Domestic-league season · FC Porto.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2321 | 6.99 |
 UEFA Europa League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 6.93 |
 Taça de Portugal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 6.83 |
Varela's current-season form is up 15% on last season (Season 27→31), while his Rating held around 63. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 36).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | FC Porto · 1st | 30 | 2 | 0 | 6.99 | 63 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | FC Porto · 3rd | 32 | 0 | 2 | 7.04 | 64 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | FC Porto · 3rd | 30 | 2 | 3 | 7.2 | 68 | 36 |
| 2022/23 | Boca Juniors · 1st | 30 | 0 | 2 | 6.95 | 55 | 27 |
| 2021/22 | Boca Juniors · 4th | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.91 | 49 | 9 |
| 2020/21 | Boca Juniors · 1st | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7.17 | 52 | 16 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
A. Varela is a 25-year-old central midfielder at FC Porto, rated 63.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 47th of 315 in the Primeira Liga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (75.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Varela.
Judged on this season alone, Varela graded 31 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 41 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 2.831 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 27 → 31). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 63, top 15% of the 41 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 25 Varela is in his prime years, and a market index of 66.9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 16 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 63.1, Varela carries the 6th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primeira Liga (top 15%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~67), then tapers with age. At 25, Varela sits on 66.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Varela's projected Rating — 63.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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