Joaquín Varela (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Héctor Joaquín Varela | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | Deportivo Riestra | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021 | → San Antonio FC (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Gimnasia Mendoza (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2023 | Almagro | 22 | (0) |
| 2024– | Deportivo Riestra | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:06, 1 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Héctor Joaquín Varela (born 25 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Deportivo Riestra.[2]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 14 October 2018.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2017–18 | Primera División | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Godoy Cruz | 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
- ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ^ One appearance in the 2018 Copa Sudamericana
References
[edit]- ^ Joaquín Varela at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f "Argentina - J. Varela". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Viene peleando desde chico". La Capital. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Joaquín Varela, el héroe leproso que llegó de Catamarca". Rosario Plus. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de JOAQUIN VARELA". BDFA. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Newell's vendió a Jalil Elías y al catamarqueño Varela". Rosario Plus. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Joaquín Varela seguirá su carrera en Godoy Cruz". Newell's Old Boys. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
External links
[edit]- Joaquín Varela at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- People from Catamarca Province
- Men's association football defenders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- USL Championship players
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
- San Martín de Tucumán footballers
- San Antonio FC players
- Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza footballers
- Club Almagro players
- Deportivo Riestra players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen