Hélio Varela

Cape Verdeanfootballer (born 2000)
Hélio Varela
Personal information
Full name Hélio Sandro Oliveira Alves Varela
Date of birth (2002-05-03) May 3, 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Portimonense
Number 77
Youth career
2010–2012 Monte Caparica
2012–2014 Charneca Caparica
2014–2018 Vitória Setúbal
2018–2020 Cova da Piedade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Amora 8 (0)
2021–2022 Sintrense 26 (5)
2022– Portimonense 8 (2)
International career‡
2023– Cape Verde 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:10, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:10, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Hélio Sandro Oliveira Alves Varela (born 3 May 2002) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Portimonense. Born in Portugal, Varela plays for the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

Varela is a youth product of Monte Caparica, Charneca Caparica, Vitória Setúbal and Cova da Piedade. He began his senior career with Amora in 2020, before joining Sintrense for the 2021–22 Liga 3 season.[1] He moved to the reserves of Portimonense in the summer of 2022. He made his professional debut with them in a 0–0 (5–4) Taça da Liga penalty shootout loss to Leixões on 30 July 2023.[2] He scored his first league goal in a 1–1 Primeira Liga tie with Arouca on 26 August 2023.[3]

International career

Born in Portugal, Varela is of Cape Verdean descent. He was called up to the Cape Verde national team for a set of friendlies in October 2023.[4] He debuted with Cape Verde as a substitute in a 5–1 friendly loss to Algeria on 12 October 2023.[5]

References

  1. ^ ""Liga 3 está mais perto da II Liga do que do Campeonato de Portugal"". www.ojogo.pt. August 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Leixões SC vs Portimonense". SAPO Desporto.
  3. ^ "Nasce de um lançamento lateral. Hélio Varela adianta assim o Portimonense". Notícias ao Minuto. August 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Portimonense: Hélio Varela em estreia na seleção de Cabo Verde | Abola.pt". Abola.pt. October 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "Portimonense: primeira internacionalização para Hélio Varela | Abola.pt". Abola.pt. October 12, 2023.

External links

  • Hélio Varela at Soccerway
  • Hélio Varela at BDFutbol
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