Joaquín Varela (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Héctor Joaquín Varela | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Godoy Cruz | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| 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– | Godoy Cruz | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:12, 14 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
Héctor Joaquín Varela (born 25 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Godoy Cruz.[1]
Career
Varela played for Villa Cubas de Catamarca to start his youth career in 2006, though was signed by San Lorenzo soon after.[2] Two years later, Varela was selected for Proyecto Crecer; a project partly supported by Bordeaux.[3] Varela then joined Newell's Old Boys in 2014.[2] 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.[1][4] He made nine further appearances, whilst netting another goal in April against Atlético Tucumán; which was also scored in additional time.[1]
On 2 August 2018, fellow Argentine Primera División side Godoy Cruz signed Varela.[1][5][6] His first appearance came against his former employers on 27 August.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 14 October 2018.[1]
| 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
- ^ 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
- Joaquín Varela at Soccerway