Hélio Varela
Portugal · Attack · Maccabi Tel Aviv
Born 3 May 2002 (age 24). Height 176 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Attack. Nationality: Portugal. Market value €1.2M.
Current club: Maccabi Tel Aviv — 30 appearances, 3 goals and 2 assists this season.
Career totals: 11 goals and 8 assists in 102 appearances (5,664 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 35 | 6 | 3 | 2,934 | 7.080000 |
| Ligat Ha'al | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1,557 | 6.88 |
| UEFA Europa League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 6.63 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 6 | 0 | 1 | 343 | 6.920000 |
| Jupiler Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 6.77 |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 87 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.17 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.13 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.3 |
| Shots | 86 |
| Shots on target | 42 |
| Shot conversion, % | 13 |
| Key passes per 90 | 1.42 |
| Passes per 90 | 24.79 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 4.08 |
| Dribble success, % | 50 |
| Duels won, % | 51 |
| Tackles per 90 | 0.96 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.46 |
| Yellow cards | 13 |
| Red cards | 0 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-21 | Ashdod | 3–2 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2026-04-05 | at Hapoel Haifa | 1–4 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-04-12 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1–3 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2026-04-19 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-04-25 | at Maccabi Haifa | 1–3 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2026-04-28 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-05-02 | at Beitar Jerusalem | 4–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2026-05-09 | at Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-05-13 | Maccabi Haifa | 3–0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2026-05-16 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-05-19 | at Hapoel Beer Sheva | 4–2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2026-06-21 | at Uruguay | 2–2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-06-27 | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-07-03 | at Argentina | 3–2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-08-20 | at FC Lugano | 2–1 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-08-27 | FC Lugano | 1–1 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-09-07 | at Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1–4 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026-09-14 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4–1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 7.73 |
| 2026-09-19 | at Maccabi Netanya | 1–2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.33 |
| 2026-10-10 | Bnei Sakhnin | 0–0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.64 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
1 goal and 0 assists in 4 matches (108 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- Argentina 3–2 Cape Verde Islands · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Cape Verde Islands 0–0 Saudi Arabia · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Uruguay 2–2 Cape Verde Islands · Group Stage - 2 — 1 goal, 0 assists
- Spain 0–0 Cape Verde Islands · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-04 | Gent | — | €1.7M |
| 2024-08-16 | Portimonense | Gent | €3.1M |
| 2023-07-01 | — | Portimonense | — |
| 2022-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2021-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2020-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2019-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2018-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2017-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2015-07-01 | — | — | — |
Clubs and national teams
- Cape Verde Islands · national team
- Gent
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Portimonense