Skip to content
Varela

Varela

Attack - Left Winger  at Retired
Age41
CitizenshipPortugal Cape Verde
Height1.80 m
Footright
BornFebruary 2, 1985
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Left Winger Attack

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.14
goals / match
FC Porto
top club · 236 apps

Career highs

€9.50m
peak value · 2011
€500k
top transfer fee · 16/17
13
best season · 10/11
79 / 17
int'l caps / goals
539Appearances
78Goals
66Assists
49Yellow cards
0Red cards
127Full matches (90′)
Full nameVarela
Name in home countrySilvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela
Date of birth1985-02-02 (41 yrs)
Place of birthAlmada, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal Cape Verde
PositionAttack - Left Winger (main: Attack)
Footright
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-07-01
Contract expires
AgentPaulo Barbosa
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2023
Transfer: FC Porto B → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Porto B
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
Transfer: B SAD → FC Porto B
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Porto B
30 matches · 4 G · 6 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — B SAD
33 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2019
Transfer: Without Club → B SAD
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — B SAD
23 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Kayserispor → Without Club
19/20 · Transfer
Aug 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Kayserispor
36 matches · 2 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2017
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Kayserispor
11 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2017
Transfer: FC Porto → Kayserispor
16/17 · Transfer · €500k
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Porto, Kayserispor
24 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Porto
34 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2015
Transfer: Parma → FC Porto
14/15 · Return from loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: FC Porto → Parma
14/15 · Loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: West Brom → FC Porto
14/15 · Return from loan
Sep 2014
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Aug 2014
Transfer: FC Porto → West Brom
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — West Bromwich Albion, Parma FC, West Bromwich Albion U21
30 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 6 competitions
Aug 2013
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Porto
48 matches · 11 G · 7 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Porto
38 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2012
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Porto
36 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 7 competitions
Dec 2010
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Nov 2010
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Porto
44 matches · 13 G · 6 A · across 6 competitions
Mar 2010
Injury: unknown
34 games missed
Sep 2009
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Porto
29 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: CF Estrela → FC Porto
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora
33 matches · 7 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Sporting CP → CF Estrela
08/09 · Transfer
Jun 2008
Transfer: Recr. Huelva → Sporting CP
07/08 · Return from loan
Mar 2008
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Recreativo Huelva
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Sporting CP → Recr. Huelva
07/08 · Loan
Jun 2007
Transfer: Vitória Setúbal → Sporting CP
06/07 · Return from loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Vitória Setúbal FC
33 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2006
Transfer: Sporting CP → Vitória Setúbal
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Sporting CP, Vitória Setúbal FC
22 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2005
Transfer: Casa Pia → Sporting CP
04/05 · Return from loan
Aug 2004
Transfer: Sporting CP → Casa Pia
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
Transfer: Sporting U19 → Sporting CP
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2002
Transfer: Sporting U17 → Sporting U19
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €9.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
11,408 min
Minutes played by club
FC Porto B 4.9%
B SAD 4.6%
Kayserispor 17.6%
FC Porto 40.9%
Parma FC 4.7%
West Bromwich Albion 2.9%
West Bromwich Albion U21 0.5%
Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora 4.3%
Recreativo Huelva 0.0%
Vitória Setúbal FC 19.4%
Sporting CP 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Porto B 2 21/22 22/23 41 4 6 563
B SAD 2 19/20 20/21 56 3 7 524
Kayserispor 3 16/17 18/19 64 4 10 2,008
FC Porto 7 09/10 16/17 236 50 26 4,671
Parma FC 1 14/15 14/15 20 3 1 538
West Bromwich Albion 1 14/15 14/15 9 1 3 333
West Bromwich Albion U21 1 14/15 14/15 1 1 0 61
Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora 1 08/09 08/09 33 7 7 493
Recreativo Huelva 1 07/08 07/08 24 0 0 0
Vitória Setúbal FC 2 05/06 06/07 51 5 6 2,217
Sporting CP 1 05/06 05/06 4 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€2.4M10€4.8M14€7.1M19€9.5M05/06 — 3 goals (Vitória Setúbal FC)05/06 — 3 assists605/0606/07 — 2 goals (Vitória Setúbal FC)06/07 — 3 assists506/0707/0808/09 — 7 goals (Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora)08/09 — 7 assists1408/0909/10 — 11 goals (FC Porto)09/10 — 4 assists1509/1010/11 — 13 goals (FC Porto)10/11 — 6 assists1910/1111/12 — 6 goals (FC Porto)11/12 — 4 assists1011/1212/13 — 6 goals (FC Porto)12/13 — 4 assists1012/1313/14 — 11 goals (FC Porto)13/14 — 7 assists1813/1414/15 — 5 goals (Parma FC)14/15 — 4 assists914/1515/16 — 3 goals (FC Porto)15/16 — 1 assists415/1616/17 — 2 assists216/1717/18 — 2 goals (Kayserispor)17/18 — 1 assists317/1818/19 — 2 goals (Kayserispor)18/19 — 7 assists918/1919/20 — 3 goals (B SAD)19/20 — 4 assists719/2020/21 — 3 assists320/2121/22 — 4 goals (FC Porto B)21/22 — 6 assists1021/2222/2305/06 — €300K07/08 — €500K08/09 — €1.3M09/10 — €1.6M10/11 — €6M11/12 — €9.5M12/13 — €8M13/14 — €7.5M14/15 — €7.5M15/16 — €5M16/17 — €3M17/18 — €1M18/19 — €750K19/20 — €400K20/21 — €200K21/22 — €200K22/23 — €50KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 3305/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 7708/0909/10: 111109/1010/11: 131310/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 111113/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 4421/2222/23: 0022/23

