nationalcaps birth_date currentclub pcupdate years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname ntupdate birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
2 1 15 21 25 april 1993 real madrid 22:24 , 29 august 2015 -lrb- utc -rrb- 2000 -- 2002 2002 -- 2010 2000 -- 2002 2002 -- 2010 23 67 2 1 220 2010 2012 2011 -- 2012 2013 -- raphael varane - france v armenia.jpg raphaël varane varane with france in 2014 raphaël varane 13 june 2015 lille , france france u18 france u20 france u21 france 1.91 m ftin 0 on 2 1 0 3 2 hellemmes lens hellemmes lens centre back raphaël varane

raphaël varane

raphaël varane -lrb- ; born 25 april 1993 -rrb- is a french footballer who plays for spanish club real madrid and the french national team , as a central defender .
he previously played for french club lens and , ahead of the 2010 -- 11 season , began training with the senior team and appeared on the bench in several league matches .
on 7 november 2010 , varane made his professional debut in a league match against montpellier .
varane has been described by lens youth coach eric assadourian as a `` truly first class player '' who is `` comfortable on both the tactical and technical level '' .
in january 2014 , he was named by `` the guardian '' as one of the ten most promising young players in europe .
varane was a france youth international , having earned caps at under-18 , under-20 and under-21 level .
he made his full international debut in march 2013 and represented the country at the 2014 fifa world cup .
