Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alan Gonzalo Varela | ||
Date of birth | 4 July 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Isidro Casanova, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.77 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]
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]
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]
In 2019, Varela was selected by Argentina U20 manager Esteban Solari for the COTIF Tournament in Spain. [4] [15]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 [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 |
Boca Juniors
Porto