Héctor Joaquín Varela (born 25 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Deportivo Riestra.
[2] Varela played for Villa Cubas de Catamarca to start his youth career in 2006, though was signed by San Lorenzo soon after.
[3] He made his senior debut on 10 December 2017 during a loss away to Rosario Central, which preceded Varela scoring his first goal versus Arsenal de Sarandí on 27 February 2018; a 92nd-minute winner in a 2–1 home victory.
[2][5] He made nine further appearances, whilst netting another goal in April against Atlético Tucumán; which was also scored in additional time.
[2] On 2 August 2018, fellow Argentine Primera División side Godoy Cruz signed Varela.