Cardoso Varela
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Full name
Cardoso Pinto Mandume Varela[1]
Date of birth
29 October 2008
Place of birth
Luanda, Angola
Position
Winger
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| Full name | Cardoso Pinto Mandume Varela[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 October 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2024 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Dinamo Zagreb | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Portugal U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Portugal U17 | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 February 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Cardoso Pinto Mandume Varela (born 29 October 2008) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Croatian Football League club Dinamo Zagreb.[1]
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 NK Dinamo Odranski Obrež, however this registration was denied by FIFA.[2][3] After months of speculation, Dinamo Zagreb officially signed Varela, reported to be for a three-year contract.[4][5]