Jonathan Raymond François Varane (born 9 September 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Raymond François Varane[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Lille, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2021 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Lens II | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Lens | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Rodez II (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Rodez (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sporting Gijón B | 15 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Sporting Gijón | 39 | (0) |
| 2024– | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Martinique | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:40, 30 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 17 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Varane plays international football for Martinique, qualifying through his Martinique-born father. He made his debut on 11 October 2024, playing 73 minutes of a 0–1 away victory against Guadeloupe in a 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League group stage match.
Career
editLens
editVarane is a youth product of Lens, having joined the youth academy in 2007.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 18 May 2021.[3] He made his professional debut with Lens in a 3–2 Ligue 1 loss to Nantes on 10 December 2021, coming on as a sub in the 90+2 minute.[4]
Loan to Rodez
editOn 24 January 2022, Varane joined Ligue 2 Rodez on loan until the end of the season.[5] He played six times for the club as they narrowly avoided relegation.
Sporting Gijón
editOn 24 August 2022, Varane signed with Spanish club Sporting de Gijón, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera Federación.[6] He made his first team debut on 3 January of the following year, replacing Nacho Martín in a 2–0 home win over Rayo Vallecano, for the season's Copa del Rey.
After the arrival of Miguel Ángel Ramírez as manager, Varane started to feature more regularly with the first team.[7] On 31 May 2023, he signed a new contract with the club until 2027, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[8]
Queens Park Rangers
editOn 4 August 2024, Varane signed for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee.[9] On 10 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 3-1 loss against West Bromwich Albion in the league.[10]
Personal life
editVarane is of Martiniquais descent through his father.[11] He is the half brother of former French international footballer Raphaël Varane.[2]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 30 August 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens II | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Lens | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rodez II (loan) | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Rodez (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sporting Gijón B | 2022–23 | Tercera Federación | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Sporting Gijón | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 78 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Segunda División play-offs
References
edit- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 28 de mayo de 2023, en Gijón" [Report of the match occurred on 28 May 2023, in Gijón] (in Spanish). RFEF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ a b "RC Lens : Jonathan Varane, 12 ans, sur les pas de Raphaël". France 3 Hauts-de-France.
- ^ "Jonathan Varane, frère de Raphaël, passe professionnel et signe au RC Lens". Outre-mer la 1ère.
- ^ "Nantes vs. Lens - 10 December 2021 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "IGUE 2 BKT : JONATHAN VARANE ARRIVE EN PRÊT DU RC LENS !" (Press release) (in French). Rodez. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan Varane, nuevo fichaje para el filial" [Jonathan Varane, new signing for the reserves] (in Spanish). Sporting de Gijón. 24 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Un jugador del Real Sporting se gana la titularidad a base de partidazos" [A player from Real Sporting earns the starting spot made of great matches] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Jonathan Varane, jugador del Sporting hasta 2027" [Jonathan Varane, Sporting player until 2027] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 31 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "QPR complete signing of Jonathan Varane". www.qpr.co.uk. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Queens Park Rangers 1-3 West Bromwich Albion". 10 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Foot: dans la famille Varane, il y a Raphaël, mais aussi Jonathan...Attention phénomène". Outre-mer la 1ère.
- ^ Jonathan Varane at Soccerway
External links
edit- Jonathan Varane at BDFutbol
- Jonathan Varane at Soccerway
- RC Lens Footeo profile