Domestic-league season · Beroe.
Following his move to Beroe, Varela's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→5), while his Rating eased 42→26. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Beroe · 15th | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 26 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | Portimonense · 15th | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 42 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Cova De Piedade · 11th | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Francisco Varela is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at Beroe, rated 26.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 119th of 241 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 5 — 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 → 5). 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 8.4 reflects that trajectory.
Varela is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
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.
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.
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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 25, Varela sits on 8.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Varela's projected Rating — 26.4 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
