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Alan Varela

Position: MF (CM-DM) ▪ Footed: Right

177cm, 73kg (5-9½, 161lb)

Born: July 4, 2001 in Argentina, Argentina ar

Citizenship: Argentina ar

Club: Porto

2022 Liga Profesional Argentina Champion

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2024-2025

Primeira Liga

Europa Lg

Min

1317

735

Gls

Ast

0.2

npxG

0.2

xAG

0.5

SCA

GCA

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Alan Varela Scouting Report

Last 365 Days
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vs. Midfielders

Alan Varela Scouting Report Table
Statistic	Per 90	Percentile
Non-Penalty Goals	0.00	14
npxG: Non-Penalty xG	0.02	9
Shots Total	0.39	8
Assists	0.00	9
xAG: Exp. Assisted Goals	0.05	27
npxG + xAG	0.07	14
Shot-Creating Actions	2.26	52

Passes Attempted	48.15	42
Pass Completion %	86.3%	63
Progressive Passes	3.94	25
Progressive Carries	0.89	33
Successful Take-Ons	0.10	1
Touches (Att Pen)	0.49	15
Progressive Passes Rec	0.69	8

Tackles	2.17	56
Interceptions	1.87	97
Blocks	1.28	61
Clearances	1.67	66
Aerials Won	0.39	15

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Last 5 Matches

Last 5 Matches Table
											Performance												Expected			SCA		Passes				Carries		Take-Ons
Date	Day	Comp	Round	Venue	Result	Squad	Opponent	Start	Pos	Min	Gls	Ast	PK	PKatt	Sh	SoT	CrdY	CrdR	Touches	Tkl	Int	Blocks	xG	npxG	xAG	SCA	GCA	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	PrgP	Carries	PrgC	Att	Succ	Match Report
2025-02-16	Sun	Primeira Liga	Matchweek 22	Away	W 1–0	Porto	Farense	N		19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1															Match Report
2025-02-07	Fri	Primeira Liga	Matchweek 21	Home	D 1–1	Porto	Sporting CP	Y	DM	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0															Match Report
2025-02-03	Mon	Primeira Liga	Matchweek 20	Away	D 2–2	Porto	Rio Ave	Y	DM	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0			1															Match Report
2025-01-26	Sun	Primeira Liga	Matchweek 19	Home	D 1–1	Porto	Santa Clara	Y	DM	90	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0			3															Match Report
2025-01-12	Sun	Primeira Liga	Matchweek 17	Away	L 0–2	Porto	Nacional	Y	DM	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0															Match Report

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Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues

Goal Logs

Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time			Performance								Per 90 Minutes
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	Matches
2021	19	Boca Juniors	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	4th	9	4	407	4.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2022	20	Boca Juniors	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	1st	22	21	1,844	20.5	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0.00	0.05	0.05	0.00	0.05	Matches
2023	21	Boca Juniors	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	7th	24	20	1,708	19.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	10	0	0.00	0.05	0.05	0.00	0.05	Matches
2023-2024	22	Porto	pt POR	1. Primeira Liga	3rd	30	28	2,225	24.7	2	3	5	2	0	0	8	0	0.08	0.12	0.20	0.08	0.20	Matches
2024-2025	23	Porto	pt POR	1. Primeira Liga	3rd	20	15	1,317	14.6	0	2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0.00	0.14	0.14	0.00	0.14	Matches
4 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		105	88	7,501	83.3	2	7	9	2	0	0	31	0	0.02	0.08	0.11	0.02	0.11
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	Matches
Boca Juniors (3 Seasons)				1 League		55	45	3,959	44.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	18	0	0.00	0.05	0.05	0.00	0.05
Porto (2 Seasons)				1 League		50	43	3,542	39.4	2	5	7	2	0	0	13	0	0.05	0.13	0.18	0.05	0.18

Liga Argentina (3 Seasons)						55	45	3,959	44.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	18	0	0.00	0.05	0.05	0.00	0.05
Primeira Liga (2 Seasons)						50	43	3,542	39.4	2	5	7	2	0	0	13	0	0.05	0.13	0.18	0.05	0.18

