Raphaël Varane

Raphaël Xavier Varane (fr; born 25 April 1993) is a French former professional footballer. He played as a centre-back.

Raphaël Varane
Raphaël Varane 2018 (cropped).jpg
Varane playing for France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full nameRaphaël Xavier Varane[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birthLille, France
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Playing positionCentre-back
Youth career
2000–2002Hellemmes
2002–2010Lens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010Lens II9(0)
2010–2011Lens23(2)
2011–2021Real Madrid236(8)
2021–2024Manchester United68(2)
2024Como0(0)
Total337(12)
National team
2010France U182(1)
2012France U201(0)
2011–2012France U2113(3)
2013–2022France93(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lens 2010–11 Ligue 1 23 2 1 0 0 0 24 2
Real Madrid 2011–12 La Liga 9 1 2 1 4[c] 0 0 0 15 2
2012–13 La Liga 15 0 7 2 11[c] 0 0 0 33 2
2013–14 La Liga 14 0 2 0 7[c] 0 0 0 23 0
2014–15 La Liga 27 0 4 2 12[c] 0 3[d] 0 46 2
2015–16 La Liga 26 0 0 0 7[c] 0 33 0
2016–17 La Liga 23 1 3 1 10[c] 2 3[e] 0 39 4
2017–18 La Liga 27 0 1 0 11[c] 0 5[f] 0 44 0
2018–19 La Liga 32 2 4 0 4[c] 0 3[e] 0 43 2
2019–20 La Liga 32 2 1 1 8[c] 0 2[g] 0 43 3
2020–21 La Liga 31 2 0 0 9[c] 0 1[g] 0 41 2
Total 236 8 24 7 83 2 17 0 360 17
Manchester United 2021–22 Premier League 22 1 2 0 0 0 5[c] 0 29 1
2022–23 Premier League 24 0 3 0 2 0 5[h] 0 34 0
2023–24 Premier League 8 1 0 0 1 0 3[c] 0 12 1
Total 54 2 5 0 3 0 13 0 75 2
Career total 313 12 30 7 3 0 96 2 17 0 459 21
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. One appearance in Supercopa de España, two in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. 5.0 5.1 One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two in FIFA Club World Cup, two in Supercopa de España
  7. 7.0 7.1 Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  8. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 18 December 2022[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2013 4 0
2014 13 1
2015 10 1
2016 8 0
2017 5 0
2018 14 1
2019 10 2
2020 7 0
2021 12 0
2022 10 0
Total 93 5
As of match played 18 December 2022
France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Varane goal[5]
List of international goals scored by Raphaël Varane
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 2014 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France 17   Sweden 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 26 March 2015 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 18   Brazil 1–0 1–3 Friendly
3 6 July 2018 Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia 47   Uruguay 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup
4 22 March 2019 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 55   Moldova 2–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
5 14 November 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 63   Moldova 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Honours

 
Varane after winning the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid

Real Madrid[6]

Manchester United

France

Individual

Orders

Raphaël Varane Media

References

  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 26 de marzo de 2014, en Sevilla" [Minutes of the Match held on 26 March 2014, in Seville] (in español). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: France" (PDF). Fédération internationale de Football Association. 15 July 2018. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  3. "R. Varane". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. Raphaël Varane at Soccerway
  5. 5.0 5.1 Raphaël Varane at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. 10 years since Varane's Real Madrid debut. Real Madrid CF. 27 June 2021. https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2021/06/27/10-years-since-varanes-real-madrid-debut. Retrieved 1 July 2021. 
  7. Radicella, Lucas (14 January 2013). "Does Raphael Varane Have the Potential to Replace Pepe at Real Madrid?". Bleacher Report (Turner Broadcasting System). https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1483981-does-varane-have-the-potential-to-replace-pepe-at-real-madrid. Retrieved 6 July 2020. 
  8. Real Madrid: Raphael Varane signs new five-year contract with Spanish club. 27 September 2017. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41419129. Retrieved 6 July 2020. 
  9. Real Madrid win the longest LaLiga Santander season. Spain. 17 July 2020. https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2020/07/17/5f10db2146163f3c2c8b45d7.html. Retrieved 17 July 2020. 
  10. "Injury woes have made me stronger, says Varane". FourFourTwo. 13 November 2014. https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/injury-woes-have-made-me-stronger-says-varane. Retrieved 6 July 2020. 
  11. "Real Madrid win the Supercopa from the spot". Marca. Spain. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  12. "Real Madrid CF – Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  13. McNulty, Phil (26 February 2023). Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64693810. Retrieved 26 February 2023. 
  14. McNulty, Phil (3 June 2023). Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65785637. Retrieved 3 June 2023. 
  15. McNulty, Phil (15 July 2018). France 4–2 Croatia. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44754965. Retrieved 19 December 2022. 
  16. McNulty, Phil (18 December 2022). Argentina 3–3 France. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63932622. Retrieved 19 December 2022. 
  17. "France beat Spain to win Nations League". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  18. "Real Madrid have five players in best Xl including Cristiano Ronaldo". Marca. Spain. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  19. "UEFA.com fans' Team of the Year 2018 revealed". UEFA. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  20. "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  21. "Kane crowned King, Mina the PPG VIP". FIFA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  22. "FIFA World Cup Fan Dream Team". 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  23. "IFFHS AWARDS – THE MEN WORLD TEAM 2018". IFFHS.de. 1 December 2018. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  24. "Décret du 31 décembre 2018 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 31 December 2018 on promotion and appointment]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in français). 2019 (1). 1 January 2019. PRER1835394D. Retrieved 28 November 2020.