Gilson Varela

Gilson Varela
Personal information
Full name Gilson Monteiro Varela da Silva
Date of birth (1990-05-12) 12 May 1990 (age 34)
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)

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

Club career

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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

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Club

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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

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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

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  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.
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