Guillermo Varela
Guillermo Varela is a defender currently playing for Manchester United.
Guillermo Varela | |||||||||||||
Full Name | Guillermo Varela Olivera | ||||||||||||
Date of Birth | 24 March 1993 | ||||||||||||
Age | 31 years | ||||||||||||
Place of Birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||
Position | Right back | ||||||||||||
Nationality | Uruguayan | ||||||||||||
Current club | Manchester United | ||||||||||||
Previous club/s | Peñarol |
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Youth career
Guillermo signed for Manchester United in the summer of 2013 from Peñarol following a successful trial with the first team. Although he's yet to feature at senior level for the club, his performances for the Under-21 side during the 2013/14 season have been of a high and increasingly improving standard. In January 2014 he was given compassionate leave due to his parents being involved in a car crash in Uruguay.
He joined Real Madrid on loan for the 2014/15 season, playing for their Castilla team. Guillermo returned to Manchester United for the 2015/16 season and played predominantly with the Under-21 side as an overage player. He was added to the first team squad to face West Ham in December 2015 and made his debut as a half time substitute, replacing Patrick McNair. He made his first start for the club in the Champions League away to Wolfsburg and followed that up with a first league start away to Bournemouth in December 2015. In April 2016, Guillermo scored an injury time winning goal to ensure that the Under-21 side retained the Under-21 Premier League title.
Guillermo joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan for the 2016/17 season.
International
Guillermo has represented Uruguay at Under-17 and Under-20 levels. He was called up to the Senior Team for the first time in March 2016.
Career statistics
Club | Season | Under-21 | First Team | Total | |||||||||
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Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | ||
Manchester United | 2013-14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
2014-15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2015-16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Career total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Career honours
Contract
Guillermo is contracted to Manchester United until June 2018.