| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cristopher Javier Varela Caicedo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | November 27, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Deportivo La Guaira | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Deportivo Táchira | 66 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Atletico Bucaramanga | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Deportivo La Guaira | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | La Equidad | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Deportivo La Guaira | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Venezuela U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Venezuela U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Venezuela | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:26, 6 October 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Cristopher Javier Varela Caicedo (born 27 November 1999) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Venezuelan club Deportivo La Guaira and the Venezuela national team.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Táchira | 2017 | Liga FUTVE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 83 | 0 | |||
| Atletico Bucaramanga | 2023 | Liga DIMAYOR | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo La Guaira | 2024 | Liga FUTVE | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| La Equidad | 2025 | Liga DIMAYOR | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Deportivo La Guaira | 2025 | Liga FUTVE | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 55 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 174 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |