Jonathan Varane

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Jonathan Varane
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Varane in 2025
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Raymond François Varane[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Lille, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position 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 56 (1)
International career‡
2024– Martinique 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:59, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:30, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Jonathan Raymond François Varane (born 9 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.

Born in France, 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

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Lens

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Varane 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

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On 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

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On 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

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On 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] On 11 January 2025, he scored his first goal for the club in a 5–2 loss to Leicester City in the third round of the FA Cup.[11] On 6 December 2025, he scored his first league goal for the club in a 3–1 victory over West Bromwich Albion at Loftus Road.[12]

Personal life

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Varane is of Martiniquais descent through his father.[13] He is the half brother of former French international footballer Raphaël Varane.[2]

Career statistics

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As of match played 6 December 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] 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[c] 0 25 0
Total 39 0 3 0 — 1 0 43 0
Queens Park Rangers 2024–25 EFL Championship 39 0 1 1 3 0 — 43 1
2025–26 EFL Championship 17 1 0 0 0 0 — 17 1
Total 56 1 1 1 3 0 — 60 2
Career total 130 2 4 1 3 0 1 0 138 3
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Segunda División play-offs

References

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  • RC Lens Footeo profile
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