Héctor Joaquín Varela (born 25 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Gimnasia Jujuy .
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 . + Club statisticsClubSeasonLeagueCupIncludes the Copa ArgentinaLeague CupContinentalIncludes the Copa Libertadores and Copa SudamericanaOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNewell's Old Boys2017–18Primera División10200—1One appearance in the 2018 Copa Sudamericana000112Godoy Cruz2018–191000—000010Career total11200—1000122
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