{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1993)}} {{family name hatnote|Varela|Olivera|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Guillermo Varela | image = Guillermo Varela 2022.jpg | caption = Varela playing for Dynamo Moscow in 2022 | full_name = Guillermo Varela Olivera<ref>{{Cite news |title=Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14 |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/aug/premier-league-squad-numbers-seasons-2013-14.html |work=premierleague.com |publisher=Premier League |date=16 August 2013 |access-date=17 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055400/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/aug/premier-league-squad-numbers-seasons-2013-14.html |archive-date=21 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|3|24|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA"/> | birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay | height = 1.73 m<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web|url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|title=2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players: Urugway|publisher=FIFA|page=32|date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|archive-date=19 June 2018}}</ref> | position = Right-back | currentclub = Flamengo | clubnumber = 2 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011 | youthclubs1 = Peñarol | years1 = 2011–2013 | clubs1 = Peñarol | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2013–2017 | clubs2 = Manchester United | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2014–2015 | clubs3 = → Real Madrid B (loan) | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2017–2019 | clubs5 = Peñarol | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2019–2021 | clubs6 = Copenhagen | caps6 = 35 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2020–2021 | clubs7 = → Dynamo Moscow (loan) | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2021–2023 | clubs8 = Dynamo Moscow | caps8 = 25 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2022–2023 | clubs9 = → Flamengo (loan) | caps9 = 13 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2023– | clubs10 = Flamengo | caps10 = 79 | goals10 = 2 <!--PER WP:FOOTY/Players: League and state league stats--> | nationalyears1 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam1 = Uruguay U20 | nationalcaps1 = 29 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2017– | nationalteam2 = Uruguay | nationalcaps2 = 28 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|URU}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Copa América}} {{Medal|3rd|2024 United States|}} | club-update = 23:00, 24 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 22:00, 31 March 2026 (UTC) }} '''Guillermo Varela Olivera''' ({{IPA|es|ɡiˈʝeɾmo βaˈɾela oliˈβeɾa|}}; born 24 March 1993) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Uruguay national team.
Varela began his career with Peñarol, in his home town of Montevideo, before joining Manchester United in 2013. He made 11 first-team appearances for United and spent time on loan at Real Madrid's reserve team, Real Madrid Castilla, and at Eintracht Frankfurt, before rejoining Peñarol in 2017. Varela won two Uruguayan Primera División titles with Peñarol, before returning to Europe in January 2019 when he signed for Danish club Copenhagen. He made 53 appearances for Copenhagen and helped them win the 2018–19 Danish Superliga. In October 2020, he joined Russian club Dynamo Moscow on a loan deal, which was made permanent in July 2021. He returned to South American football in July 2022, when he joined Flamengo on loan. In July 2023, Varela joined Flamengo on a permanent deal.
Varela was a member of Uruguay's under-20 team that was runners-up in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his senior international debut in November 2017 and has played at two FIFA World Cups, in 2018 and 2022.
==Club career== ===Peñarol=== Born in Montevideo, Varela started his career with his hometown club Peñarol and made his senior debut on 5 June 2011, in a 1–0 home defeat against Racing Club de Montevideo, on the last matchday of Uruguayan Primera División.<ref>{{cite news |title=No nos vamos nada |trans-title=We are not going anywhere |url=http://www.futbol.com.uy/notdeportesF_129947_1.html |publisher=Futbol.uy |date=5 June 2011 |access-date=18 June 2013 |language=es }}</ref>
===Manchester United=== In May 2013, Varela went on a two-week trial with Manchester United after an impressive performance at the 2013 South American Youth Championship.<ref>{{cite news |title=The lowdown on Varela |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Features/2013/Jun/pass-notes-guillermo-varela-lowdown-and-profile-on-manchester-united-new-signing.aspx |work=Manchester United F.C. |date=11 June 2013 |access-date=18 June 2013 }}</ref> On 7 June, Varela announced he was having a medical,<ref>{{cite news |last=Freitas |first=Paulo |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/8762710/transfer-news-guillermo-varela-says-he-will-have-a-medical-at-manchester-united |title=Transfer news: Guillermo Varela says he will have a medical at Manchester United |publisher=Sky Sports |date=7 June 2013 |access-date=18 June 2013}}</ref> and on 11 June, United completed his signing on a five-year contract, becoming the first signing of new manager David Moyes.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22822742 |title=Guillermo Varela: Manchester United sign Uruguayan defender |work=BBC Sport |date=11 June 2013 |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