Shooting: Domestic Leagues

Goal Logs

Shooting: Domestic Leagues Table
							Standard
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	PK	PKatt	Matches
2021	19	Boca Juniors	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	4th	4.5	0	5	2	40.0	1.11	0.44	0.00	0.00		0	0	Matches
2022	20	Boca Juniors	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	1st	20.5	0	13	3	23.1	0.63	0.15	0.00	0.00		0	0	Matches
2023	21	Boca Juniors	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	7th	19.0	0	12	1	8.3	0.63	0.05	0.00	0.00		0	0	Matches
2023-2024	22	Porto	pt POR	1. Primeira Liga	3rd	24.7	2	33	6	18.2	1.33	0.24	0.06	0.33		0	0	Matches
2024-2025	23	Porto	pt POR	1. Primeira Liga	3rd	14.6	0	8	3	37.5	0.55	0.21	0.00	0.00		0	0	Matches
4 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		83.3	2	71	15	21.1	0.85	0.18	0.03	0.13		0	0
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	PK	PKatt	Matches
Boca Juniors (3 Seasons)				1 League		44.0	0	30	6	20.0	0.68	0.14	0.00	0.00		0	0
Porto (2 Seasons)				1 League		39.4	2	41	9	22.0	1.04	0.23	0.05	0.22		0	0

Liga Argentina (3 Seasons)						44.0	0	30	6	20.0	0.68	0.14	0.00	0.00		0	0
Primeira Liga (2 Seasons)						39.4	2	41	9	22.0	1.04	0.23	0.05	0.22		0	0

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time				Starts			Subs			Team Success
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	Matches
2021	19	Boca Juniors	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	4th	9	407	45	18.1	4.5	4	74	2	5	22	13	2.00	10	2	+8	+1.77	+1.38	Matches
2022	20	Boca Juniors	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	1st	22	1,844	84	75.9	20.5	21	86	16	1	45	4	2.09	29	18	+11	+0.54	+1.30	Matches
2023	21	Boca Juniors	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	7th	24	1,708	71	70.3	19.0	20	81	10	4	24	1	1.58	21	14	+7	+0.37	+0.12	Matches
2023-2024	22	Porto	pt POR	1. Primeira Liga	3rd	30	2,225	74	72.7	24.7	28	76	14	2	45	1	2.07	47	17	+30	+1.21	+0.57	Matches
2024-2025	23	Porto	pt POR	1. Primeira Liga	3rd	20	1,317	66	66.5	14.6	15	84	9	5	13	1	2.15	30	13	+17	+1.16	-0.33	Matches
4 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		105	7,501	71	61.7	83.3	88	81	51	17	24	20	1.97	137	64	+73	+0.88	+0.45
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	Matches
Boca Juniors (3 Seasons)				1 League		55	3,959	72	55.7	44.0	45	82	28	10	25	18	1.85	60	34	+26	+0.59	+0.45
Porto (2 Seasons)				1 League		50	3,542	71	70.3	39.4	43	79	23	7	22	2	2.10	77	30	+47	+1.19	+0.17

Liga Argentina (3 Seasons)						55	3,959	72	55.7	44.0	45	82	28	10	25	18	1.85	60	34	+26	+0.59	+0.45
Primeira Liga (2 Seasons)						50	3,542	71	70.3	39.4	43	79	23	7	22	2	2.10	77	30	+47	+1.19	+0.17

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Performance
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Matches
2021	19	Boca Juniors	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	4th	4.5	2	0	0	8	8	0	0	6	7			0	Matches
2022	20	Boca Juniors	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	1st	20.5	6	0	0	29	21	0	4	45	30			0	Matches
2023	21	Boca Juniors	ar ARG	1. Liga Argentina	7th	19.0	10	0	0	26	15	0	5	27	20			0	Matches
2023-2024	22	Porto	pt POR	1. Primeira Liga	3rd	24.7	8	0	0	44	15	0	57	25	21			0	Matches
2024-2025	23	Porto	pt POR	1. Primeira Liga	3rd	14.6	5	0	0	16	21	0	50	11	16			0	Matches
4 Seasons		2 Clubs		2 Leagues		83.3	31	0	0	123	80	0	116	114	94			0
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Matches
Boca Juniors (3 Seasons)				1 League		44.0	18	0	0	63	44	0	9	78	57			0
Porto (2 Seasons)				1 League		39.4	13	0	0	60	36	0	107	36	37			0

Liga Argentina (3 Seasons)						44.0	18	0	0	63	44	0	9	78	57			0
Primeira Liga (2 Seasons)						39.4	13	0	0	60	36	0	107	36	37			0

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