Raphaël Varane
French footballer (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raphaël Xavier Varane (French: [ʁafaɛl vaʁan]; born 25 April 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
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Full name | Raphaël Xavier Varane[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 31)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lille, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Hellemmes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2010 | Lens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Lens II | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Lens | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2021 | Real Madrid | 236 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2024 | Manchester United | 68 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | France U18 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | France U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | France U21 | 13 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2022 | France | 93 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:12, 19 May 2024 (UTC) |
Varane previously played for French club Lens and, ahead of the 2010–11 season, began training with the senior team and appeared on the bench in several league matches. Varane made his professional debut in 2010 aged 17,[4] and after one season as a professional footballer, he joined Real Madrid. There, over the course of 10 seasons from 2011 to 2021, he won 18 trophies, including three La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey, four UEFA Champions League titles and four FIFA Club World Cups.[5] In 2021, Varane left Real Madrid to sign for Manchester United, where he won the EFL Cup and FA Cup. He departed the club in 2024.
Varane represented France at under-18, under-20 and under-21 level before making his full international debut in March 2013. He was part of France's FIFA World Cup squad in 2014, when he was nominated for the Best Young Player award,[6] in 2018, when he played every minute of every game as France went on to win the competition, and in 2022, when France finished as runners-up. He additionally appeared at UEFA Euro 2020. He announced his retirement from international football in 2023, having earned 93 caps and scored five goals.