==== Loan to Real Madrid Castilla ==== In September 2014, Varela joined Real Madrid reserve side Real Madrid Castilla for a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Marshall |title=Varela heads to Madrid |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2014/Sep/guillermo-varela-signs-for-real-madrid-castilla-on-loan.aspx |work=Manchester United F.C. |date=3 September 2014 |access-date=3 September 2014 }}</ref> He was, however, included in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League squad for the first-team and he was given the squad number 28.<ref>{{cite web |title=UEFA Champions League – Real Madrid |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/clubs/50051--real-madrid/ |work=UEFA |access-date=6 September 2014 }}</ref> He made 33 appearances and scored once, when he was set up by Martin Ødegaard in a 4–0 win over Barakaldo on 21 February 2015, at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano in that season's Segunda División B.<ref>{{cite news|last=Colino|first=Jesús|title=Odegaard regala su primera exhibición y el Castilla disfruta|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2015/02/21/mas_futbol/1424538699_239936.html|access-date=5 December 2015|publisher=Diario AS |date=21 February 2015|language=es}}</ref>
====Return to United and loan to Eintracht Frankfurt==== After returning to United, Varela was included in their squad for the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.<ref>{{cite web |title=UEFA Champions League – Manchester United.|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/clubs/52682--man-utd/ |work=UEFA |access-date=2 September 2015 }}</ref> He made his debut on 5 December 2015, as a half-time substitute for Paddy McNair in a goalless Premier League draw against West Ham United at Old Trafford.<ref>{{cite news |first=James |last=Dudko |title=Guillermo Varela Makes Manchester United Debut: Key Details on Right-Back |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2596037-guillermo-varela-makes-manchester-united-debut-key-details-on-right-back |publisher=Bleacher Report |date=5 December 2015 |access-date=5 December 2015 }}</ref> Three days later, Varela made his first start and Champions League debut in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 defeat to Wolfsburg. On 25 February 2016, in a Europa League Round of 32 return leg against FC Midtjylland, he assisted on the second of the two goals Marcus Rashford scored on his senior debut. On 19 April, Varela scored an injury-time winner to win Manchester United Under-21s the 2015–16 U21 Premier League title.<ref>{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Marshall |title=Under-21s win league after 3–2 win at Spurs |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/Players-And-Staff/Reserves/Reserves-News/2016/Apr/u21s-match-report-tottenham-hotspur-v-manchester-united.aspx |publisher=ManUtd.com |date=19 April 2016 |access-date=22 April 2016 }}</ref>
Upon the arrival of José Mourinho as United manager in 2016, Varela came on as a substitute in Mourinho's first match in charge of the team, a 2–0 friendly win away to Wigan Athletic.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Froggatt |title=Wigan Athletic 0 Manchester United 2 |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/Fixtures-And-Results/Match-Reports/2016/Jul/match-report-wigan-athletic-v-manchester-united-pre-season-july-2016.aspx |work=Manchester United F.C. |date=16 July 2016 |access-date=23 July 2016 }}</ref> However, he was not included in Mourinho's squad for the club's summer tour of China,<ref>{{cite news |first=Gemma |last=Thompson |title=Mourinho announces squad for Tour 2016 |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/Tour-2016/Tour-2016-News/2016/Jul/jose-mourinho-names-25-man-travelling-squad-for-manchester-united-tour-2016.aspx |work=Manchester United F.C. |date=19 July 2016 |access-date=23 July 2016 }}</ref> and on 23 July, Varela joined German club Eintracht Frankfurt on a season-long loan deal.<ref>{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Marshall |title=Loan move agreed for Guillermo Varela |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2016/Jul/guillermo-varela-to-join-eintracht-frankfurt-on-loan.aspx |work=Manchester United F.C. |date=23 July 2016 |access-date=23 July 2016 }}</ref>
Frankfurt coach Niko Kovač revealed at the end of the season that Varela was expected to play in the 2017 DFB-Pokal Final and be given an extension, but these plans were abandoned after Varela defied the instructions of the club's training staff and got a tattoo, which later became inflamed. Because of this, and other disciplinary issues, Varela was suspended by the club, who said that they would not be attempting to extend his loan deal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Man United's Guillermo Varela gets tattoo; Eintracht Frankfurt end interest|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/3133107/manchester-uniteds-guillermo-varela-gets-tattoo-eintracht-frankfurt-end-interest|date=24 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017|first=Stephan|last=Uersfeld|publisher=ESPN FC}}</ref>
