Hélio Varela
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Born
2002 (23 years old)
Almada, PortugalPosition
Left Wing
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Active
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Black
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1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
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Right
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
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Cape Verde
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Israeli Premier League
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Hélio Sandro Oliveira Alves Varela (born 3 May 2002) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv. 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. 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. He scored his first league goal in a 1–1 Primeira Liga tie with Arouca on 26 August 2023.
On 16 August 2024, Varela joined Gent. On 30 October, Varela made his debut with Gent in the Croky Cup against Union Rochefortoise, he immediately scored 2 goals.
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. He debuted with Cape Verde as a substitute in a 5–1 friendly loss to Algeria on 12 October 2023.
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6 appearances in the current 2025-2026 Season
0 goals scored in the current 2025-2026 Season
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