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Full nameJonathan Varane
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityFrance
Age24
Date of birth9 Sept 2001
BirthplaceLille
Height190 cm
Shirt number#40
ClubQPR
Central midfielder
36
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
2359
Minutes

Domestic-league season · QPR.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of QPR's ~46 games this season through 5 injury absences (injury). He still appeared 36 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship361223596.79

Scout report

Key starterBall-winning Central midfielder

J. Varane is a 24-year-old central midfielder at QPR, rated 63.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 138th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (63.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Varane.

Judged on this season alone, Varane graded 33 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 4.273 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 29 → 33). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 64, top 28% of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 24 Varane is in his prime years, and a market index of 29.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Varane missed 5 games through injury (injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 36 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Varane is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 28% central midfielders · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 28% central midfielders · Championship20th-best central midfielder in the Championship138th in the Championship · potential20th-highest potential central midfielder in the Championship
63.9
Ratingi
20th of 73 central midfielders
33.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
63.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.27
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · QPR finished 15th of 24 · a mid-table side

4.27
Def. / 90
68
Tackles
32
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

4.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 63.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 63.9, Varane carries the 20th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship (top 28%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.27 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.