Gilson Varela

Gilson Monteiro Varela da Silva, known as Gilson (born 12 May 1990) is a Cape Verdean football player who plays for União Santarém.

Gilson Varela

Personal information
Full name	Gilson Monteiro Varela da Silva
Date of birth	(1990-05-12) 12 May 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Praia, Cape Verde
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	União Santarém
Number	45
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Tyde
2012–2013	Vianense	23	(1)
2013	Águias do Moradal	0	(0)
2014	Vitória de Sernache	19	(10)
2014–2015	União de Montemor	18	(6)
2015	Casa Pia	14	(4)
2015	Oriental	8	(0)
2016	Casa Pia	10	(0)
2016–2017	Benfica e Castelo Branco	10	(1)
2017	Pinhalnovense	12	(2)
2017–2018	Espinho	26	(9)
2018–2019	Etar	8	(0)
2019–2020	Benfica e Castelo Branco	6	(1)
2020	Geylang International	0	(0)
2020	SC São João de Ver	4	(0)
2021–	União Santarém	1	(0)
International career
2018–	Cape Verde	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Oriental on 15 August 2015 in a game against Vitória Guimarães B.^[1]

On 11 July 2018, Varela signed with Bulgarian club Etar.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 Nov 2019.^[3]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Águias do Moradal	2013–14	Campeonato de Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vitória de Sernache	2013–14	Campeonato de Portugal	19	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	10
	Total		19	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	10
União de Montemor	2014–15	Campeonato de Portugal	18	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	6
	Total		18	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	6
Casa Pia A.C.	2014–15	Campeonato de Portugal	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	4
	Total		14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	4
Clube Oriental de Lisboa	2015–16	LigaPro	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Casa Pia A.C.	2015–16	Campeonato de Portugal	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
	Total		10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco	2016–17	Campeonato de Portugal	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
	Total		10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
C.D. Pinhalnovense	2016–17	Campeonato de Portugal	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
	Total		12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
S.C. Espinho	2017–18	Campeonato de Portugal	26	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	9
	Total		26	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	9
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo	2018–19	First Professional Football League	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco	2019–20	Campeonato de Portugal	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	Total		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Club	Season	League			Singapore Cup		League Cup		AFC Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Geylang International	2020	Singapore Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			28	7	6	2	0	0	6	2	40	11

International career

Varela made his debut for the Cape Verde national football team in a 2-0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Tanzania on 16 October 2018.^[4]

References

1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 15 August 2015.
2. "Жилсон Варела от Португалия е новият централен нападател на Етър" (in Bulgarian). etarvt.bg. 11 July 2018.
3. Gilson Varela at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
4. "Total Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers 2019, Tanzania vs. Cape Verde 2:0". cafonline.com. 16 October 2018.

External links

• Gilson Varela at Soccerway