
    Media noise around the player is shaping this. It played out in the media rather than internally.
    Outlook
    Expectations may build after a stand-out moment.
  32. Turned down the offered deal

    Serious
    Cause
    He turned down the club's offer. The wage was below his expectations.
  33. Personality clash with Patrik Schick

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  34. Personality clash with Tim Oermann

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.
  35. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $2.8M/y
  36. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Bayer Leverkusen
  37. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $2.8M/y
  38. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.5M/y
    Who
    De Ligt Georginio
  39. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.5M/y
  40. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Utrecht →