Hélio Varela #29
Attacker
Left winger
Cape Verde
Europa League 2026/27 · 4 apps
Club
- Age
- 24 years
- born 3 May 2002
- Height
- 176 cm
- Weight
- 69 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2028
- At the club since
- Sep 2025
- from Gent
- Matches this season
- 7
- 492 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europa League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.41 | ||
| Conference League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 | 0.36 | 2.00 |
| World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 | 0.07 | 2.25 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | 0.43 | 2.05 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.57 across 7 rated matches · all competitions
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JULAUG
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating27 Aug · vs Lugano (H) 1–1 · 6.98
27 AugConference League
Lugano home
D 1–1
90′
6.98
20 AugConference League
Lugano away
L 1–2
90′
6.65
13 AugEuropa League
CSKA Sofia away
W 3–1
90′
6.37
6 AugEuropa League
CSKA Sofia home
L 0–3
77′
6.27
30 JulEuropa League
Sheriff home
W 1–0
79′
6.50
All 30 matches
23 JulEuropa League
Sheriff away
W 5–0
26′
6.50
4 JulWorld Cup
Argentina neutral
L 2–3
40′
6.73
2025/26
27 JunWorld Cup
Saudi Arabia neutral
D 0–0
29′
6.59
29 JanEuropa League
Bologna home
L 0–3
38′
6.75
22 JanEuropa League
SC Freiburg away
L 0–1
27′
6.49
11 DecEuropa League
VfB Stuttgart away
L 1–4
90′
7.30
27 NovEuropa League
Olympique Lyonnais home
L 0–6
30′
6.33
6 NovEuropa League
Aston Villa away
L 0–2
78′
6.86
23 OctEuropa League
FC Midtjylland home
L 0–3
21′
6.68
2 OctEuropa League
Dinamo Zagreb home
L 1–3
68′
6.30
24 SepEuropa League
PAOK away
D 0–0
17′
6.53
9 AugPro League
Union Saint-Gilloise home
L 2–3
26′
6.83
2 AugPro League
La Louvière home
W 1–0
66′
6.86
27 JulPro League
Sint-Truiden away
L 1–3
70′
6.52
19 JulClub friendlies
Feyenoord away
W 2–1
90′
1G
2024/25
16 MarPro League
KV Kortrijk home
L 1–2
18′
6.57
26 JanPro League
OH Leuven away
D 0–0
2′
26 DecPro League
Union Saint-Gilloise home
L 1–3
32′
6.63
22 DecPro League
Standard Liège away
W 1–0
14′
6.72
10 NovPro League
Standard Liège home
W 5–0
12′
6.58
3 NovPro League
K. Beerschot V.A. away
D 0–0
10′
7.01
29 SepPro League
OH Leuven home
W 3–0
1′
26 SepPro League
Cercle Brugge away
L 1–2
24′
1A
6.90
15 SepPro League
Mechelen home
W 2–0
11′
7.10
1 SepPro League
Antwerp home
D 1–1
21′
6.70
Transfers
- 4 Sep 2025transfer Gent Maccabi Tel Aviv €1.7m
- 16 Aug 2024transfer Portimonense SAD Gent €3.1m
- 1 Jul 2023transfer Portimonense U23 Portimonense SAD —
- 1 Jul 2022free transfer Sintrense Portimonense U23 —
- 1 Jul 2021free transfer Amora Sintrense —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv Europa League · Conference League | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv Europa League | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Gent Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| Gent Pro League · Conference League | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| Portimonense SAD Liga Portugal | 33 | 6 | 3 |
National team
Cape Verde Islands
World Cup 2025/26 · 2 matches