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Joaquín Varela (footballer, born 1997)

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Joaquín Varela
Personal information
Full name Héctor Joaquín Varela
Date of birth (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 27)
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)
2021San Antonio FC (loan) 17 (2)
2022Gimnasia 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

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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

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As of 14 October 2018.[2]
Club 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
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
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ One appearance in the 2018 Copa Sudamericana

References

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  1. ^ Joaquín Varela at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Argentina - J. Varela". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "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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