Alan Gonzalo Varela (born 4 July 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive or central midfielder for Primeira Liga club Porto.

Club career

Boca Juniors 
Varela joined Boca Juniors in 2012 from Barcelona Luján; a subsidiary of Barcelona, who later became known as Barcelona Juniors following a partnership with Boca. After training with Boca's senior side during 2019, a year that also saw him sign his first professional contract, Varela made the breakthrough into Miguel Ángel Russo's first-team in 2020. He was an unused substitute seven times in all competitions between September and December, including for the first time on 17 September for a Copa Libertadores win over Libertad. Varela's senior debut came on 20 December in a Copa de la Liga Profesional game with Independiente.

Porto 
On 16 August 2023, Primeira Liga club Porto announced the signing of Varela on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of €8 million + €3 million in performance-related add-ons.

International career
In 2019, Varela was selected by Argentina U20 manager Esteban Solari for the COTIF Tournament in Spain.

Career statistics

Honours
Boca Juniors
 Primera División: 2022
 Copa Argentina: 2019–20
 Copa de la Liga Profesional: 2020, 2022
 Supercopa Argentina: 2022

References

External links
 

2001 births
Living people
Sportspeople from La Matanza Partido
Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
Argentine men's footballers
Argentina men's youth international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Argentine Primera División players
Primeira Liga players
Boca Juniors footballers
FC Porto players
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal