In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Varela and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Pany Varela
Personal information
Full name
Anilton César Varela da Silva
Date of birth
(1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth
Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Winger
Team information
Current team
Sporting CP
Number
18
Youth career
1999–2003
Os Patuscos
2003–2006
Forte da Casa
2006–2008
Benfica
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2008–2013
Benfica
2012
→ Belenenses (loan)
2012–2013
→ Olivais (loan)
6
(4)
2013–2016
Fundão
36
(26)
2016–
Sporting CP
148
(52)
International career‡
2015–
Portugal
64
(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 5 November 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
Anilton César Varela da Silva (born 25 February 1989), also known as Pany Varela, is a futsal player who plays for Sporting CP as a winger. Born in Cape Verde, he represents Portugal internationally.
In 2021, he scored in the 2 most important finals of the sport, in terms of clubs and national teams, respectively: 1 goal[1] in the Champions League final against Barcelona and 2 goals[2] (the only ones in the match) in the final of the World Cup against Argentina, thus, aiding both his teams' victories in the competition.
^UEFA.com (3 May 2021). "Sporting sagra-se bicampeão da UEFA Futsal Champions League". UEFA.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^"Pany fires Portugal to World Cup glory". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.[dead link]
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