Field Insider
64.9
33.8%
Ratingi
29.8
422.8%
Seasoni
22.3
Valuei

Profile

Full nameGustavo Miguel Pereira de Sousa Varela
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityPortugal
Age21
Date of birth30 Jan 2005
BirthplaceLisboa
Height184 cm
Shirt number#89
ClubGIL Vicente
Centre-forward

Season stats

Full career & schedule →
32
Appearances
6
Goals
3
Assists
1523
Minutes

Domestic-league season · GIL Vicente.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primeira Liga326315236.74

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

Gustavo Varela is a 21-year-old centre-forward at GIL Vicente, rated 64.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 30th of 317 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga and 469th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (49.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.53 goal contributions per 90 (0.36 goals, 0.18 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Varela.

Judged on this season alone, Varela graded 30 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 29 centre-forwards in the Primeira Liga, on 6 goals and 3 assists in 32 appearances (0.532 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 30). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 65, top 11% of the 29 centre-forwards in the Primeira Liga. At 21 Varela is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 22.3 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 11% centre-forwards · Primeira LigaCurrent seasonTop 32% centre-forwards · Primeira Liga9th-best centre-forward in the Primeira Liga30th in the Primeira Liga · potential3rd-highest potential centre-forward in the Primeira Liga469th-highest potential U-23 tracked
64.9
Ratingi
3rd of 29 centre-forwards
29.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
49.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.53
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · GIL Vicente finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

6
Goals
3
Assists
9
G+A
0.19
Goals / app

6 goals in 32 appearances (0.19 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.28 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.53 goal contributions per 90 (0.36 goals, 0.18 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 49.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 64.9, Varela carries the 3rd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Primeira Liga (top 11%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.53 goal contributions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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