Jonathan Varane

Jonathan Raymond François Varane (born 9 September 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Sporting de Gijón.

Jonathan Varane
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Raymond François Varane[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001
Place of birth Lille, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón
Number 37
Youth career
2007–2021 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Lens II 10 (0)
2021–2022 Lens 1 (0)
2022 → Rodez II (loan) 3 (0)
2022 → Rodez (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023 Sporting B 15 (1)
2023– Sporting Gijón 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Career

Lens

Varane is a youth product of Lens, having joined the youth academy in 2007.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 18 May 2021.[3] He made his professional debut with Lens in a 3–2 Ligue 1 loss to Nantes on 10 December 2021, coming on as a sub in the 90+2 minute.[4]

Loan to Rodez

On 24 January 2022, Varane joined Ligue 2 Rodez on loan until the end of the season.[5] He played six times for the club as they narrowly avoided relegation.

Sporting Gijón

On 24 August 2022, Varane signed with Spanish club Sporting de Gijón, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera Federación.[6] He made his first team debut on 3 January of the following year, replacing Nacho Martín in a 2–0 home win over Rayo Vallecano, for the season's Copa del Rey.

After the arrival of Miguel Ángel Ramírez as manager, Varane started to feature more regularly with the first team.[7] On 31 May 2023, he signed a new contract with the club until 2027, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[8]

Personal life

Varane is of Martiniquais descent through his father.[9] He is the half brother of the French international footballer Raphaël Varane.[2]

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 28 de mayo de 2023, en Gijón" [Report of the match occurred on 28 May 2023, in Gijón] (in Spanish). RFEF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. "RC Lens : Jonathan Varane, 12 ans, sur les pas de Raphaël". France 3 Hauts-de-France.
  3. "Jonathan Varane, frère de Raphaël, passe professionnel et signe au RC Lens". Outre-mer la 1ère.
  4. "Nantes vs. Lens - 10 December 2021 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  5. "IGUE 2 BKT : JONATHAN VARANE ARRIVE EN PRÊT DU RC LENS !" (Press release) (in French). Rodez. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. "Jonathan Varane, nuevo fichaje para el filial" [Jonathan Varane, new signing for the reserves] (in Spanish). Sporting de Gijón. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  7. "Un jugador del Real Sporting se gana la titularidad a base de partidazos" [A player from Real Sporting earns the starting spot made of great matches] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  8. "Jonathan Varane, jugador del Sporting hasta 2027" [Jonathan Varane, Sporting player until 2027] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  9. "Foot: dans la famille Varane, il y a Raphaël, mais aussi Jonathan...Attention phénomène". Outre-mer la 1ère.
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