Joaquín Varela (footballer, born 1998)

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Joaquín Varela
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Varela Moreno
Date of birth (1998-06-27) 27 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Independiente Medellín
(on loan from Instituto)
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2016 Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Defensor Sporting 1 (0)
2017 → Pachuca (loan) 0 (0)
2018 → Villa Española (loan) 18 (2)
2019–2021 Fénix 11 (0)
2019–2021 → Pafos (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2023 Deportivo Maldonado 49 (2)
2023– Instituto 6 (2)
2023– → Independiente Medellín (loan) 26 (3)
International career
2015 Uruguay U17 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:07, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Joaquín Varela Moreno (born 27 June 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender as centre-back for Independiente Medellin, on loan from Instituto.[1]

Club career[edit]

Varela started his career with Defensor Sporting.[1] He was selected for his professional debut in February 2016 by manager Juan Tejera, who played him for the full duration of a home defeat to Racing Club.[1] Liga MX team Pachuca loaned Varela in 2017, with the defender joining up with the U20 team.[3][4] He made nine appearances for Pachuca's youth team, prior to returning to Defensor Sporting.[4][5] On 1 March 2018, Villa Española of the Uruguayan Segunda División completed the loan signing of Varela.[1] He scored his first senior goal on 2 June against Albion, though he received a straight red card later in the match.[1]

In 2019, Varela joined Fénix.[1] In the following September, Varela departed on loan to European football with Cypriot First Division side Pafos.[6] He didn't appear competitively in 2019–20 due to injury, though was on the substitute's bench for a league match with Apollon Limassol on 14 September.[7] Despite this, the club renewed his loan for a further year ahead of the 2020–21 campaign.[8] He debuted in a goalless draw away to Enosis Neon Paralimni on 23 November.[1]

International career[edit]

Varela represented Uruguay at the 2015 South American U-17 Championship in Paraguay, winning eight caps in the process; notably his first in their Group B opener with Bolivia.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 17 December 2020.[1][3]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Defensor Sporting 2015–16 Primera División 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2017 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pachuca (loan) 2016–17 Liga MX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Villa Española (loan) 2018 Segunda División 18 2 — — 0 0 18 2
Fénix 2019 Primera División 11 1 — — 0 0 11 1
2020 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Pafos (loan) 2019–20 First Division 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2020–21 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Career total 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Uruguay - J. Varela". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Joaquín Varela". World Football. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ficha Estadistica de JOAQUIN VARELA". BDFA. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "LIGA MX - Página Oficial". Liga MX. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ^ "El Rayo anotó pero no alcanzó". Ovación. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Επίσημα Βαρέλα στην Πάφο FC". Politis. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Αξιολογεί Βαρέλα ο Τόσακ". Super Sport FM. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Πάφος: Επιστρέφει με δανεισμό ο Βαρέλα". Pafos Net. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

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