Bruno Varela

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
Pro League	20	1743	6.91
Friendliesat Cape Verde Islands	10	900	6.74
Africa Cup of Nations Qualificationat Cape Verde Islands	6	540	7.5
Primeira Ligaat Guimaraes	2	180	7.4

Career

Full career & schedule →

Super Cup×5Taça da Liga×4Primeira Liga×3Eredivisie×2KNVB Beker×2Taça de Portugal×2

Following his move to Al-Hazm, Varela's current-season form is down 96% on last season (Season 46→2), while his Rating eased 47→25. 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	20	2	10%	6.91	25	2
2025/26	Cape Verde Islands	6	0	0%	7.5	—	—
2025/26	Guimaraes · 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 25.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 233rd of 317 on scout potential in the Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (57% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Varela.

Judged on this season alone, Varela graded 2 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 25 of the 25 goalkeepers in the Pro League, on 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 46 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 14th of 25 of the 25 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 3.3 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 potential14th of 25 goalkeepers · Pro League Current season21st of 25 goalkeepers · Pro League21st-best goalkeeper in the Pro League233rd in the Pro League · potential14th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Pro League

25.2

Ratingi

14th of 25 goalkeepers

2.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

57%

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

10%

CS rate

57%

Minutes

2 clean sheets in 20 appearances (10% of games).

Watch points

Game time. Only 57% 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 25.2, Varela carries the 14th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Pro League of 25. 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 %57%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %67

Cards / 900.103

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 3.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Varela's projected Rating — 25.2 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.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy67%

Possession

Fouls won7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Al-Hazm2025/26 – now

Guimaraes2020/21 – 2025/26Free

Benfica(back from loan)2020/21 – 2020/21

Ajax(on loan)2018/19 – 2020/21

Benfica2017/18 – 2018/19

Vitoria Setubal2016/17 – 2017/18Free

Valladolid(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Benficauntil 2015/16

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 9th 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, averaging a 6.88 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Pro League, the Friendlies, the Africa Cup of Nations Qualification and the Primeira Liga.

When Bruno Varela plays, Al-Hazm's record this season is 5W-6D-9L — and his match ratings average 6.66 at home against 7.11 on the road.

Recent matches

February 5, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Al-Ahli Jeddah (33 minutes, 7 rating)
February 1, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Al-Fateh (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
January 29, 2026: 0-4 loss at home vs Al Shabab (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
January 26, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Damac (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
January 22, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Al Taawon (90 minutes, 7 rating)
January 18, 2026: 1-5 loss at home vs Al-Qadisiyah FC (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
January 12, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Al Najma (90 minutes, 8.5 rating)
January 8, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Al-Hilal Saudi FC (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
January 4, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs NEOM (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
December 29, 2025: 2-1 win away at Al Riyadh (90 minutes, 8.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Bruno Varela at 25.2 with a Season form score of 2.3, ranking 233rd of 317 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 320 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 Guimaraes, Benfica, Ajax, Vitoria Setubal 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

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Watch points