Marco Varnier

Marco Varnier

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-06-08) 8 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Padua, Italy
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Juve Stabia
Number	24
Youth career
	Cittadella
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Cittadella	48	(2)
2018–2019	→ Atalanta (loan)	0	(0)
2019–2023	Atalanta	0	(0)
2019–2021	→ Pisa (loan)	21	(0)
2021–2022	→ Como (loan)	12	(0)
2022–2023	→ SPAL (loan)	15	(1)
2023–2024	Atalanta U23	20	(0)
2024–	Juve Stabia	0	(0)
International career^‡
2017	Italy U19	4	(0)
2017	Italy U20	4	(0)
2017–2020	Italy U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2020

Marco Varnier (born 8 June 1998) is an Italian footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie B club Juve Stabia.

Club career

Varnier made his professional debut with Cittadella on 30 December 2016, aged 18, in a Serie B match against Virtus Entella.[1] He obtained 14 league appearances on his first professional season. On 25 November 2017 he scored his career's first goal in the league match won 2–1 against Salernitana.

On 2 July 2018, he joined Serie A club Atalanta on a season-long loan with Atalanta holding an obligation to buy his rights at the end of the 2018–19 season.[2] During his second training with Atalanta, Varnier suffered anterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee and was unable to make any appearances in his first season.[3]

On 27 August 2019, Varnier joined Pisa on loan.[4] After only 3 games, Varnier suffered anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee and missed most of the 2019–20 season.[5]

On 3 July 2021, he moved to Como on a season-long loan.[6]

Varnier joined SPAL on a season-long loan on 2 July 2022.[7] The loan includes an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.

On 10 July 2024, Varnier signed a one-season contract with Juve Stabia in Serie B.[8]

International career

He made his debut with the U21 team on 5 October 2017, in a friendly match won 6–2 against Hungary in Budapest.

References

1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 30 December 2016.
2. "LA FIRMA SUL CONTRATTO NELLA SALA RIUNIONI PRESIDENZIALE DEL CENTRO BORTOLOTTI" (in Italian). Atalanta. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
3. "Atalanta, rottura del crociato per Varnier". 10 July 2018.
4. "IL PISA INGAGGIA IL DIFENSORE MARCO VARNIER" (in Italian). Pisa. 27 August 2019.
5. "Marco Varnier, dimenticare la sfortuna per conquistare la Dea". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
6. "MARCO VARNIER AL COMO FINO AL GIUGNO 2022" (in Italian). Como. 3 July 2021.
7. "DALL'ATALANTA ARRIVA IN BIANCAZZURRO IL DIFENSORE MARCO VARNIER" (in Italian). S.P.A.L. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
8. "S.S. Juve Stabia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Varnier" [SS Juve Stabia, Varnier's arrival is official] (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

External links

• Marco Varnier at WorldFootball.net