Bruno Varela

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Semedo and the second or paternal family name is Varela.
Bruno Varela

Varela with Portugal U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Bruno Miguel Semedo Varela
Date of birth (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Vitória Setúbal
Number 12
Youth career
2002–2006 Ponte Frielas
2006–2013 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Benfica B 85 (0)
2015–2016 → Valladolid (loan) 1 (0)
2016– Vitória Setúbal 2 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 Portugal U16 3 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U17 7 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U18 6 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U19 11 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U20 11 (0)
2014– Portugal U21 7 (0)
2016– Portugal U23 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 September 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 August 2016

Bruno Miguel Semedo Varela (born 4 November 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória F.C. as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Lisbon, Varela joined local S.L. Benfica's youth system at the age of 11. On 22 September 2012, whilst still a junior, he made his professional debut, appearing for the reserves in a 2–0 away win against C.D. Aves for the Segunda Liga championship.[1]

From 2013 to 2015, with the team still in the second division, Varela was the undisputed starter. His competitive input with the main squad consisted of nine bench appearances, the first of which occurred on 29 August 2011 in a Primeira Liga match at C.D. Nacional when he was just 16 years old.

On 29 August 2015, Varela was loaned to Spanish club Real Valladolid in a season-long move.[2] Barred by Athletic Bilbao youth product Kepa Arrizabalaga,[3] he appeared in only one official game during his spell, the 1–3 Segunda División home loss to RCD Mallorca in the last matchday.[4]

Vitória Setúbal

On 2 July 2016, Varela left Benfica and signed with fellow Primeira Liga side Vitória F.C. until June 2021.[5]

International career

Varela represented Portugal at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship[6] and at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, being a backup to José Sá in the latter tournament. He was also part of the under-20 squad at the 2014 Toulon Tournament,[7] starting in an eventual third-place finish.

Varela again played understudy to Sá during the 2015 European Under-21 Championship, failing to appear for the runners-up.[8] He was first-choice during the 2016 Summer Olympics competition.[9][10][11]

Club statistics

As of end of 2014–15 season[12]
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2012–13 120———120
2013–14 380———380
2014–15 350———350
Career Total 850000000850

Honours

Club

Benfica

Country

Portugal

References

  1. ↑ "Aves-Benfica B, 0–2: Águias triunfam" [Aves-Benfica B, 0–2: Eagles triumph] (in Portuguese). Record. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bruno Varela llega al Valladolid cedido por el Benfica" [Bruno Varela arrives at Valladolid loaned by Benfica] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kepa y Bruno, formadores por un día" [Kepa and Bruno, trainers for a day] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "El Mallorca remonta en Zorrilla y logra la salvación" [Mallorca comes back from behind in Zorrilla and survives] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bruno Varela e Nuno Santos confirmados no V. Setúbal" [Bruno Varela and Nuno Santos confirmed at V. Setúbal] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sub-19: Rui Silva substitui José Costa" [Under-19: Rui Silva replaces José Costa] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sub-20: Ilídio Vale convoca 20 para o Torneio de Toulon" [Under-20: Ilídio Vale calls 20 to Toulon Tournament] (in Portuguese). Record. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Sweden beat Portugal on penalties to win U21 title". UEFA.com. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Vitória na estreia" [Win in debut] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Portugal vence e garante quartos de final" [Portugal wins and confirms quarter-finals] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Portugal assegura primeiro lugar" [Portugal confirms first place] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Bruno Varela". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

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