FC Porto
Alan Varela

Alan Varela

Midfielder · FC Porto · 25 · Argentina

Season score
41.4
UEFA Champions League 26/27, 2 matches
Last 5 weeks
43.2
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€30.0M
−€4.0M (−13%) since 28 May 2026 on Transfermarkt
estimate, 22 Oct 2026

Photo: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
4 Jul 2001
Height
177 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2030
Wikipedia views
1,577 4 weeks

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

27 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 47.4 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

Form bars show the weekly score: no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 202619036.648.436.4
6–12 Oct 202614549.048.349.0
8–14 Sep 202628847.148.347.4
25–31 Aug 20261870.648.071.4
4–10 Aug 202615839.748.439.4
12–18 May 202619046.248.546.1
5–11 May 202616841.048.841.3
28 Apr – 4 May 202614545.248.945.0
14–20 Apr 2026213544.149.548.9
7–13 Apr 2026210655.749.857.4
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202619047.649.347.5
17–23 Mar 202628448.449.248.5
10–16 Mar 2026210047.549.347.5
3–9 Mar 202619062.348.563.1
17–23 Feb 202619035.549.435.1
10–16 Feb 202619042.149.942.1
3–9 Feb 202619047.550.048.1
27 Jan – 2 Feb 2026214749.350.049.3
20–26 Jan 202611967.149.967.7
13–19 Jan 202619065.148.864.2
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 202612945.648.845.5
23–29 Dec 202511559.948.662.8
16–22 Dec 202517551.848.446.7
9–15 Dec 202516542.548.643.1
2–8 Dec 202519049.548.549.5
25 Nov – 1 Dec 202514546.148.546.0
4–10 Nov 202519048.748.548.6
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202519038.149.138.0
21–27 Oct 2025214848.749.248.7
30 Sep – 6 Oct 202518945.949.345.7
23–29 Sep 2025215647.349.447.2
16–22 Sep 202514547.449.547.4
9–15 Sep 202515643.249.842.9
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202519047.150.047.4
19–25 Aug 202519050.949.951.8
12–18 Aug 202519043.550.343.2
5–11 Aug 202519047.650.547.9

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: level with expectation (−1.3 a week).

30.040.050.060.070.05 Aug23 Sep4 Nov13 Jan17 Feb31 Mar12 MayExpected 48.4Score 36.6
Current estimate €30.0M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Transfermarkt €28.0M −€4.0M (−13%) since 28 May 2026 29 Sep 2026 · valuations up to July 2026
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €18.5M–€32.1M −18% median of 40 similar past cases; players his age +0% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Vitaliy Mykolenko at 25 (€28.0M, scoring 45.0) −11%; Evann Guessand at 24 (€25.0M, scoring 44.7) −20%; Samuel Chukwueze at 24 (€23.0M, scoring 44.8) −39%.
0€10M€20M€30M€40M20222023202420252026€28.0M€30.0M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€30.0M
29 Sep 2026Transfermarkt€28.0M
28 May 2026Transfermarkt€32.0M
18 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€32.0M
30 May 2025Transfermarkt€32.0M
19 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€35.0M
6 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€35.0M
8 Mar 2024Transfermarkt€25.0M
27 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€14.0M
4 Jul 2023Transfermarkt€9.0M
26 Oct 2022Transfermarkt€10.0M
6 Sep 2022Transfermarkt€8.5M
24 May 2022Transfermarkt€7.0M
8 Feb 2022Transfermarkt€6.5M
20 Oct 2021Transfermarkt€7.0M
11 Jun 2021Transfermarkt€7.0M
8 Feb 2021Transfermarkt€2.0M

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

What the score is made of

UEFA Champions League 26/27: each part per 90 minutes against the average midfielder in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting −0.36
  • Creating −0.51
  • Progressing −0.35
  • Keeping the ball +0.17
  • Defending −0.26
  • Aerial −0.23
  • Finishing −0.12

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

05001.0K1.5K2.0K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
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Alberto Grassi Cremonese · 31––95%Compare
Marcus Linday SC Heerenveen · 23 · cheaper48.1€7.0M94%Compare
Fabinho Trabzonspor · 33 · cheaper45.9€8.0M93%Compare
Thomas Partey Al-Shabab · 33––93%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Alan Varela.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
UEFA Champions League 26/27Champions LeagueFC Porto215841.441.5
Liga Portugal 26/27Liga PortugalFC Porto413145.645.4
Liga Portugal 25/26Liga PortugalFC Porto302,32147.247.5
UEFA Europa League 25/26Europa LeagueFC Porto936651.852.2
Liga Portugal 24/25Liga PortugalFC Porto312,20555.455.9
UEFA Europa League 24/25Europa LeagueFC Porto973952.052.2
Liga Portugal 23/24Liga PortugalFC Porto302,23667.968.5

