Cardoso Varela
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cardoso Pinto Mandume Varela[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 October 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2024 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Portugal U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Portugal U17 | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Cardoso Pinto Mandume Varela (born 29 October 2008) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as an winger for under-19 team of HNL club Dinamo Zagreb.[1]
Early life
Varela was born in Angola and acquired Portuguese citizenship on 6 July 2022.[2]
Club career
After becoming eligible for a professional contract talks between Varela and Porto turned sour, prompting the player to attempt to sign for Croatian amateur club Dinamo Odranksi Obrež, however this registration was denied by FIFA.[2][3] After months of speculation, Dinamo Zagreb officially signed Varela.[4]
International career
Varela was the youngest member of Portugal U17 team that won the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Cyprus.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Cardoso Varela". worldfootball.net.
- ^ a b "Where is Cardoso Varela? How a Portuguese Prodigy's Career Went Off the Rails". www.sportsandcrime.com.
- ^ "SN otkrivaju pozadinu senzacionalnog transfera Dinama: 'Bit će jedan od najboljih koji su ikada igrali u Hrvatskoj!'".
- ^ "Varela potpisao za Dinamo, agentima i obitelji osiguran veliki postotak od narednog transfera".
- ^ "Novo pojačanje na Maksimiru, veliki talent potpisao za Dinamo: 'Trenirat će u akademiji'".