Alan Varela
Alan Gonzalo Varela (born 4 July 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Boca Juniors. Club career. Varela joined Boca Juniors in 2012 from Barcelona Luján; a subsidiary of Barcelona, who later became known as Barcelona Juniors following a partnership with Boca. After training with Boca's senior side during 2019, a year that also saw him sign his first professional contract, Varela made the breakthrough into Miguel Ángel Russo's first-team in 2020. He was an unused substitute seven times in all competitions between September and December, including for the  first time on 17 September for a Copa Libertadores win over Libertad. Varela's senior debut came on 20 December in a Copa de la Liga Profesional game with Independiente. International career. In 2019, Varela was selected by Argentina U18 manager Esteban Solari for the COTIF Tournament in Spain. Honours. Boca Juniors