The 25 years old footballer has played for clubs like Hellemmes, Lens, and Madrid. He too has represented France U-18, U-20, U-21 and also the senior team. As of 2018, his net worth is estimated to be $4 million.
Raphael Varane was born as Raphael Xavier Varane on April 25, 1993, in Lille, France. He was born to his father, Gaston, and mother, Annie Varane and grew up with his siblings, Jonathan, and Anthony Varane.
Varane holds a Martinican and French nationality and belongs to black ethnicity. His father is of Martiniquais heritage and mother is from France.
As of 2018, Varane receives £100,000 as weekly wages i.e. £5,200,000 in a year. His current net worth is estimated to be $4 million. A year back, his weekly wage was £80,000.
Varane is the brand ambassador of "Nike" and "Adidas" through which he adds a good sum of money. He uses the shoe model of Nike Tiempo Legend VII FG since July 10, 2017. Real Madrid player Varane received a new Audi A7 Sportback at the Jarama racetrack on November 8, 2012, in Madrid, Spain.
Varane has a car collection that includes Jagur F-Type R AWD Coupe ($105400), AUDI TTS ($64,900), Jagur F-Pace ($42,065), AUDI Q7 3.0 ($50,875), Jaguar XF, Audi A5 (79,990), Jagur XE, Audi SQ5 ($42,475), Audi SQ3 Sportback ($54,400).
In 2016 of December Varane suffered from the robbery of around £60,000 in money, clothes, jewelry, and watches after he left the house in a hurry and forgot to connect his sophisticated alarm system.
His current market value is estimated at £36.00million.
At the age of 7, Varane started his career with the youth team of "Hellemmes" in 2000. After playing for around two years, he joined the Lens in 2002 despite interest from Lille OSC and Derby du Nord. In the U-16 of Lens, he played along with Thorgan Hazard and Geoffrey Kondogbia.
Varane then signed his first professional contract with Lens and his amateur debut came against Drancy in a 2-0 victory. He later extended his contract for two years until 2015. And then, his first goal came against Caen on May 8, 2011. He held the captain position on May 21 against Arles-Avignon defeat 1-0. He has scored 2 goals in 23 appearances for the club.
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Varane then signed a six-year contract with "Real Madrid" for the transfer fee of £9.00 million on July 1, 2011, and assigned the number 19 shirt. His first match came against Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2011 World Football Challenge. He later made his competitive debut against Racing de Santander. In the 2012-13 season, he assigned to the number 2 t-shirt.
On April 2013, Varane was named as “Best foreign eleven in Real Madrid’s history” by Marca, newspaper. He played in the 2014 Copa del Rey Final against Barcelona with the victory 2-1, replacing Karim Benzema. He was also in a feud with Atletico manager, Diego Simeone in the UEFA Champions League Final against Atletico Madrid after he kicked the ball towards Simeone. Real won the cup after his teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the last goal.
During the 2014-15 season, he extended the contract for upcoming six years until 2020. So far, he has scored 2 goals in 128 appearances. Recently, on September 2017, he extended his contract which keeps him at Real Madrid until 2022. He is the key player in Zinedine Zidane's team.
Moreover, Aitor Karanka, Real Madrid assistant said that Varane has a good head on his shoulders and will keep improving.
Varane made his international debut with the France U18 against Denmark, a friendly match on August 24, 2010. For the team, he scored 1 goal in 2 appearances. He then represented his national team with France U-20, U21.
Varane later earned his first international cap against Georgia on March 22, 2013. He has scored 2 goals in his 40 international caps since 2013.
Varane birth sign is "Taurus". He is married to his long-term girlfriend, Camille Tytgat on June 21, 2015. The couple tied the knot in France. His wife is a law student and they studied in the same school in their childhood. The couple welcomed their first child, Ruben Varane in 2017. He often posts the picture of his son and wife on Instagram.
