Federico Varela
 Varela in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Nicolás Varela Escudero[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Phoenix Rising | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Viveiro | |||
| 2012–2014 |
Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Stade Nyonnais | 19 | (3) |
| 2015–2019 | Porto B | 69 | (16) |
| 2018 | → Portimonense (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Rayo Majadahonda (loan) | 36 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Leganés | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Denizlispor | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | CSKA Sofia | 23 | (0) |
| 2023– | Phoenix Rising | 26 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:34, 24 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Federico Nicolás Varela Escudero (born 7 May 1996) is an Argentine professional
Club career
Varela was born in
Varela made his senior debut on 24 September 2014, starting in a 3–1 home loss against FC Köniz. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 November, but in a 2–1 home defeat to SC Brühl. He left the club after three goals in 21 appearances in all competitions.
On 29 January 2015, Varela joined
On 21 January 2018, Varela was loaned to
On 30 July 2018, Varela returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División side CF Rayo Majadahonda.[6] The following 4 July, he signed a permanent three-year deal with La Liga side CD Leganés.[7] On 30 December 2019, he joined UD Las Palmas on loan until June.[8]
On 15 September 2020, Varela terminated his contract with Lega.[9] He signed with Phoenix Rising FC on December 21, 2022.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 19 May 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stade Nyonnais
|
2014–15
|
Promotion League | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |
| Porto B | 2015–16 | LigaPro
|
13 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 36 | 7 | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 8 | — | — | 20 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 16 | ||
| Portimonense (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rayo Majadahonda (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 38 | 3 | |
| Leganés | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Las Palmas (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| Denizlispor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 184 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 200 | 23 | ||
Honours
CSKA Sofia
References
- ^ "Federico Nicolas Varela Escudero". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Fede Varela: "Jugar en Primera División me ayudará a crecer"" [Fede Varela: "Playing in the first division will help me grow"] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Fede Varela chega ao Dragão" [Fede Varela arrives at the Dragão] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Santa Clara vs. Porto II - 15 August 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Fede Varela, Galeno e Rui Costa reforçam Portimonense" [Fede Varela, Galeando and Rui Costa bolster Portimonense] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Fede Varela llega cedido por el Oporto al Rayo Majadahonda" [Fede Varela arrives on loan from Porto to Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "C.D. Leganés signs the youth and talent of Fede Varela". CD Leganés. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Fede Varela a Las Palmas en busca de minutos" [Fede Varela to Las Palmas in search of minutes] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 December 2019.
- ^ "C.D Leganés and Fede Varela separate their paths". CD Leganés. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Minnick, Jason (21 December 2022). "Phoenix Rising Signs Midfielder Federico Varela". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ Fede Varela at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
External links
- Fede Varela at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Fede Varela at BDFutbol
- Fede Varela at Soccerway