===Return to Peñarol=== On 12 August 2017, Varela returned to Peñarol on a permanent deal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Guillermo Varela: Man Utd defender rejoins Peñarol |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40910172 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2017 |access-date=12 August 2017}}</ref> He made his second debut for the club on 20 August 2017, in 4–0 win against El Tanque Sisley.<ref>{{cite news |title=El Tanque Sisley vs. Peñarol 0–4|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/20/uruguay/primera-division/centro-cultural-y-deportivo-el-tanque-sisley/club-atletico-penarol/2559914/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=20 August 2017 |access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref>
===FC Copenhagen=== On 20 December 2018, Danish Superliga team FC Copenhagen announced that Varela would join them in January 2019, on a deal until June 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=FC Copenhagen signs Varela |url=https://www.fck.dk/en/news/fc-copenhagen-sign-guillermo-varela |website=fck.dk |publisher=FC Copenhagen |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref>
===Dynamo Moscow=== On 17 October 2020, he joined Russian Premier League club FC Dynamo Moscow on loan for the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web|date=17 October 2020|title="Динамо" арендовало Гильермо Варелу|url=https://fcdynamo.ru/news/dinamo-arendovalo-gilermo-varelu-15854|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|language=ru}}</ref>
On 17 July 2021, he moved to Dynamo Moscow on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=https://fcdynamo.ru/news/gilermo-varela-vykuplen-dinamo|title="Динамо" выкупило права на Гильермо Варелу|date=17 July 2021|language=ru}}</ref> He was voted player of the month by Dynamo fans for October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow|url=https://fcdm.ru/news/gilermo-varela-vtb-igrok-mesyaca-v-oktyabre|title=ильермо Варела — ВТБ Игрок месяца в октябре|date=3 November 2021|language=ru}}</ref>
===Flamengo=== On 30 July 2022, Flamengo signed Varela on loan from Dynamo Moscow until 31 May 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/flamengo/noticia/2022/07/30/flamengo-anuncia-contratacao-de-lateral-uruguaio-guillermo-varela.ghtml|title=Flamengo anuncia contratação de lateral uruguaio Guillermo Varela|publisher=ge.globo|language=pt-BR|date=30 July 2022|accessdate=30 July 2022}}</ref>
On 12 January 2023, Flamengo announced that Varela had signed a pre-contract for a permanent deal starting at the end of his contract with Dynamo Moscow on 1 July 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Flamengo e Guillermo Varela assinaram pré-contrato de trabalho. O lateral uruguaio segue no Mais Querido até 31 de dezembro de 2025.|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CnUW006L95K/|language=pt-br|publisher=Flamengo Instagram|date=12 January 2023|access-date=12 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Flamengo assina pré-contrato com Varela; lateral fica no clube até 2025|url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/flamengo/noticia/2023/01/12/flamengo-assina-pre-contrato-com-varela-lateral-fica-no-clube-ate-2025.ghtml|language=pt-br|publisher=ge.globo|date=12 January 2023|access-date=12 January 2023}}</ref>
==International career== Varela made 29 appearances for the Uruguay under-20 team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.auf.org.uy/4-guillermo-varela-rusia-2018/ |title=4 - GUILLERMO VARELA |publisher=Uruguayan Football Association |date=1 June 2018 |access-date=29 November 2022 |language=es}}</ref> He played for Uruguay at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup,<ref>{{cite web |title=Scouting Manchester United's Guillermo Varela at the FIFA U-20 World Cup|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1688659-scouting-manchester-uniteds-guillermo-varela-at-the-fifa-u-20-world-cup|publisher=Bleacher Report|date=29 June 2013|access-date=20 June 2017}}</ref> where the team finished as runners-up to champions France.<ref>{{cite web |title=France capture U-20 World Cup title|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0252-0ce44ef6f4aa-49806573a795-1000--france-capture-u-20-world-cup-title/|publisher=UEFA|date=13 July 2013|access-date=20 June 2017}}</ref>
On 5 March 2016, following his emergence into the Manchester United first-team, Varela received his first call-up to the Uruguay senior squad, for the World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Peru later that same month.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester United defender Guillermo Varela included in Uruguay squad|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-defender-guillermo-varela-10994786|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=5 March 2016|access-date=20 June 2017}}</ref>
