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Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela (born 2 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for FC Porto B as a winger.

Silvestre Varela

Varela training with Portugal in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela[1]
Date of birth	(1985-02-02) 2 February 1985 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth	Almada, Portugal[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Porto B
Number	81
Youth career
1993–2001	Pescadores
2001–2004	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Sporting CP B	1	(0)
2004–2008	Sporting CP	2	(0)
2004–2005	→ Casa Pia (loan)	36	(12)
2006–2007	→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)	45	(5)
2007–2008	→ Recreativo (loan)	22	(0)
2008–2009	Estrela Amadora	28	(6)
2009–2017	Porto	141	(33)
2014–2015	→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)	7	(1)
2015	→ Parma (loan)	19	(3)
2017–2019	Kayserispor	55	(3)
2019–2021	Belenenses SAD	52	(3)
2021–	Porto B	35	(4)
National team
2003	Portugal U18	5	(1)
2003–2004	Portugal U19	14	(4)
2005	Portugal U20	4	(1)
2005–2007	Portugal U21	28	(6)
2005–2006	Portugal B	5	(0)
2010–2015	Portugal	27	(5)
Honours Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Championship 2012 Poland-Ukraine
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

He represented mainly Porto during his career, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 268 matches and 47 goals over 12 seasons and winning 11 major titles, including three national championships and the 2011 Europa League. He also competed professionally in Spain, England, Italy and Turkey.

Varela appeared for Portugal at Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup, scoring in both tournaments.

Club career

Sporting CP

A product of Sporting CP's youth system, Varela was born in Almada, Setúbal District, being loaned to Casa Pia A.C. and Vitória F.C. in his early years as a professional.[2] Despite being a regular with the Portuguese under-21s and having enjoyed a decent form in various tournaments, he was not able to secure a place in the Lions' first team, only managing two substitute appearances in the 2005–06 season.[3][4]

In 2007–08, Varela, alongside former Sporting players Beto and Carlos Martins, played for Recreativo de Huelva in Spain (Varela on loan again).[5][6] After a disappointing campaign despite having received playing time in La Liga, he returned to Sporting in July 2008 only to be immediately sold to C.F. Estrela da Amadora.[7]

Porto

Before the season was over, in March 2009, courtesy of his solid performances at Estrela, only relegated from the Primeira Liga off the field, Varela signed a five-year agreement with champions FC Porto on a free transfer, starting in July.[8] In his first year he ranked second in overall goals in the squad, only behind Radamel Falcao; in March 2010, however, he broke his fibula in training, being lost for the remainder of the campaign[9] as the team finished third.

In 2011–12, under new manager Vítor Pereira, Varela – as practically all Portuguese players (the roster was composed of three nationals) – lost his importance in the side.[10] On 16 February 2012, in a rare start, he put Porto ahead against Manchester City in the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League, in an eventual 1–2 home loss.[11]

Varela signed with Premier League side West Bromwich Albion on 24 August 2014, in a season-long loan deal.[12] Having arrived whilst still recovering from injury,[13] he made his official debut on 2 December, replacing Craig Gardner midway through the second half of a 1–2 home defeat to West Ham United.[14] He scored his first goal for the Baggies on the 20th, but in a 3–2 loss at Queens Park Rangers.[15]

On 20 January 2015, still owned by Porto, Varela joined struggling Serie A team Parma F.C. until June.[16]

Kayserispor

Having made only seven appearances for Porto during the season, Varela, who was by then the club's longest serving player, ended his seven-and-a-half-year link on 20 January 2017 by signing for Turkey's Kayserispor.[17] He and fellow veteran Asamoah Gyan were told at the end of their contracts in June 2018 that they would only be retained if they signed performance-based deals, due to their injury record.[18]

Belenenses SAD

On 8 October 2019, having been a free agent, Varela returned to his country's top-flight by joining Belenenses SAD until the end of the campaign.[19] The following July, he signed for another season and was made captain.[20][21]

Return to Porto

Varela returned to Porto on 20 July 2021; the 36-year-old was brought to pass on experience and knowledge to the young players in the club's B team, who competed in the Liga Portugal 2.[22] He scored in his very first match in the competition, a 2–2 home draw against newly promoted C.D. Trofense.[23]

International career

Due to his Porto performances, Varela earned his first full cap for the Portuguese national team on 3 March 2010, appearing in the second half of the 2–0 friendly win with China in a match played in Coimbra.[24] His first goal came on 26 March 2011 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Chile, in Leiria.[25]

Varela was selected by manager Paulo Bento for the 23-man squad that competed in UEFA Euro 2012. He played ten minutes in the group stage opener against Germany, in an eventual 0–1 loss.[26] Again coming from the bench for Raul Meireles, he scored an 88th-minute 3–2 winner over Denmark in the following game.[27]

