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Alan Gonzalo Varela
FC PortoUEFA Europa LeagueBorn 4 Jul 200124 yrs · 177 cm · 5'10" · 73 kg · 161 lb€32M
CM
Midfielder
3
Goals
5
Assists
115
Apps
8,421
Mins
2
Clubs
All senior competitions incl. national team · 7 seasons
Argentine holding midfielder with interception-first profile
€32M
Transfer market value · Transfermarkt
Updated May 2025 · Peak €35M Jun 2024
▼ 9% from peak— 0% past year
All Competitions
1
Goals
0
Assists
26
Started
37
Matches
2,530
Minutes
5.2
Rating
7
Yellow
0
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GoalAssistYellowRed
Own halfAttacking
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19 matches · 1,134 touches
20 appearances
| Date | Comp | Opponent | Result | Min | G | A | YC | RC | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10 |  | AVS (A) | L 3–1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| May 2 | | Alverca (H) | W 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Apr 19 | | TON (H) | W 2–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Apr 12 | | EST (A) | W 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Apr 4 | | FAM (H) | D 2–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Mar 15 | | MOR (H) | W 3–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Mar 8 | | BEN (A) | D 2–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Feb 22 | | RIO (H) | W 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Feb 15 | | NAC (A) | W 0–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Feb 9 | | SPO (H) | D 1–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
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Senior career
MP
G
A
Rtg
🏴
Manchester City
Jul 2022 – present
131
111
17
7.82
🇩🇪
Borussia Dortmund
Jan 2020 – Jun 2022
89
86
23
7.91
🇦🇹
RB Salzburg
Jan 2019 – Dec 2019
27
29
6
7.54
🇳🇴
Molde FK
Jul 2017 – Dec 2018
50
20
6
6.80
National team
MP
G
A
Rtg
🇳🇴
Norway
Sep 2019 – present
36
32
8
7.45
MP = Matches playedG = GoalsA = Assists
Per 90 mins · vs positional peers · Premier League
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
Levante
Famalicao
UdineseCompositesavg: 8
npG + Assists—
0
npG + AssistsCombined attacking output excluding penalties
npxG0.08
8
npxGNon-penalty expected goals
Shot Involvement1.32
19
Shot InvolvementTotal involvement in shot-creating situations
Big Chance Inv.0.14
6
Big Chance Inv.Involvement in high-xG (>0.35) situations
Shooting Efficiencyavg: 14
npxG per Shot0.09
47
npxG per ShotShot quality — higher means better chance selection
Goals - npxG-0.03
-10
Goals - npxGFinishing quality — positive means clinical
Shots on Target0.24
6
Shots on TargetShots requiring a save or resulting in a goal
Progressionavg: 65
Progressive Actions13.20
100
Progressive ActionsCombined ball advancement actions
Passes in Final Third8.36
100
Passes in Final ThirdPasses completed in the attacking third
Ball Recovery4.84
61
Ball RecoveryTimes regained possession from the opposition
Carries into Final 3rd—
0
Carries into Final 3rdDirect ball progression into dangerous areas
Receivingavg: 49
Touches60.65
76
TouchesTotal touches on the ball
Backward Passes9.17
61
Backward PassesPasses played backward to retain possession
Chances Created0.47
9
Chances CreatedKey passes leading to a shot
Carryingavg: 43
Possession Lost8.45
100
Possession LostTimes possession was lost to the opposition
Turnovers0.66
17
TurnoversBall lost through errors or tackles
Dispossessed0.33
11
DispossessedTimes lost the ball to a tackle or challenge
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