In June 2018, Varela was named in Uruguay's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/NEWS/13711/0/Plantel_de_Uruguay_para_Rusia_2018/ |title=Plantel de Uruguay para Rusia 2018 |trans-title=Squad of Uruguay for Russia 2018 |publisher=Uruguayan Football Association |date=2 June 2018 |access-date=26 June 2018 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142011/http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/NEWS/13711/0/Plantel_de_Uruguay_para_Rusia_2018/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Varela was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.auf.org.uy/se-confirmo-la-lista-de-convocados-para-la-copa-mundial-de-catar-2022/ |title=Se confirmó la lista de convocados para la Copa Mundial de Catar 2022 |trans-title=2022 Qatar World Cup squad confirmed |publisher=Uruguayan Football Association |date=10 November 2022 |access-date=10 November 2022 |language=es}}</ref> He came on as a substitute in the 88th minute in Uruguay's first game of the tournament – against South Korea, replacing Facundo Pellistri.<ref>{{cite news |first=Emma |last=Sanders|title=World Cup 2022: Uruguay 0-0 South Korea - nothing to separate teams in exciting goalless draw|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63657469|work=BBC Sport |date=24 November 2022 |access-date=24 November 2022 }}</ref>
On 31 May 2026, Varela was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mundial 2026: Uruguay dio a conocer la lista de 26 convocados por Marcelo Bielsa|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Mundial-2026-Uruguay-dio-a-conocer-la-lista-de-26-convocados-por-Marcelo-Bielsa-uc963756|language=es|date=31 May 2026|access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 20 December 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State league !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Peñarol |2010–11<ref name="wf">{{cite web |title=Guillermo Varela |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/guillermo-varela/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |date=25 May 2017 |access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref> |Uruguayan Primera División |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2011–12<ref name="wf"/> |Uruguayan Primera División |0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2012–13<ref name="wf"/> |Uruguayan Primera División |0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0 |- |rowspan="5"|Manchester United |2013–14<ref name="wf"/> |Premier League |0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2014–15<ref name="wf"/> |Premier League |0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2015–16<ref name="wf"/> |Premier League |4||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0||0||0||4{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |2016–17<ref name="wf"/> |Premier League |0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!3!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!11!!0 |- |Real Madrid Castilla (loan) |2014–15<ref name="wf"/> |Segunda División B |33||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||1 |- |Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) |2016–17<ref name="wf"/> |Bundesliga |7||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Peñarol |2017<ref name="wf"/> |Uruguayan Primera División |11||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |2018<ref name="wf"/> |Uruguayan Primera División |12||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=COL|Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya}}||0||19||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !23!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!6!!0!!1!!0!!30!!0 |- |rowspan="4"|Copenhagen |2018–19<ref name="wf"/> |Danish Superliga |7||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |2019–20<ref name="wf"/> |Danish Superliga |27||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||colspan="2"|—||15{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||43||0 |- |2020–21<ref name="wf"/> |Danish Superliga |1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !35!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!17!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!53!!0 |- |Dynamo Moscow (loan) |2020–21<ref name="wf"/> |Russian Premier League |17||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Dynamo Moscow |2021–22<ref name="wf"/> |Russian Premier League |24||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||0 |- |2022–23<ref name="wf"/> |Russian Premier League |1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !25!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!30!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|Flamengo (loan) |2022<ref name="soccerway"/> |Série A |5||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=COL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |2023<ref name="soccerway"/> |Série A |1||0||7{{efn|name=CCAR|Appearances in Campeonato Carioca}}||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=COL}}||0||4{{efn|One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, one in FIFA Club World Cup, two in Recopa Sudamericana}}||0||15||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !6!!0!!7!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!3!!0!!4!!0!!21!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|Flamengo<!