Cape Verde · midfielder · #26

Hélio Varela

Hélio Varela is a midfielder in Cape Verde's World Cup 2026 squad, wearing shirt number 26. Their listed club is Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR).

Player profile

National team: Cape Verde
Position: midfielder
Club: Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC
Date of birth: 2002-05-03
World Cup group: Group H

Recorded tournament goals

1Goals

0Penalties

4Team fixtures

85.0Form index

The form index is the atlas's editorial model, based on a player or position baseline, age profile and recorded goals.

Statistics come from the supplied tournament files. Goals exclude own goals and are matched by player name. Appearance, assist and card data are not supplied.

Hélio Varela goal record

61′Uruguay 2 — 2 Cape VerdeMatchday 11 · 2026-06-21

Cape Verde fixtures and results

Matchday 5 · 2026-06-15 · Atlanta

Spain0 — 0Cape Verde

Matchday 11 · 2026-06-21 · Miami (Miami Gardens)

Uruguay2 — 2Cape Verde

Uruguay: Maxi Araújo 44′, Agustín Cano 45+6′

Cape Verde: Kevin Pina 21′, Hélio Varela 61′

Matchday 16 · 2026-06-26 · Houston

Cape Verde0 — 0Saudi Arabia

Round of 32 · 2026-07-03 · Miami (Miami Gardens)

Argentina1 — 1Cape Verde

Argentina: Lionel Messi 29′, Lisandro Martínez 92′, Diney Borges 111′ (own goal)

Cape Verde: Deroy Duarte 59′, Sidny Lopes Cabral 103′