Hélio Varela

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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira Alves and the second or paternal family name is Varela.
Hélio Varela
Personal information
Full name Hélio Sandro Oliveira Alves Varela
Date of birth (2002-05-03) May 3, 2002
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)

Professional 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.
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