--NOTE: Varela joined Flamengo permanently on 1 July 2023--> |2023<ref name="soccerway"/> |Série A |4||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |2024<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web |title=G. Varela |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/guillermo-varela-olivera/192656/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=23 February 2024}}</ref> |Série A |18||1||12||1||7||0||0||0||9||0||colspan="2"|—||46||2 |- |2025 |Série A |19||0||12||1||7||0||0||0||12||1||colspan="2"|—||44||2 |- !colspan="3"|Total !41!!1!!9!!0!!4!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!12!!1!!4!!0!!96!!2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !174!!2!!28!!1!!28!!1!!0!!0!!51!!1!!5!!0!!304!!5 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{Updated|match played 31 March 2026}}<ref>{{NFT player|69264|accessdate=26 June 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="7" |Uruguay |2017||1||0 |- |2018||4||0 |- |2022||7||0 |- |2023||3||0 |- |2024||6{{efn|Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.}}||0 |- |2025||5||0 |- |2026||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!28!!0 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Peñarol''' *Uruguayan Primera División: 2017, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fck.dk/en/news/fc-copenhagen-sign-guillermo-varela|title=FC COPENHAGEN SIGN GUILLERMO VARELA|publisher=FC Copenhagen|date=20 December 2018|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref> *Supercopa Uruguaya: 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/futbol/nacional-penarol-supercopa-uruguaya.html|title=Peñarol venció 3-1 a Nacional y se quedó con la primera edición de la Supercopa|publisher=Ovación|date=25 July 2019|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=27 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127011645/https://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/futbol/nacional-penarol-supercopa-uruguaya.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Copenhagen''' *Danish Superliga: 2018–19<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cphpost.dk/news/sports/fc-copenhagen-are-danish-champions.html|title=FC Copenhagen are Danish champions|newspaper=The Copenhagen Post|date=6 May 2019|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref>
'''Flamengo''' *FIFA Challenger Cup: 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/intercontinentalcup/2025/articles/flamengo-pyramids-match-report|title=Flamengo reach final on the back of another de Arrascaeta masterclass|publisher=FIFA|language=en|date=13 December 2025|access-date=13 December 2025}}</ref> *FIFA Derby of the Americas: 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/intercontinentalcup/2025/articles/cruz-azul-flamengo-match-report|title=Cruz Azul v CR Flamengo | FIFA Derby of the Americas | FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2025|publisher=FIFA|language=en|date=10 December 2025|access-date=11 December 2025}}</ref> *Copa Libertadores: 2022, 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flashscore.com/news/soccer-copa-libertadores-flamengo-pip-palmeiras-to-claim-copa-libertadores-title-for-fourth-time/UVhszkTp/|title=Flamengo pip Palmeiras to claim Copa Libertadores title for fourth time|publisher=Flashscore|language=en|date=29 November 2025|access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref> *Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/champions-again-flamengo-clinch-the-2025-brasileirao-title-42045076|title=Champions again: Flamengo clinch the 2025 Brasileirão title|publisher=OneFootball|language=en|date=3 December 2025|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> *Copa do Brasil: 2024 *Supercopa do Brasil: 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/supercopa-do-brasil/jogo/02-02-2025/botafogo-flamengo.ghtml|title=Flamengo domina o Botafogo e é campeão da Supercopa Rei|publisher=ge.globo|language=pt-br|date=2 February 2025|access-date=2 February 2025}}</ref> *Campeonato Carioca: 2024, 2025
'''Uruguay''' *Copa América third place: 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=Uruguay beats Canada on penalties to finish CONMEBOL Copa América™ in 3rd Place|url=https://copaamerica.com/en/news/highlights-uruguay-canada-third-place-penalties-copa-america-2024|date=14 July 2024|access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref>
'''Individual''' *Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Flamengo domina seleção do Campeonato Carioca: veja a escalação, o craque e a revelação |url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/flamengo/noticia/2024/04/08/flamengo-domina-selecao-do-campeonato-carioca-veja-a-escalacao.ghtml |language=pt-BR |publisher=ge.globo |date=9 April 2024 |accessdate=9 April 2024}}</ref> *{{ill|South American Team of the Year|es|Equipo Ideal de América}}: 2025<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/futbol/dos-uruguayos-un-campeon-del-mundo-y-seis-de-la-ultima-libertadores-mira-el-11-ideal-de-ame |title=De Messi y los dos uruguayos, a los seis campeones de Libertadores: el 11 ideal de América le responde a El País |language=es |publisher=El País |date=31 December 2025 |accessdate=31 December 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.flamengo.com.br/elencos/elenco-profissional/guillermo-varela Guillermo Varela Olivera - Flamengo] {{in lang|pt-br}} * [https://www.auf.org.uy/guillermo-varela/ Profile] at the Uruguayan Football Association website {{in lang|es}} * {{UEFA player}}
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