Assists by season

05/06: 3305/0606/07: 3306/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 7708/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 6610/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 7718/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 6621/2222/23: 0022/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 11 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 30 4 6 5 0 563
20/21 Liga NOS B SAD 30 0 2 5 0 0
20/21 Taça de Portugal B SAD 3 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 Liga NOS B SAD 21 3 4 3 0 524
19/20 Taça de Portugal B SAD 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Süper Lig Kayserispor 32 1 6 1 0 1,612
18/19 Türkiye Kupasi Kayserispor 4 1 1 0 0 211
17/18 Süper Lig Kayserispor 8 2 0 2 0 185
17/18 Türkiye Kupasi Kayserispor 3 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Allianz Cup FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Champions League FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Champions League Qu. FC Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liga NOS FC Porto 4 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Süper Lig Kayserispor 15 0 2 1 0 0
16/17 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Türkiye Kupasi Kayserispor 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Allianz Cup FC Porto 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Champions League FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League FC Porto 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Liga NOS FC Porto 22 3 1 2 0 278
15/16 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 6 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 2 0 0 0
14/15 Italy Cup Parma FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 7 1 0 1 0 333
14/15 Serie A Parma FC 19 3 1 3 0 538
14/15 U21 PL West Bromwich Albion U21 1 1 0 0 0 61
13/14 Allianz Cup FC Porto 4 1 0 1 0 336
13/14 Champions League FC Porto 6 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Europa League FC Porto 6 1 0 1 0 425
13/14 Liga ZON Sagres FC Porto 25 5 5 3 0 370
13/14 Supertaça FC Porto 1 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 6 4 1 1 0 95
12/13 Allianz Cup FC Porto 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Champions League FC Porto 8 2 0 1 0 288
12/13 Liga ZON Sagres FC Porto 25 4 4 3 0 405
12/13 Supertaça FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Allianz Cup FC Porto 3 1 0 0 0 237
11/12 Champions League FC Porto 6 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Europa League FC Porto 2 1 0 0 0 140
11/12 Liga ZON Sagres FC Porto 21 3 4 2 0 377
11/12 Supertaça FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 2 1 0 0 0 112
11/12 UEFA Super Cup FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Allianz Cup FC Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League FC Porto 10 1 1 0 0 455
10/11 Europa League Qualifying FC Porto 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Liga ZON Sagres FC Porto 26 10 4 1 0 176
10/11 Supertaça FC Porto 1 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 5 2 0 0 0 142
09/10 Allianz Cup FC Porto 2 1 0 0 0 107
09/10 Champions League FC Porto 5 1 0 0 0 272
09/10 Liga Sagres FC Porto 18 8 4 0 0 170
09/10 Supertaça FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 3 1 0 1 0 286
08/09 Allianz Cup Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora 1 2 0 0 0 26
