Joaquín Varela Moreno (born 27 June 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender as centre-back for Independiente Medellin, on loan from Instituto.
[1] He was selected for his professional debut in February 2016 by manager Juan Tejera, who played him for the full duration of a home defeat to Racing Club.
[1] In the following September, Varela departed on loan to European football with Cypriot First Division side Pafos.
[6] He didn't appear competitively in 2019–20 due to injury, though was on the substitute's bench for a league match with Apollon Limassol on 14 September.
[1] Varela represented Uruguay at the 2015 South American U-17 Championship in Paraguay, winning eight caps in the process; notably his first in their Group B opener with Bolivia.