Héctor Joaquín Varela (born 25 March 1997) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Varela played for Villa Cubas de Catamarca to start his youth career in 2006, though was signed by

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soon after. Two years later, Varela was selected for Proyecto Crecer; a project partly supported by

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. Varela then joined

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in 2014. He made his senior debut on 10 December 2017 during a loss away to

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, which preceded Varela scoring his first goal versus

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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

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; which was also scored in additional time. On 2 August 2018, fellow

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side Godoy Cruz signed Varela. His first appearance came against his former employers on 27 August.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Varela, Joaquín 1997 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers People from Catamarca Province Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players USL Championship players Newell's Old Boys footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers San Antonio FC players Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza footballers Club Almagro players Deportivo Riestra players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States