Jim Varela

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Jim Varela
Personal information
Full name Jim Morrison Varela Devotto [1]
Date of birth (1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rentistas
Number 5
Youth career
2006–2012 Peñarol
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Peñarol 3 (0)
2013–2016 Benfica B 0 (0)
2013–2014Farense (loan) 10 (1)
2015Rampla Juniors (loan) 8 (0)
2016 São Paulo-RS 0 (0)
2016–2019 Atenas 61 (1)
2017Juventud (loan) 26 (3)
2020 Chacarita Juniors 6 (0)
2020 Racing de Montevideo 15 (0)
2021– Rentistas 36 (1)
International career
2011 Uruguay U17 5 (0)
2013 Uruguay U20 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:24, 10 July 2022 (UTC)

Jim Morrison Varela Devotto (born 16 October 1994) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for C.A. Rentistas.

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Club career

Born in Montevideo, Varela joined Peñarol youth ranks at age 12. The 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) or 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) midfielder, depending on sources, [2] [3] made his professional debut for Penãrol in the 2010–11 Primera División and also making part of the squad that won the 2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División.

Varela joined S.L. Benfica in July 2013, [4] being initially loaned to Farense. [5] In early September 2014, he went on tryouts at Real Murcia. [6] [7] On 21 January 2015, Varela joined Rampla Juniors [8] [9] on loan. [10] On 31 August 2015, Varela returned to Benfica. [11]

On 10 May 2016, Varela joined Brazilian club Sport Club São Paulo from Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul. [12]

International career

Varela was part of Uruguay U-17 team that took competed in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico, playing five matches, with the Uruguyan team finishing in second place. He also played once for the Uruguay U20 in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. [13]

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