Alan Gonzalo Varela (born 4 July 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive or central midfielder for Primeira Liga club Porto.
[2] After training with Boca's senior side during 2019, a year that also saw him sign his first professional contract, Varela made the breakthrough into Miguel Ángel Russo's first-team in 2020.
[3] Varela's senior debut came on 20 December in a Copa de la Liga Profesional game with Independiente.
[11] He made his debut on 3 September, coming off the bench to replace Stephen Eustáquio at half-time in a 1–1 league draw at home against Arouca.
[14] In 2019, Varela was selected by Argentina U20 manager Esteban Solari for the COTIF Tournament in Spain.