Hélio Varela · career
Hélio Sandro Oliveira Alves Varela
Central · Maccabi Tel Aviv · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2025/26
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 84 appearances, 9 goals and 6 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Portimonense — Season rating 34, 6 goals and 3 assists in 35 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 20 points at Maccabi Tel Aviv. Form has slipped 12 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 12 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Cape Verde Islands | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Gent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | Gent | 19 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | Portimonense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Portimonense | 35 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 34 |
| 2023/24 | Cape Verde Islands | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Sintrense | 23 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Amora | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cupat Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
The schedule for Hélio Varela is still being gathered (we backfill fixtures best-league-first). Check back soon.