Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nilton Varela Lopes | ||
Date of birth | 25 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Estrela da Amadora | ||
Number | 75 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2012 | Sporting | ||
2012–2016 | Belenenses | ||
2016–2017 | Sporting | ||
2017–2019 | Belenenses | ||
2019 | B-SAD | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | B-SAD | 42 | (2) |
2022–2024 | Porto B | 39 | (3) |
2024– | Estrela da Amadora | 12 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | Cape Verde U19 | 2 | (0) |
2020 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 |
Nilton Varela Lopes (born 25 May 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.
Varela alternated between Lisbon-based clubs Sporting CP and C.F. Os Belenenses in his youth. He made his professional debut with Belenenses SAD in a 2–0 Primeira Liga loss away to Sporting on 10 November 2019. [1] The following 26 January, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 home win over Portimonense SC, with his uncle scoring the other. [2] He was a regular in the second half of the season as Petit replaced Pedro Ribeiro as manager, earning his place from unrelated Spaniard Francisco Varela. [3]
In March 2022, Portugal's Constitutional Court ordered B-SAD to pay over €30,000 in compensation to C.F. Os Belenenses for his development as a player. [4]
Varela transferred to FC Porto B on 19 August 2022, on a two-year deal. [5]
On 30 January 2024, Varela returned to the Primeira Liga, joining Estrela da Amadora. [6]
Born in Portugal, Varela is of Cape Verdean descent. [7] He represented the Cape Verde under-19 teams in a friendly 2–0 loss to the Portuguese equivalent on 30 January 2019. [8] He then switched to represent the latter, making an appearance in a 3–1 win over France under-19 on 25 February 2020. [9]
Varela made his professional debut for Belenenses SAD alongside his uncle Silvestre Varela, a winger who played mainly for FC Porto and was a long-time international for Portugal. [1] He was also his teammate at Porto B. [5]
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