Nacho Varela
 Varela in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 – Caja 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||
| League | Primera FEB | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Juan Diego Catholic High School (Draper, Utah) (2017–2018) | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | |||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Deportes Castro | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Estudiantes | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | →Menorca | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Força Lleida | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Obradoiro | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Gipuzkoa Basket | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026–present | Caja 87 | |||||||||||||||||
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Ignacio Andrés Arroyo Varela (born 24 January 2000) is a Chilean professional basketball player.
Club career
Ever since Varela joined Movistar Estudiantes in 2017, he has been coached by Javier Zamora. In July 2020, Arroyo extended the contract with his team until 2023.
In July 2025, he signed for Gipuzkoa Basket of the Primera FEB. On July 11, 2026, he signed with Caja 87 Baloncesto of the Primera FEB.
National team
Varela has represented Chile at both senior and junior level.
For both his country's U-15 team and U-17 team he won bronze at the South American Championship. At the 2017 FIBA South America Under-17 Championship he topped his previous performances by winning the gold medal.
References
- ↑ "Nacho Varela". ACB.COM. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ "Ignacio Arroyo renueva su contrato con Estudiantes de Madrid hasta 2023". La Tercera (in Spanish). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ↑ "Nacho Arroyo, nuevo jugador del Inveready Gipuzkoa". feb.es (in Spanish). 2025-07-12. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ↑ "El base Nacho Varela, nuevo jugador de Insolac Caja87 para la temporada 26/27". caja87baloncesto.es (in Spanish). 2026-06-11. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- 1 2 Nacho Arroyo consolida su carrera y renueva con Movistar Estudiantes hasta 2023 Juan Pablo Viluñir Silva (RedGol.cl), 9 July 2020. Accessed 30 April 2021.(in Spanish)
External links
- FIBA profile
- Profile at RealGM.com
- Profile at Latinbasket.com