Bruno Varela

Following his move to Al-Hazm, Varela's current-season form is down 93% on last season (Season 46→3), while his Rating eased 47→24. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 46).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Al-Hazm · 9th	17	2	12%	6.97	25	2
2025/26	Guimaraes	2	0	0%	7.4	—	—
2025/26	Vitória SC · 9th	2	1	50%	7.4	21	5
2024/25	Guimaraes · 6th	34	13	38%	6.92	47	46
2023/24	Guimaraes · 5th	28	8	29%	7.04	48	25
2022/23	Guimaraes · 6th	27	11	41%	7	53	45
2021/22	Guimaraes · 6th	25	6	24%	7.01	57	15

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal U23	4	0
Portugal U21	14	0
Portugal U19	9	0
Portugal U17	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

Bruno Varela is a 31-year-old goalkeeper at Al-Hazm, rated 24.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 76th of 101 on scout potential in the Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (48.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Varela.

Judged on this season alone, Varela graded 3 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 6th of 8 of the 8 goalkeepers in the Pro League, on 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 46 → 3). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 7th of 8 of the 8 goalkeepers in the Pro League. At 31 Varela is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Streaky

Current potential7th of 8 goalkeepers · Pro League Current season6th of 8 goalkeepers · Pro League 6th-best goalkeeper in the Pro League 76th in the Pro League · potential 7th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Pro League

24.2

Ratingi

7th of 8 goalkeepers

2.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

48.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Al-Hazm finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

12%

CS rate

48.1%

Minutes

2 clean sheets in 17 appearances (12% of games).

Watch points

Game time. Only 48.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.2, Varela carries the 7th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Pro League of 8. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %48.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.122

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 31, Varela sits on 3.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Varela's projected Rating — 24.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Al-HazmAug 2025 – now

GGuimaraesAug 2020 – Aug 2025Free

Benfica(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Aug 2020

Ajax(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2020

BenficaJul 2017 – Jan 2019

VitoriaJul 2016 – Jul 2017Free

Valladolid(on loan)Aug 2015 – Jul 2016

Benficauntil Aug 2015

About Bruno Varela

Bruno Miguel Semedo Varela is a 31-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Al-Hazm, born on November 4, 1994 in Lisboa, standing 191 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Al-Hazm currently sit 11th of 18 in the Pro League.

This season

In the current season, Bruno Varela has made 20 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,743 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

Bruno Varela's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Al-Hazm face Al Shabab at home in the Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Bruno Varela at 24.2 with a Season form score of 2.7, ranking 76th of 101 goalkeepers in the Pro League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 18 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Eredivisie. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, Bruno Varela has totalled 313 club appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 38 appearances for Benfica B.

Bruno Varela's career has also included time at GGuimaraes, Benfica, Ajax, Vitoria and Valladolid.

On the international stage, Bruno Varela has represented Portugal U23, Portugal U21, Portugal U19, Portugal U17 — 31 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Al-Hazm finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

Watch points