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
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.

On 11 July 2018, Varela signed with Bulgarian club Etar.

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 Nov 2019.

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.

External links

• Gilson Varela at Soccerway