Alan Varela

Alan Varela
Personal information
Full name Alan Gonzalo Varela
Date of birth (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Isidro Casanova, Argentina
Height 1.77 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 18 (2)
International career‡
2019 Argentina U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:54, 17 February 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 17 February 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
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[a] 0 — 27 0
2022 Argentine Primera División 30 0 4 0 — 7[a] 1 2[b] 0 43 1
2023 Argentine Primera División 24 0 1 0 — 8[a] 1 1[c] 0 34 1
Total 78 0 8 0 — 22 2 3 0 111 2
Porto 2023–24 Primeira Liga 18 2 2 0 0 0 6[d] 0 0 0 26 2
Career total 96 2 10 0 0 0 28 2 3 0 137 4
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ One appearance in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional, one appearance in Supercopa Argentina
  3. ^ Appearance in Supercopa Internacional
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Boca Juniors

References

  1. ^ a b "Alan Varela: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "¿Quién es Alan Varela? El juvenil de Boca que debutará ante Independient". TyC Sports. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Argentina - A. Varela". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "¿Quién es Alan Varela, el juvenil de Boca que debuta ante Independiente?". Goal. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Inferiores: Alan Varela firmó su primer contrato". Diario Xeneize. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Así juega Alan Varela, pibe que debuta en Boca ante Independiente". One Football. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Alan Varela é Dragão até 2028" [Alan Varela is a Dragon until 2028]. fcporto.pt (in Portuguese). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Argentina team, fixtures announced for COTIF L'Alcudia tournament". Mundo Albiceleste. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  16. ^ Alan Varela at Soccerway

External links

  • Alan Varela at Soccerway
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