Federico Varela
Federico Nicolás "Fede" Varela (born 7 May 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Nicolás Varela | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Viveiro | |||
| 2012–2014 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Celta Vigo B | 0 | (0) |
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Denizlispor | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | CSKA Sofia | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:33, 3 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Varela was born in Buenos Aires, but moved to Viveiro, Galicia at early age and started his career at Viveiro CF's youth setup.[1] He subsequently finished his formation with Celta de Vigo, but moved to Stade Nyonnais in August 2014.
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 FC Porto and was immediately assigned to the reserves.[2] He made his debut on 15 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for João Graça in a 2–1 away win against CD Santa Clara.[3]
On 21 January 2018, Varela was loaned to Primeira Liga side Portimonense S.C. until the end of the season.[4] He made his debut in the category eight days later, playing the last ten minutes in a 4–1 home routing of Rio Ave FC.
On 30 July 2018, Varela returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División side CF Rayo Majadahonda.[5] The following 4 July, he signed a permanent three-year deal with La Liga side CD Leganés.[6] On 30 December 2019, he joined UD Las Palmas on loan until June.[7]
On 15 September 2020, Varela terminated his contract with Lega.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 27 December 2020[9]
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Las Palmas (loan) | 2019–20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Denizlispor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 2020–21 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 160 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 23 | ||
References
- "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 2016-09-05.
- "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.
- Fede Varela at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2016.