Jim Varela

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Jim Varela
Personal information
Full name Jim Morrison Varela Devotto
Date of birth (1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 São Paulo-RS
Youth career
2006–2012 Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Peñarol 3 (0)
2013–2016 Benfica B 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Farense (loan) 10 (1)
2015 → Rampla Juniors (loan) 8 (0)
2016– São Paulo-RS 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 Uruguay U17 5 (0)
2013 Uruguay U20 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2013

Jim Morrison Varela Devotto (born 16 October 1994) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Brazilian club Sport Club São Paulo.

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Varela joined Peñarol youth ranks at age 12. The 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) or 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) midfielder, depending on sources,[1][2] made his professional debut for Penãrol in the 2010–11 Primera División and also making part of the squad that won the 2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División.

Varela joined S.L. Benfica in July 2013,[3] being iniatially loaned to Farense.[4] In early September 2014, he went on tryouts at Real Murcia.[5][6] On 21 January 2015, Varela joined Rampla Juniors[7][8] on loan.[9] On 31 August 2015, Varela returned to Benfica.[10]

On 10 May 2016, Varela joined Brazilian club Sport Club São Paulo from Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul.[11]

International career

Varela was part of Uruguay U-17 team that took competed in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico, playing five matches, with the Uruguyan team finishing in second place. He also played once for the Uruguay U20 in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Jim Varela". ESPN Sports. Height: 5'8" (1.75m)
  2. ^ "Jim Morrison Varela". fichajes.com. Altura: 180 cm
  3. ^ "Jim Varela já mostra credenciais". noticias-do-futebol.com. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Benfica cede uruguaios". Record. 2 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Jim Varela entrena en Murcia de España". tenfield.com.uy. 10 September 2014.
  6. ^ "'Jimbo' Varela se ejercita con la primera plantilla". realmurcia.es. 9 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Rampla venció 1:0 a Progreso, se refuerza con Jim Morrison Varela y Luis Machado". Tenfield.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Jim Varela no Rampla Juniors" (in Portuguese). Record (newspaper). 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ S.L. Benfica (26 June 2016). "Players on loan" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CMVM. p. 73. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  10. ^ http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/detalhe/fechado-do-mercado-de-transferencias-ao-minuto-972190.html
  11. ^ "São Paulo-RS fecha com o uruguaio Jim Morrison Varela, ex-Benfica" [São Paulo-RS sign Uruguayan player Jim Morrison Varela, ex-Benfica]. GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). Rio Grande, RS. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Jim VARELA profile". FIFA.com.

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