5 Guillermo Varela
Guillermo Varela, 1993-03-24, Defender for Uruguay, plays for Flamengo. 10 international caps, 0 goals. Part of Uruguay's 2026 World Cup Group H squad.
Biography
Flamengo right-back and an experienced full-back for Uruguay. Currently plying his trade at Flamengo, a dependable defender, Guillermo Varela combines positional intelligence with tenacious tackling, forming a key part of Uruguay's backline. Has earned 10 international caps. Set to compete with Uruguay at the 2026 World Cup, building on the team's 14 previous tournament appearances.
Career Timeline
He made his senior international debut in November 2017 and has played at two FIFA World Cups, in 2018 and 2022.
Varela won two Uruguayan Primera División titles with Peñarol, before returning to Europe in January 2019 when he signed for Danish club Copenhagen.
He made 53 appearances for Copenhagen and helped them win the 2018–19 Danish Superliga.
He made 11 first-team appearances for United and spent time on loan at Real Madrid's reserve team, Real Madrid Castilla, and at Eintracht Frankfurt, before rejoining Peñarol in 2017.
Varela was a member of Uruguay's under-20 team that was runners-up in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.