Alan Varela
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alan Gonzalo Varela | ||
Date of birth | 4 July 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Isidro Casanova, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder[1][2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Porto | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Barcelona Luján | |||
2012–2020 | Boca Juniors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Boca Juniors | 78 | (0) |
2023– | Porto | 33 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Argentina U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:56, 24 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023 |
Alan Gonzalo Varela (born 4 July 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive or central midfielder for Primeira Liga club Porto.[3]
Club career
Boca Juniors
Varela joined Boca Juniors in 2012 from Barcelona Luján; a subsidiary of Barcelona, who later became known as Barcelona Juniors following a partnership with Boca.[2] After training with Boca's senior side during 2019, a year that also saw him sign his first professional contract, Varela made the breakthrough into Miguel Ángel Russo's first-team in 2020.[4][5][6] He was an unused substitute seven times in all competitions between September and December, including for the first time on 17 September for a Copa Libertadores win over Libertad.[3] Varela's senior debut came on 20 December in a Copa de la Liga Profesional game with Independiente.[3][7][8][9]
Porto
On 16 August 2023, Primeira Liga club Porto announced the signing of Varela on a five-year contract,[10] for a reported fee of €8 million + €3 million in performance-related add-ons.[11] He made his debut on 3 September, coming off the bench to replace Stephen Eustáquio at half-time in a 1–1 league draw at home against Arouca.[12] Twelve days later, Varela made his first start for the Dragons, away at Estrela da Amadora, where he made a last-minute goal-line clearance to guarantee a 1–0 Porto win.[13] On 20 January 2024, he scored his first goal for Porto, in a 5–0 league victory at home to Moreirense.[14]
International career
In 2019, Varela was selected by Argentina U20 manager Esteban Solari for the COTIF Tournament in Spain.[4][15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 August 2024[16]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Boca Juniors | 2020 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2021 | Argentine Primera División | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
2022 | Argentine Primera División | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
2023 | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
Total | 78 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 111 | 2 | |||
Porto | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[f] | 0 | — | 44 | 2 | |
2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
Career total | 109 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 157 | 4 |
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Taça de Portugal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ One appearance in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional, one appearance in Supercopa Argentina
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa Internacional
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Honours
Boca Juniors
- Argentine Primera División: 2022
- Copa Argentina: 2020
- Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2020, 2022
- Supercopa Argentina: 2022
Porto
References
- ^ a b "Alan Varela: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b "¿Quién es Alan Varela? El juvenil de Boca que debutará ante Independient". TyC Sports. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Argentina - A. Varela". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b "¿Quién es Alan Varela, el juvenil de Boca que debuta ante Independiente?". Goal. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Inferiores: Alan Varela firmó su primer contrato". Diario Xeneize. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Boca y sus pibes: la lista de la Libertadores, con doce jugadores que no debutaron en Primera". TyC Sports. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Así juega Alan Varela, pibe que debuta en Boca ante Independiente". One Football. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "El posible equipo de Boca para enfrentar a Independiente: Con la presencia de Franco Soldano y el debut de Alan Varela". TNT Sports. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "El sueño del pibe: la historia del crack de la Reserva que llegó a Boca a los 12 años y debuta en primera". El Intransigente. 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Alan Varela é Dragão até 2028" [Alan Varela is a Dragon until 2028]. fcporto.pt (in Portuguese). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Alan Varela apresentado pelo F.C. Porto" [Alan Varela announced by F.C. Porto] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "FC Porto-Arouca: a análise aos jogadores dos dragões" [FC Porto - Arouca: analysis of the Dragon's players] (in European Portuguese). A Bola. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "FC Porto apaga a 'Estrela' e passa (pelo menos) a noite no 'trono'" [FC Porto puts out the 'Estrela' ['Star'] and spends (at least) the night on the 'throne']. Notícias ao Minuto (in European Portuguese). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Alan Varela: "Estou muito contente pelo meu primeiro golo e pelo grande trabalho da equipa"" [Alan Varela: "I'm very happy for my first goal and for the team's great work"] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Argentina team, fixtures announced for COTIF L'Alcudia tournament". Mundo Albiceleste. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Alan Varela at Soccerway
- ^ "Taça de Portugal. Sérgio Conceição é o terceiro treinador a vencer quatro finais" [Portugal Cup. Sérgio Conceição is the third manager to win four finals] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Porto pull off stunning comeback to beat Sporting in seven-goal Super Taça thriller". PortuGOAL. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
External links
- Alan Varela at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from La Matanza Partido
- Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primeira Liga players
- Boca Juniors footballers
- FC Porto players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen