Federico Varela

Federico Nicolás Varela Escudero (born 7 May 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Varela and the second or maternal family name is Escudero.
Fede Varela
Varela in 2021
Personal information
Full name Federico Nicolás Varela Escudero[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-07) 7 May 1996
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Phoenix Rising
Number 10
Youth career
Viveiro
2012–2014 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Stade Nyonnais 19 (3)
2015–2019 Porto B 69 (16)
2018 → Portimonense (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2019 → Rayo Majadahonda (loan) 36 (2)
2019–2020 Leganés 1 (0)
2020 → Las Palmas (loan) 17 (1)
2020–2021 Denizlispor 7 (0)
2021–2022 CSKA Sofia 23 (0)
2023– Phoenix Rising 26 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:34, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Varela was born in Buenos Aires, but moved to Viveiro, Galicia at early age and started his career at Viveiro CF's youth setup.[2] He subsequently finished his formation with Celta de Vigo, but moved to Stade Nyonnais in August 2014.

Varela made his senior debut on 24 September 2014, starting in a 3–1 home loss against FC Köniz. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 November, but in a 2–1 home defeat to SC Brühl. He left the club after three goals in 21 appearances in all competitions.

On 29 January 2015, Varela joined FC Porto and was immediately assigned to the reserves.[3] He made his debut on 15 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for João Graça in a 2–1 away win against CD Santa Clara.[4]

On 21 January 2018, Varela was loaned to Primeira Liga side Portimonense S.C. until the end of the season.[5] He made his debut in the category eight days later, playing the last ten minutes in a 4–1 home routing of Rio Ave FC.

On 30 July 2018, Varela returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División side CF Rayo Majadahonda.[6] The following 4 July, he signed a permanent three-year deal with La Liga side CD Leganés.[7] On 30 December 2019, he joined UD Las Palmas on loan until June.[8]

On 15 September 2020, Varela terminated his contract with Lega.[9] He signed with Phoenix Rising FC on December 21, 2022.[10]

Career statistics
As of 19 May 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stade Nyonnais 2014–15 Promotion League 19320—213
Porto B 2015–16 LigaPro 131——131
2016–17 367——367
2017–18 208——208
Total 691600006916
Portimonense (loan) 2017–18 Primeira Liga 1200000120
Rayo Majadahonda (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División B 36221—383
Leganés 2019–20 Segunda División B 0010—10
Las Palmas (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División B 17110—181
Denizlispor 2020–21 Süper Lig 7010—80
CSKA Sofia 2020–21 First League 10020—120
2021–22 1403040210
Total 2405040330
Career total 184221224020023

    Honours

    CSKA Sofia

    References
    1. "Federico Nicolas Varela Escudero". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
    2. "Fede Varela: "Jugar en Primera División me ayudará a crecer"" [Fede Varela: "Playing in the first division will help me grow"] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
    3. "Fede Varela chega ao Dragão" [Fede Varela arrives at the Dragão] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
    4. "Santa Clara vs. Porto II - 15 August 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
    5. "Fede Varela, Galeno e Rui Costa reforçam Portimonense" [Fede Varela, Galeando and Rui Costa bolster Portimonense] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
    6. "Fede Varela llega cedido por el Oporto al Rayo Majadahonda" [Fede Varela arrives on loan from Porto to Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
    7. "C.D. Leganés signs the youth and talent of Fede Varela". CD Leganés. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
    8. "Fede Varela a Las Palmas en busca de minutos" [Fede Varela to Las Palmas in search of minutes] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 December 2019.
    9. "C.D Leganés and Fede Varela separate their paths". CD Leganés. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
    10. Minnick, Jason (21 December 2022). "Phoenix Rising Signs Midfielder Federico Varela". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
    11. Fede Varela at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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