Jim Varela

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Varela and the second or maternal family name is Devotto.
Jim Varela
Personal information
Full nameJim Morrison Varela Devotto
Date of birth16 October 1994
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Rampla Juniors
Youth career
2006–2012Peñarol
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–2013Peñarol3(0)
2013–2015Benfica B0(0)
2013–2014→ Farense (loan)10(1)
2015–Rampla Juniors4(0)
National team‡
2011Uruguay U175(0)
2013–Uruguay U209(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 July 2013

Jim Morrison Varela Devotto (born 16 October 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Rampla Juniors.

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Varela joined Peñarol youth ranks at age 12. The 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) or 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) midfielder, depending on sources,[1][2] made his professional debut for Penãrol in the 2010-11 Primera División and also making part of the squad that won the 2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División.

Varela joined S.L. Benfica in July 2013,[3] being iniatially loaned to Farense.[4] In early September 2014, he went on tryouts at Real Murcia.[5][6] On 21 January 2015, Varela joined Rampla Juniors.[7][8]

International career

Varela was part of Uruguay U-17 team that took competed in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico, playing five matches, with the Uruguyan team finishing in second place. He also played once for the Uruguay U20 in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Jim Varela". ESPN Sports. Height: 5'8" (1.75m)
  2. ↑ "Jim Morrison Varela". fichajes.com. Altura: 180 cm
  3. ↑ "Jim Varela já mostra credenciais". noticias-do-futebol.com. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Benfica cede uruguaios". Record. 2 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Jim Varela entrena en Murcia de España". tenfield.com.uy. 10 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "‘Jimbo’ Varela se ejercita con la primera plantilla". realmurcia.es. 9 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Rampla venció 1:0 a Progreso, se refuerza con Jim Morrison Varela y Luis Machado" [Rampla won 1–0 Progreso, signs Jim Morrison Varela and Luis Machado]. Tenfield.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Jim Varela no Rampla Juniors" [Jim Varela at Rampla Juniors] (in Portuguese). Record (newspaper). 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jim VARELA profile". FIFA.com.

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