08/09 Liga Sagres Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora 28 5 6 2 0 467
08/09 Taça de Portugal Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora 4 0 1 0 0 0
07/08 Copa del Rey Recreativo Huelva 2 0 0 2 0 0
07/08 LaLiga Recreativo Huelva 22 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Liga Bwin Vitória Setúbal FC 30 2 3 2 0 1,329
06/07 Supertaça Vitória Setúbal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 UEFA Cup Vitória Setúbal FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Champions League Qu. Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Liga Bwin Vitória Setúbal FC 15 2 3 0 0 558
05/06 Liga Bwin Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Taça de Portugal Vitória Setúbal FC 3 1 0 0 0 330
05/06 UEFA Cup Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
02/03 2002-07-01 Sporting U17 Sporting U19 Transfer 0
04/05 2004-07-01 Sporting U19 Sporting CP Transfer 0
04/05 2004-08-01 Sporting CP Casa Pia Loan 0
04/05 2005-06-30 Casa Pia Sporting CP Return from loan 0
05/06 2006-01-01 Sporting CP Vitória Setúbal Loan 300000
06/07 2007-06-30 Vitória Setúbal Sporting CP Return from loan 300000
07/08 2007-07-01 Sporting CP Recr. Huelva Loan 300000
07/08 2008-06-30 Recr. Huelva Sporting CP Return from loan 800000
08/09 2008-07-01 Sporting CP CF Estrela Transfer 800000
09/10 2009-07-01 CF Estrela FC Porto Transfer 1600000
14/15 2014-08-24 FC Porto West Brom Loan 7500000
14/15 2015-01-19 West Brom FC Porto Return from loan 7500000
14/15 2015-01-20 FC Porto Parma Loan 7500000
14/15 2015-06-30 Parma FC Porto Return from loan 5000000
16/17 2017-01-20 FC Porto Kayserispor Transfer 2800000 €500k
19/20 2019-07-01 Kayserispor Without Club Transfer 300000
19/20 2019-10-09 Without Club B SAD Transfer 300000
21/22 2021-07-20 B SAD FC Porto B Transfer 0
23/24 2023-07-01 FC Porto B Retired Transfer 25000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
07/08 Torn muscle fiber 2008-03-12 2008-03-27 16 7
09/10 Muscle tear 2009-09-22 2009-11-10 50 16
09/10 Broken fibula 2010-03-20 2010-07-23 126 34
10/11 muscular problems 2010-11-15 2010-11-24 10 3
10/11 muscular problems 2010-12-03 2011-01-01 30 5
11/12 Muscle tear 2012-02-27 2012-03-18 21 7
13/14 Muscle injury 2013-08-12 2013-08-26 15 4
14/15 Groin strain 2014-09-24 2014-10-30 37 10
16/17 Crack bruise 2017-02-21 2017-03-03 11 2
17/18 unknown injury 2017-09-11 2017-11-29 80 11
17/18 unknown injury 2017-12-11 2017-12-28 18 4
17/18 Torn ankle ligaments 2018-04-05 2018-05-19 45 7
18/19 unknown injury 2018-08-18 2018-09-02 16 3
20/21 Corona virus 2021-01-09 2021-01-21 13 3
Current
Peak€9.50m
Low
Δ since start−€300k
€2.38m€4.75m€7.13m€9.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53246 #9 1 0 former national player
Team #16374 #19 28 6 former national player
Team #16373 #9 4 1 former national player
Team #16372 #18 14 4 former national player
Team #16371 #18 5 1 former national player
Team #3300 #18 27 5 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
João Moutinho 2 5 0
Maicon 2 2 0
Nicolás Otamendi 2 3 0
Danilo 2 0 0
Alex Sandro 2 0 0
Hulk 2 5 0
Fernando Belluschi 2 3 0
James Rodríguez 2 5 0
Héctor Herrera 2 1 0
Tiago Esgaio 1 0 0
Levent Gülen 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
10/11 Liga ZON Sagres FC Porto 10 26
09/10 Liga Sagres FC Porto 8 18
08/09 Liga Sagres Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora 5 28