Latest matches

45 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
14 Oct 2026Champions Leagueat Real BetisL 2–390000.030.0236.6
10 Oct 2026Liga Portugalat CS MarítimoW 2–14500–0.0349.0
12 Sep 2026Liga Portugalat Casa PiaW 4–12000–0.0044.7
8 Sep 2026Champions LeagueManchester CityL 0–268000.040.0147.8
29 Aug 2026Liga Portugalat Académico Viseu FCW 3–0800–0.0070.6
9 Aug 2026Liga PortugalFC AlvercaW 2–05800–0.0139.7
16 May 2026Liga PortugalSanta ClaraW 1–090000.020.1646.2
10 May 2026Liga Portugalat AVS - Futebol SADL 1–368000.060.0741.0
2 May 2026Liga PortugalFC AlvercaW 1–04500–0.0145.2
19 Apr 2026Liga PortugalTondelaW 2–090000.840.0140.8
All 45 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
14 Oct 2026Champions Leagueat Real BetisL 2–390000.030.0236.6
10 Oct 2026Liga Portugalat CS MarítimoW 2–14500–0.0349.0
12 Sep 2026Liga Portugalat Casa PiaW 4–12000–0.0044.7
8 Sep 2026Champions LeagueManchester CityL 0–268000.040.0147.8
29 Aug 2026Liga Portugalat Académico Viseu FCW 3–0800–0.0070.6
9 Aug 2026Liga PortugalFC AlvercaW 2–05800–0.0139.7
16 May 2026Liga PortugalSanta ClaraW 1–090000.020.1646.2
10 May 2026Liga Portugalat AVS - Futebol SADL 1–368000.060.0741.0
2 May 2026Liga PortugalFC AlvercaW 1–04500–0.0145.2
19 Apr 2026Liga PortugalTondelaW 2–090000.840.0140.8
16 Apr 2026Europa Leagueat Nottingham ForestL 0–145000.030.0350.7
12 Apr 2026Liga Portugalat Estoril PraiaW 3–190000.070.1543.3
9 Apr 2026Europa LeagueNottingham ForestD 1–116000.130.20100.0
4 Apr 2026Liga PortugalFamalicãoD 2–29000–0.0847.6
22 Mar 2026Liga Portugalat Sporting BragaW 2–167000.020.0150.7
19 Mar 2026Europa LeagueVfB StuttgartW 2–01700–0.0039.4
15 Mar 2026Liga PortugalMoreirenseW 3–090000.020.2648.6
12 Mar 2026Europa Leagueat VfB StuttgartW 2–11000–0.0037.5
8 Mar 2026Liga Portugalat BenficaD 2–290000.050.2462.3
22 Feb 2026Liga PortugalRio AveW 1–090000.020.0235.5
15 Feb 2026Liga Portugalat CD NacionalW 1–090000.030.0242.1
9 Feb 2026Liga PortugalSporting CPD 1–190000.080.0347.5
2 Feb 2026Liga Portugalat Casa PiaL 1–257000.020.4052.6
29 Jan 2026Europa LeagueRangersW 3–19000–0.0347.2
22 Jan 2026Europa Leagueat FC Viktoria PlzeňD 1–11900–0.0567.1
18 Jan 2026Liga Portugalat Vitória SCW 1–090100.830.5265.1
4 Jan 2026Liga Portugalat Santa ClaraW 1–02900–0.0045.6
29 Dec 2025Liga PortugalAVS - Futebol SADW 2–015000.050.0259.9
22 Dec 2025Liga Portugalat FC AlvercaW 3–075100.510.0551.8
15 Dec 2025Liga PortugalCF Estrela AmadoraW 3–165000.080.0942.5
7 Dec 2025Liga Portugalat TondelaW 2–09000–0.1349.5
27 Nov 2025Europa LeagueNiceW 3–04500–0.0246.1
9 Nov 2025Liga Portugalat FamalicãoW 1–09000–0.0548.7
2 Nov 2025Liga PortugalSporting BragaW 2–190000.040.0038.1
27 Oct 2025Liga Portugalat MoreirenseW 2–19000–0.1447.2
23 Oct 2025Europa Leagueat Nottingham ForestL 0–258000.010.0151.0
5 Oct 2025Liga PortugalBenficaD 0–08900–0.0245.9
29 Sep 2025Liga Portugalat FC AroucaW 4–09000–0.1048.1
25 Sep 2025Europa Leagueat Red Bull SalzburgW 1–06600–0.0046.4
19 Sep 2025Liga Portugalat Rio AveW 3–04500–0.0247.4
13 Sep 2025Liga PortugalCD NacionalW 1–05600–0.0243.2
30 Aug 2025Liga Portugalat Sporting CPW 2–190000.050.0147.1
24 Aug 2025Liga PortugalCasa PiaW 4–090000.110.3850.9
18 Aug 2025Liga Portugalat Gil VicenteW 2–09000–0.0243.5
11 Aug 2025Liga PortugalVitória SCW 3–090000.050.0347.6