| Alan Varela | |
| Full Name: | Alan Gonzalo Varela |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Isidro Casanova, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.78 m[1] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder[2] |
| Currentclub: | Porto |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthclubs1: | Barcelona Luján |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Boca Juniors |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Boca Juniors |
| Caps1: | 78 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Porto |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:56, 10 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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. 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. Varela's senior debut came on 20 December in a Copa de la Liga Profesional game with Independiente.[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]
| 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 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 0 | — | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | |||
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