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
21/22 Liga Portugal 2 FC Porto B 6 30
08/09 Liga Sagres Clube Futebol Estrela da Amadora 6 28
18/19 Süper Lig Kayserispor 6 32

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
14/15 2015-06-30 Parma FC Porto Return from loan €5.00m
14/15 2015-01-20 FC Porto Parma Loan €7.50m
14/15 2015-01-19 West Brom FC Porto Return from loan €7.50m
14/15 2014-08-24 FC Porto West Brom Loan €7.50m
07/08 2008-06-30 Recr. Huelva Sporting CP Return from loan €800k
07/08 2007-07-01 Sporting CP Recr. Huelva Loan €300k
06/07 2007-06-30 Vitória Setúbal Sporting CP Return from loan €300k
05/06 2006-01-01 Sporting CP Vitória Setúbal Loan €300k
04/05 2005-06-30 Casa Pia Sporting CP Return from loan
04/05 2004-08-01 Sporting CP Casa Pia Loan

Teams faced most often by Varela's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Liverpool FC 28 4 8 16 19 53 -34 14%
Stoke City 22 7 4 11 16 25 -9 32%
Newcastle United 21 5 6 10 27 37 -10 24%
Chelsea FC 20 4 3 13 18 44 -26 20%
Arsenal FC 19 3 3 13 17 41 -24 16%
Everton FC 18 5 6 7 20 19 +1 28%
Tottenham Hotspur 18 4 8 6 19 22 -3 22%
Manchester City 18 2 2 14 14 40 -26 11%
Sunderland AFC 18 8 5 5 27 21 +6 44%
Swansea City 18 7 3 8 22 22 0 39%
Aston Villa 18 5 7 6 23 23 0 28%
Manchester United 18 4 3 11 18 39 -21 22%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal
13/14 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
22/23 11 0 2 0 0 0
21/22 30 563 5 0 0 0.8
20/21 33 0 5 0 0 0
19/20 23 524 3 0 0 0.52
18/19 36 1,823 1 0 0 0.05
17/18 11 185 2 1 0 1.46
16/17 24 0 2 0 0 0
15/16 34 278 3 0 0 0.97
14/15 30 932 4 0 0 0.39
13/14 48 1,226 7 0 0 0.51
12/13 38 693 4 0 0 0.52
11/12 36 866 3 0 0 0.31
10/11 44 773 1 0 0 0.12
09/10 29 835 1 0 0 0.11
08/09 33 493 2 0 0 0.37
07/08 24 0 2 0 0 0
06/07 33 1,329 2 0 0 0.14

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga ZON Sagres
267 apps
45 G
40 A
Taça de Portugal
36 apps
9 G
3 A
Allianz Cup
17 apps
5 G
0 A
Liga Portugal 2
41 apps
4 G
6 A
Süper Lig
55 apps
3 G
8 A
Europa League
20 apps
3 G
1 A
Serie A
19 apps
3 G
1 A
Champions League
27 apps
3 G
0 A
Türkiye Kupasi
9 apps
1 G
2 A
Premier League
7 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Varela

Who is Varela?

Varela is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Retired.

How old is Varela?

Varela is 41 years old. He was born on February 2, 1985 in Almada.

What position does Varela play?

Varela plays as a left winger (Attack - Left Winger).

What club does Varela play for?

Varela currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Varela scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Varela has scored 78 goals in 539 appearances.