Gilson Varela Explained

Gilson Varela
Fullname:	Gilson Monteiro Varela da Silva
Birth Date:	12 May 1990
Birth Place:	Praia, Cape Verde
Position:	Forward
Currentclub:	União Santarém
Clubnumber:	45
Years1:	2011–2012
Clubs1:	Tyde
Years2:	2012–2013
Clubs2:	Vianense
Caps2:	23
Goals2:	1
Years3:	2013
Clubs3:	Águias do Moradal
Caps3:	0
Goals3:	0
Years4:	2014
Clubs4:	Vitória de Sernache
Caps4:	19
Goals4:	10
Years5:	2014–2015
Clubs5:	União de Montemor
Caps5:	18
Goals5:	6
Years6:	2015
Clubs6:	Casa Pia
Caps6:	14
Goals6:	4
Years7:	2015
Clubs7:	Oriental
Caps7:	8
Goals7:	0
Years8:	2016
Clubs8:	Casa Pia
Caps8:	10
Goals8:	0
Years9:	2016–2017
Caps9:	10
Goals9:	1
Years10:	2017
Clubs10:	Pinhalnovense
Caps10:	12
Goals10:	2
Years11:	2017–2018
Clubs11:	Espinho
Caps11:	26
Goals11:	9
Years12:	2018–2019
Clubs12:	Etar
Caps12:	8
Goals12:	0
Years13:	2019–2020
Caps13:	6
Goals13:	1
Years14:	2020
Caps14:	0
Goals14:	0
Years15:	2020
Clubs15:	SC São João de Ver
Caps15:	4
Goals15:	0
Years16:	2021–
Clubs16:	União Santarém
Caps16:	1
Goals16:	0
Nationalyears1:	2018–
Nationalcaps1:	1
Nationalgoals1:	0
Pcupdate:	19:22, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Gilson Monteiro Varela da Silva, known as Gilson (born 12 May 1990) is a Cape Verdean football player who plays for União Santarém.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Oriental on 15 August 2015 in a game against Vitória Guimarães B.^[1]

On 11 July 2018, Varela signed with Bulgarian club Etar.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

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.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Soccerway. Game Report by Soccerway. 15 August 2015.
2. Web site: Жилсон Варела от Португалия е новият централен нападател на Етър . etarvt.bg . 11 July 2018 . Bulgarian.
3. Web site: Total Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers 2019, Tanzania vs. Cape Verde 2:0. cafonline.com . 16 October 2018 . English.