Joaquín Varela (footballer, born 1997)

Héctor Joaquín Varela (born 25 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Deportivo Riestra.

Career
Varela played for Villa Cubas de Catamarca to start his youth career in 2006, though was signed by San Lorenzo soon after. Two years later, Varela was selected for Proyecto Crecer; a project partly supported by Bordeaux. Varela then joined Newell's Old Boys in 2014. 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. He made nine further appearances, whilst netting another goal in April against Atlético Tucumán; which was also scored in additional time.

On 2 August 2018, fellow Argentine Primera División side Godoy Cruz signed Varela. His first appearance came against his former employers on 27 August.

Career statistics
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