title: Ricardo Parada
text: # Ricardo Parada
  
  Ricardo Alex Parada Sáez (born January 2, 1985), is a Chilean former footballer who last played as a striker.
  
  ## Career
  
  Ricardo Parada, also known by his nickname Pescadito (Little Fish), is a former footballer from the lower divisions of the Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción, where he was always the top-scorer.
  
  In 2003, he was sent to Ñublense, until the second half of 2004, having won the third division championship, when he returned to the Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción. He scored 5 goals in the Clausura championship in 2007. In 2008, he was signed by the Lobos de la BUAP, a Mexican football club. In the second half of that year, he was signed by Provincial Osorno. Since then, he has played with Antofagasta, Curicó Unido, Deportes Puerto Montt, Deportes Copiapó and Naval.
  
  ## National team
  
  Parada played for Chile at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they were eliminated in the first knockout round.
  
  ## Honours
  
  ### Ñublense
  
  * Tercera División: 2004
  