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Full nameIker Varela Parra
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalitySpain
Age23
Date of birth1 Mar 2003
BirthplaceBarakaldo
Height186 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubMirandes
Central midfielderalso played FWD
16
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
799
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Mirandes.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Segunda División16107996.65

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Iker Varela is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Mirandes, rated 55.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 219th of 452 on scout potential in the Segunda División. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Varela.

Judged on this season alone, Varela graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 90th of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the Segunda División, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 1.239 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Varela, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, 46th of 91 of the 91 central midfielders in the Segunda División. At 23 Varela is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 23.4 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential46th of 91 central midfielders · Segunda División · 16 appsCurrent season90th of 91 central midfielders · Segunda División · 16 apps90th-best central midfielder in the Segunda División219th in the Segunda División · potential46th-highest potential central midfielder in the Segunda División
55.2
Ratingi
46th of 91 central midfielders
7.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
21.1%
Minutes
limited game time
1.24
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Mirandes finished 19th of 22 · a lower-table side

1.24
Def. / 90
9
Tackles
1
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

1.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th of 22) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 21.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 55.2, Varela carries the 46th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Segunda División of 91 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.