Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Beroe.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 First League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 694 | 6.43 |
Scout report
Francisco Varela is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at Beroe, rated 26.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 123rd of 252 on scout potential in the First League. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.59 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 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 31 of the 31 defensive midfielders in the First League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.594 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 4). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 18th of 31 of the 31 defensive midfielders in the First League. At 25 Varela is in his prime years, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.
Varela is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Beroe finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side
2.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 20.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26.4, Varela carries the 18th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the First League of 31 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.59 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