On 19 May 2014, Varela was named in the final 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[28] On 23 June, again after having replaced Meireles, he headed home in the 94th minute to earn his team a 2–2 group stage draw against the United States.[29]

Personal life

Varela's nephew Nilton is also a footballer, playing in defence. The pair were teammates at Belenenses SAD and Porto B.[30][31]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 23 December 2021[32]

Club	Season	League			National Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup[lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting CP	2005–06	Primeira Liga	2	0	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		4	0
Casa Pia (loan)	2004–05	Segunda Divisão	36	12	1	0	—		—		—		37	12
Vitória Setúbal (loan)	2005–06	Primeira Liga	15	2	4	1	—		—		—		19	3
	2006–07	Primeira Liga	30	3	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	34	3
	Total		45	5	5	1	—		2	0	1	0	53	6
Recreativo (loan)	2007–08	La Liga	22	0	2	0	—		—		—		24	0
Estrela Amadora	2008–09	Primeira Liga	28	5	6	1	1	2	—		—		35	8
Porto	2009–10	Primeira Liga	18	8	3	1	2	1	5[lower-alpha 5]	1	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	29	11
	2010–11	Primeira Liga	26	10	5	2	0	0	12[lower-alpha 6]	1	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	44	13
	2011–12	Primeira Liga	21	3	2	1	3	1	8[lower-alpha 7]	1	2[lower-alpha 8]	0	36	6
	2012–13	Primeira Liga	25	4	1	0	3	0	8[lower-alpha 5]	2	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	38	6
	2013–14	Primeira Liga	25	5	6	4	4	1	12[lower-alpha 9]	1	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	48	11
	2015–16	Primeira Liga	22	3	6	0	3	0	3[lower-alpha 10]	0	—		34	3
	2016–17	Primeira Liga	4	0	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	—		7	0
	Total		141	33	24	8	16	3	49	6	6	0	236	50
West Bromwich Albion (loan)	2014–15	Premier League	7	1	1	0	1	0	—		—		9	1
Parma (loan)	2014–15	Serie A	19	3	1	0	—		—		—		20	3
Kayserispor	2016–17	Süper Lig	15	0	2	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2017–18	Süper Lig	8	2	3	0	—		—		—		11	2
	2018–19	Süper Lig	32	1	4	1	—		—		—		36	2
	Total		55	3	9	1	—		—		—		64	4
Belenenses SAD	2019–20	Primeira Liga	21	3	2	0	0	0	—		—		23	3
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	31	0	3	0	—		—		—		34	0
	Total		52	3	5	0	0	0	—		—		57	3
Porto B	2021–22	Liga Portugal 2	16	3	—		—		—		—		16	3
Career total			423	68	54	11	18	5	53	6	7	0	555	90

International

Portugal[33]
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	2	0
2011	3	1
2012	10	2
2013	5	1
2014	6	1
2015	1	0
Total	27	5

International goals

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Varela goal.[33]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 March 2011	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal	Chile	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2.	13 June 2012	Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine	Denmark	3–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2012
3.	11 September 2012	Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal	Azerbaijan	1–0	3–0	2014 World Cup qualification
4.	15 October 2013	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal	Luxembourg	1–0	3–0	2014 World Cup qualification
5.	22 June 2014	Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil	United States	2–2	2–2	2014 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Porto

• Primeira Liga: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
• Taça de Portugal: 2009–10, 2010–11
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
• UEFA Europa League: 2010–11

Individual

• SJPF Young Player of the Month: January 2007, February 2007

References

External links

• Silvestre Varela at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Silvestre Varela at BDFutbol
• Silvestre Varela at the Turkish Football Federation
• National team data (in Portuguese)
• Silvestre Varela at National-Football-Teams.com
• Silvestre Varela – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Silvestre Varela

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[es] Silvestre Varela

Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela (Almada, Portugal, 2 de febrero de 1985) es un futbolista portugués. Juega como delantero y su equipo es el F. C. Porto "B" de la Segunda División de Portugal.[1]

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[fr] Silvestre Varela

Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela est un footballeur international portugais né le 2 février 1985 à Almada. Il est ailier.

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[it] Silvestre Varela

Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela (Almada, 2 febbraio 1985) è un calciatore portoghese, attaccante o ala del Porto B.

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[ru] Варела, Силвестре

Силве́стри Мануэ́л Гонса́лвиш Варе́ла (порт. Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela; 2 февраля 1985, Алмада) — португальский футболист, крайний полузащитник. Выступал за сборную Португалии.

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