Raphaël Varane (born 25 April 1993) is a French international footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid in La Liga. He primarily plays as a central defender. Varane is a France youth international, having earned caps at under-18 and under-21 level, and since March 2013 also a full international.

In January 2014, he was named by The Guardian as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe.

On 13 May 2014, he was included in Didier Deschamps' squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. On 15 June 2014, he partnered Mamadou Sakho in central defence during Les Bleus' first World Cup fixture – a 3–0 defeat of Honduras.