Alan

Varela

DM Porto #22

Defensive Midfield – Midfielder

Alan Varela

Porto Primeira Liga

Top 36% of defensive midfielders in the world
#289 defensive midfielder aged 22–25

Date of birth / Age: 4 Jul 2001 (25)
Citizenship: Argentina
Foot: Right
Height / Weight: 1.77 m / 73 kg
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Contract until: 2030

Benchmarks

defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#1071

defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#289

among defensive midfielders aged 22–25

In his league

18%

of Primeira Liga defensive midfielders rank below him

Finishing

−2.0

goals below expected · better than 19% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

3 Expected

74 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

4 Expected

5.8

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 40
StartsStarting eleven: 32
GoalsGoals: 2
AssistsAssists: 0
YellowYellow cards: 9
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 2,749

Starting eleven80%

32 of 40 appearances

Minutes played2,749

69 per appearance

Goal involvement2

2 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

218 matches · since 2020/21

CBCMDM

Position	Apps	G	A
Defensive Midfield	158	6	6
Central Midfield	56	0	0
Centre-Back	4	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/2726/27	Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga	Porto	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	76
2025/2625/26	Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga	Porto	30	27	2	0	8	0	0	2,319
2025/2625/26	UEFA Europa LeagueEuropa League	Porto	9	4	0	–	1	–	0	366
2025/2625/26	Taça da LigaTaça da Liga	Porto	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	64
2024/2524/25	Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga	Porto	30	25	0	2	7	0	0	2,107
2024/2524/25	UEFA Europa LeagueEuropa League	Porto	9	9	0	–	2	–	0	740
20252025	FIFA Club World CupFIFA Club World Cup	Porto	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	200
2024/2524/25	Taça da LigaTaça da Liga	Porto	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	19
2023/2423/24	Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga	Porto	30	28	2	2	8	0	0	2,233
2023/2423/24	UEFA Champions LeagueChampions League	Porto	8	8	0	–	0	–	0	715
2023/2423/24	Taça de PortugalTaça de Portugal	Porto	5	4	0	–	1	–	0	369
20232023	Liga Profesional de FútbolLiga Profesional de Fútbol	Boca Juniors	24	20	0	1	10	0	0	1,707
20232023	Copa LibertadoresCopa Libertadores	Boca Juniors	8	8	1	–	1	–	0	658
20222022	Trofeo de CampeonesTrofeo de Campeones	Boca Juniors	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	100
20232023	Super Copa InternationalSuper Copa International	Boca Juniors	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
20232023	Copa ArgentinaCopa Argentina	Boca Juniors	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2022/2322/23	Super CopaSuper Copa	Boca Juniors	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
20222022	Liga Profesional de FútbolLiga Profesional de Fútbol	Boca Juniors	30	26	0	1	7	0	0	2,371
20222022	Torneo ProyecciónTorneo Proyección	Boca Juniors Res.	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
20222022	Copa LibertadoresCopa Libertadores	Boca Juniors	7	5	1	–	3	–	0	537
20222022	Copa ArgentinaCopa Argentina	Boca Juniors	4	2	0	–	0	–	0	233
20222022	Torneos de VeranoTorneos de Verano	Boca Juniors	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
20212021	Liga Profesional de FútbolLiga Profesional de Fútbol	Boca Juniors	20	10	0	0	6	0	0	1,001
2020/2120/21	Liga Profesional de FútbolLiga Profesional de Fútbol	Boca Juniors	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	291
20212021	Copa LibertadoresCopa Libertadores	Boca Juniors	7	5	0	–	1	–	0	443
2019/2019/20	Torneo ProyecciónTorneo Proyección	Boca Juniors Res.	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	51
20202020	Copa ArgentinaCopa Argentina	Boca Juniors	3	2	0	–	2	–	0	219
20192019	Cotif L'Alcudia Sub20Cotif L'Alcudia Sub20	Argentina U20	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			244	200	6	6^*	58	0^*	0	17,449

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Primeira Liga	92	4	4
Liga Profesional de Fútbol	78	0	2
Copa Libertadores	22	2	–
UEFA Europa League	18	0	–
Copa Argentina	8	0	–
UEFA Champions League	8	0	–
Taça de Portugal	5	0	–
FIFA Club World Cup	3	0	–
Taça da Liga	2	0	–
Torneo Proyección	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Aug 2023 Aug 2023 · Transfer Boca Juniors Porto Transfer
Jan 2017 Jan 2017 · Free Transfer – CA Boca Juniors Under 20 Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Porto 2023–2027 128 4
Boca Juniors 2020–2023 113 2
Boca Juniors Res. 2019–2022 2 0

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