Joaquín Varela (footballer, born 1998)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquín Varela Moreno | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Villa Española (on loan from Defensor Sporting) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Defensor Sporting | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Defensor Sporting | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Pachuca (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | → Villa Española (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Uruguay U17 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:12, 14 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
Joaquín Varela Moreno (born 27 June 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Villa Española, on loan from Defensor Sporting.[1]
Career
Club
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.[2][3] He made nine appearances for Pachuca's youth team, prior to returning to Defensor Sporting.[3][4] 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]
International
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
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | |||
| Career total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |||
- ^ Includes the Copa MX
- ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and CONCACAF Champions League
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Uruguay - J. Varela". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Ficha Estadistica de JOAQUIN VARELA". BDFA. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
{{cite news}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 29 (help) - ^ a b "LIGA MX - Página Oficial". Liga MX. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "El Rayo anotó pero no alcanzó". Ovación. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
External links
- Joaquín Varela at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Montevideo
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguay youth international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Uruguayan Segunda División players
- Defensor Sporting Club players
- C.F. Pachuca players
- Villa Española players