Matías Enrique Paredes (born 1 February 1982) is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Ducilo and the Argentine national team.
[1] Paredes started his club career with Ducilo at age four in his native Argentina, before moving to Germany to play with UHC Hamburg in 2002.
[4][5] With his national squad, Matías has won the bronze medal at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup and four gold medals at the Pan American Games (2003, 2011, 2015 and 2019).
He has twice been named as one of the top 10 young players in the world by the International Field Hockey Council.
In 2003 he was awarded the Silver Olimpia for the Best Argentine Hockey Player.