Guillermo Varela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guillermo Varela Olivera[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Peñarol | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2013 | Peñarol | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Manchester United | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Real Madrid B (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Uruguay U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Uruguay U20 | 16 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:32, 2 March 2016 (UTC). | |||
Guillermo Varela Olivera (locally: [ɡiˈʃermo βaˈɾela oliˈβeɾa]; born 24 March 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for English club Manchester United.[3]
Club career
Peñarol
Born in Montevideo, Varela started his career with his home-town club Peñarol and made his senior debut on 5 June 2011, in a 1–0 home defeat against Racing Club de Montevideo on the last matchday of Uruguayan Primera División.[4]
Manchester United
In May 2013, Varela went on a two-week trial with Manchester United after an impressive performance at the 2013 South American Youth Championship.[5]
On 7 June, Manchester United announced they had reached an agreement to sign Varela from Peñarol for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be a €2.8 million.[6] Hence, he became the first player to join Manchester United under new manager David Moyes.[7][8] On 11 June, he signed a five-year contract.[9]
Loan to Real Madrid Castilla
In September 2014, Varela joined Real Madrid reserve side Real Madrid Castilla for season-long loan.[3] He was, however, included in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League squad for the first team and he was given the squad number 28.[10] He made 33 appearances and scored once, set up by Martin Ødegaard in a 4–0 win over Barakaldo CF on 21 February 2015 at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano in the season's Segunda División B.[11]
Return to Manchester United
After returning to Manchester United, Varela was included in Manchester United's squad for the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.[12] He made his debut on 5 December 2015 as a half-time substitute for Paddy McNair in a goalless Premier League draw against West Ham United at Old Trafford.[13] Three days later Varela made his first start and Champions League debut in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 defeat to VfL Wolfsburg. On 19 April, Varela scored an injury-time winner to win Manchester United U21s the 2015-16 U21 Premier League title.[14]
International career
Varela played for the Uruguay under-20 team at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where the team finished as the runners-up to champions France.
On 5 March 2016 Varela has received his first call-up to the Uruguay senior squad following his emergence into the Manchester United first-team and for the the World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Peru later that same month.[15]
Career statistics
As of 22 April 2016.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peñarol | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Manchester United | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Real Madrid Castilla (loan) | 2014–15 | 33 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". premierleague.com (Premier League). 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "Varela". realmadrid.com. Real Madrid. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- 1 2 Marshall, Adam (3 September 2014). "Varela heads to Madrid". ManUtd.com (Manchester United FC). Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ "No nos vamos nada" [We are not going anywhere] (in Spanish). Futbol.uy. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ "The lowdown on Varela". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). 11 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ "Transfer news: Guillermo Varela says he will have a medical at Manchester United". Sky Sports. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ "David Moyes to make Guillermo Varela his first signing at Manchester United". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "United agree Varela deal". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ Coppack, Nick (11 June 2013). "Reds complete Varela deal". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ Colino, Jesús (21 February 2015). "Odegaard regala su primera exhibición y el Castilla disfruta" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League - Manchester United.". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ↑ Dudko, James (5 December 2015). "Guillermo Varela Makes Manchester United Debut: Key Details on Right-Back". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ Marshall, Adam (19 April 2016). "Under-21s win league after 3-2 win at Spurs". ManUtd.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ↑ Manchester United defender Guillermo Varela included in Uruguay squad
- ↑ G. Varela; Global Sports Media
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