Silvestre Varela
Varela training with Portugal in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Almada, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
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Current team
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Porto | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2001 | Pescadores | ||
| 2001–2004 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Sporting CP | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Casa Pia (loan) | 36 | (11) |
| 2006–2007 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 45 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | → Recreativo (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Estrela Amadora | 28 | (6) |
| 2009– | Porto | 137 | (33) |
| 2014–2015 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Parma (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | Portugal U21 | 28 | (6) |
| 2010– | Portugal | 26 | (5) |
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Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC).
Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela (born 2 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for FC Porto as a winger.
He represented mainly Sporting and Porto during his career, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 212 games and 44 goals over the course of nine seasons and winning 11 major titles with the latter, including three national championships and the 2011 Europa League. He also competed professionally in Spain, England and Italy.
Varela appeared for Portugal at Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup, scoring in both tournaments.
A product of Sporting Clube de Portugal'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. 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.
In 2007–08, Varela, alongside former Sporting players Beto and Carlos Martins, played for Recreativo de Huelva in Spain (Varela on loan again). 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.
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