| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Primera Division (Uruguay) | 25 | 1691 | 4 | 0 | 0.21 | — |
| 2010/2011 | Primera Division: Clausura (Uruguay) | 14 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/2012 | Primera Division (Uruguay) | 30 | 1273 | 5 | 0 | 0.35 | — |
| 2011/2012 | Primera Division: Clausura (Uruguay) | 7 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/2013 | Primera Division (Uruguay) | 8 | 479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015/2016 | Primera Division: Clausura (Uruguay) | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/2016 | Primera Division (Uruguay) | 29 | 1260 | 3 | 0 | 0.21 | — |
| 2017 | Primera Division (Uruguay) | 31 | 2349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | Primera Division: Clausura (Uruguay) | 13 | 1120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | Segunda Division (Uruguay) | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | Primera Division: Clausura (Uruguay) | 3 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | Primera Division (Uruguay) | 35 | 3118 | 5 | 0 | 0.14 | — |
| 2019/2020 | Primera Division (El Salvador) | 8 | 572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | Segunda Division (Uruguay) | 23 | 1919 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | — |
| 2021 | Segunda Division (Uruguay) | 20 | 1730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | Segunda Division (Uruguay) | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | Primera Division (Uruguay) | 24 | 1871 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 7.14 |
| 2024 | Primera Division (Uruguay) | 28 | 2239 | 2 | 0 | 0.08 | 7.07 |
| 2025 | Primera Division (Uruguay) | 5 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| 2026 | Primera Division (Uruguay) | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.43 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 11 Primera Division (Uruguay) midfielders, 2024, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-26
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nacional | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Defensor Sporting | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Danubio | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cerro Largo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Peñarol | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cerro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Montevideo City Torque | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Fénix | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Deportivo Maldonado | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Atlético Progreso | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rampla Juniors | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tigres UANL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sud América | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Universidad Católica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 River Plate | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Argentinos Juniors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cerro Porteño | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nacional Asunción | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Over 5 Primera Division (Uruguay) games in 2025 (274 minutes), José Varela recorded no direct goal contributions. That season graded out at an average match rating of 6.67. Measured against a cohort of 11 Primera Division (Uruguay) midfielders with a minimum of 450 minutes in 2024, he ranks in the top 1% by goal involvements per 90; on goals he ranks 1st of 11.
Season ratings peak at 7.14 in 2023, Primera Division (Uruguay) and bottom out at 6.67 in 2025.
