Pany Varela

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Varela and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
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
2012 → Belenenses (loan)
2012–2013 → Olivais (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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