Joaquín Varela (footballer, born 1998) should not be confused with Joaquín Varela (footballer, born 1997).
| Joaquín Varela | |
| Fullname: | Joaquín Varela Moreno |
| Birth Date: | 27 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Position: | Centre-back[1] |
| Currentclub: | Independiente Medellín (on loan from Instituto) |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Defensor Sporting |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Defensor Sporting |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Pachuca (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Villa Española (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Fénix |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Pafos (loan) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Deportivo Maldonado |
| Caps6: | 49 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Instituto |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | → Independiente Medellín (loan) |
| Caps8: | 26 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:07, 17 December 2020 (UTC) |
Joaquín Varela Moreno (born 27 June 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender as centre-back for Independiente Medellin, on loan from Instituto.[2]
Varela started his career with Defensor Sporting.[2] 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.[2] Liga MX team Pachuca loaned Varela in 2017, with the defender joining up with the U20 team.[3] [4] He made nine appearances for Pachuca's youth team, prior to returning to Defensor Sporting.[4] [5] On 1 March 2018, Villa Española of the Uruguayan Segunda División completed the loan signing of Varela.[2] He scored his first senior goal on 2 June against Albion, though he received a straight red card later in the match.[2]
In 2019, Varela joined Fénix.[2] In the following September, Varela departed on loan to European football with Cypriot First Division side Pafos.[6] He didn't appear competitively in 2019–20 due to injury, though was on the substitute's bench for a league match with Apollon Limassol on 14 September.[7] Despite this, the club renewed his loan for a further year ahead of the 2020–21 campaign.[8] He debuted in a goalless draw away to Enosis Neon Paralimni on 23 November.[2]
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.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | |||
| Fénix | 2019 | Primera División | 11 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Pafos (loan) | 2019–20 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |||