Joaquín Varela
Personal information
Full name Héctor Joaquín Varela
Date of birth (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997
Place of birth Catamarca, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Almagro
Number 27
Youth career
2006 Villa Cubas de Catamarca
2006–2008 San Lorenzo
2008–2014 Proyecto Crecer
2014–2017 Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Newell's Old Boys 10 (2)
2018–2020 Godoy Cruz 16 (0)
2020–2022 San Martín de Tucumán 4 (0)
2021San Antonio FC (loan) 17 (2)
2022Gimnasia Mendoza (loan) 17 (1)
2023– Almagro 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:06, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Héctor Joaquín Varela (born 25 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Club Almagro.[2]

Career

Varela played for Villa Cubas de Catamarca to start his youth career in 2006, though was signed by San Lorenzo soon after.[3] Two years later, Varela was selected for Proyecto Crecer; a project partly supported by Bordeaux.[4] Varela then joined Newell's Old Boys in 2014.[3] He made his senior debut on 10 December 2017 during a loss away to Rosario Central, which preceded Varela scoring his first goal versus Arsenal de Sarandí on 27 February 2018; a 92nd-minute winner in a 2–1 home victory.[2][5] He made nine further appearances, whilst netting another goal in April against Atlético Tucumán; which was also scored in additional time.[2]

On 2 August 2018, fellow Argentine Primera División side Godoy Cruz signed Varela.[2][6][7] His first appearance came against his former employers on 27 August.[2]

Career statistics

As of 14 October 2018.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newell's Old Boys 2017–18 Primera División 102001[lower-alpha 3]000112
Godoy Cruz 2018–19 1000000010
Career total 112001000122

References

  1. Joaquín Varela at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Argentina - J. Varela". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Viene peleando desde chico". La Capital. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. "Joaquín Varela, el héroe leproso que llegó de Catamarca". Rosario Plus. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. "Ficha Estadistica de JOAQUIN VARELA". BDFA. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. "Newell's vendió a Jalil Elías y al catamarqueño Varela". Rosario Plus. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. "Joaquín Varela seguirá su carrera en Godoy Cruz". Newell's Old Boys. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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