Pany Varela

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Pany Varela
Personal information
Full name Anilton César Varela da Silva
Date of birth (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 37)
Place of birth Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Sporting CP
Number 18
Youth career
1999–2003 Os Patuscos
2003–2006 Forte da Casa
2006–2008 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Benfica
2012Belenenses (loan)
2012–2013Olivais (loan) 6 (4)
2013–2016 Fundão 36 (26)
2016–2024 Sporting CP 148 (52)
2024— Al-Nassr
International career
2015– Portugal 64 (14)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:00, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:00, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

Anilton César Varela da Silva (born 25 February 1989), also known as Pany Varela, is a futsal player who plays for Al-Nassr futsal club[1] as a winger. Born in Cape Verde, he represents Portugal internationally.

In 2021, he scored in the 2 most important finals of the sport, in terms of clubs and national teams, respectively: 1 goal[2] in the Champions League final against Barcelona and 2 goals[3] (the only ones in the match) in the final of the World Cup against Argentina, thus, aiding both his teams' victories in the competition.

Club career

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Born in Tarrafal, Cape Verde, Varela moved to the ICeSa neighbourhood in Vialonga, Portugal in 1999 and started playing futsal for the local club Os Patuscos. [4][5] After three seasons at UDC Forte da Casa, he moved to the youth ranks of Benfica, staying just one year, earning a place in the main squad in 2008.[6] Over the three years he spent at Benfica, he won three league titles, four other cups, and was part of the squad that won the 2009–10 UEFA Futsal Cup.[7][8]

On 29 December 2011, Varela was loaned out to gain experience, joining Belenenses on a six-month deal.[9] He moved to Olivais on 19 August 2012, in an equal predicament, but for one season.[10][11]

On 16 June 2013, Varela moved to Fundão on a permanent deal,[12] In the first year there, he helped the club win their first title ever, the Taça de Portugal de Futsal, plus reach the playoff finals.[13][14] After three years with Fundão, Varela returned to Lisbon to play for Sporting CP, joining them on 19 July 2016.[15] He helped them reach two consecutive UEFA Futsal Cup finals in 2016–17 and 2017–18.[16][17]

International career

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Varela made his debut for Portugal national team on 22 June 2015, and has represented them on the UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 and UEFA Futsal Euro 2018, winning the latter.[18]

Honours

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Benfica
Fundão
Sporting
Al Nassr
Portugal

Individual

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References

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