Nacho Varela

{{short description|Chilean basketball player}}

{{family name hatnote|Varela|Arroyo|lang=Spanish}}

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| name = Nacho Varela

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| position = Point guard

| height_m = 1.87

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Osorno, Chile

| nationality = Chilean / Spanish

| high_school = Juan Diego Catholic High School
(Draper, Utah) (2017–2018)

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| career_start = 2016

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| years1 = 2016 | team1 = Deportes Castro

| years2 = 2018–2023 | team2 = Estudiantes

| years3 = 2022–2023 | team3 = →Menorca

| years4 = 2023–2024 | team4 = Força Lleida

| years5 = 2024–present | team5 = Obradoiro

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{{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}}

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{{MedalBronze|2012 Maldonado|}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Chaco|}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Lima|}}

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Ignacio Andrés Arroyo Varela{{cite web |title=Nacho Varela |url=https://www.acb.com/jugador/temporada-a-temporada/id/20212736 |website=ACB.COM |access-date=28 February 2025}} (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.{{cite news |title= Ignacio Arroyo renueva su contrato con Estudiantes de Madrid hasta 2023|url=https://www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/ignacio-arroyo-renueva-su-contrato-con-estudiantes-de-madrid-hasta-2023/YEDLKYWUJFGKFBIBJSD6EXSQNI/ |accessdate=30 April 2021 |work=La Tercera |date=9 July 2020 |language=Spanish}}

==National team==

Varela has represented Chile at both senior and junior level.[https://redgol.cl/redsport/Nacho-Arroyo-consolida-su-carrera-y-renueva-con-Movistar-Estudiantes-hasta-2023-20200709-0050.html 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 lang|es}}

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.