Keyan Varela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keyan Anderson Pereira Varela | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
RKC Waalwijk (on loan from Servette) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Étoile Carouge | ||
| 2018–2024 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Servette II | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Servette | 21 | (3) |
| 2026 | → Greuther Fürth (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | Portugal U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2025– | Portugal U20 | 1 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:58, 17 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Keyan Anderson Pereira Varela (born 26 April 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eerste Divisie club RKC Waalwijk on loan from Swiss Super League club Servette. Born in Switzerland, he is a youth international for Portugal.
Career
[edit]A youth product of Étoile Carouge and Servette, Varela debuted with Servette's reserves in 2024. On 2 October 2024 he signed his first professional contract with Servette until 2028.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Servette as a substitute in a 1–0 Swiss Super League loss to FC Lausanne-Sport on 3 November 2024.[1]
On 2 February 2026, Varela moved on loan to German 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth, with an option to buy.[3]
On 7 July 2026, Varela joined RKC Waalwijk in the Netherlands on loan with an option to buy.[4]
International career
[edit]Born in Switzerland, Varela is of Cape Verdean descent, and holds Portuguese citizenship through his mother's who lived in Portugal.[5] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played for the Portugal U19s and U20s.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Varela's cousins Edimilson Fernandes, Ulisses Garcia, Joël Monteiro, Dylan Tavares, and Gelson Fernandes are all professional footballers. He is a childhood friend of Alvyn Sanches.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Varela révélation de Servette: Keyan Varela: «Ma maman a pleuré de joie pour mon premier but»". Tribune de Genève. 1 March 2025.
- ↑ "FC Zurich, Real Madrid, FC Luzern, Geruchte". 2 October 2024.
- ↑ "Kleeblatt leiht Varela aus" [Kleeblatt loans Varela] (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ↑ "Portugese aanvaller Keyan Varela kiest voor RKC Waalwijk" [Portuguese forward Keyan Varela chooses RKC Waalwijk] (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 7 July 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "The incredible football family of Gelson Fernandes". blue News.
- ↑ "Servettiens international: Bei Varela geht es steil bergauf". maroons - Deutschschweizer Fans des Servette FC.
External links
[edit]- Keyan Varela at Soccerway
- Keyan Varela national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- 2006 births
- Footballers from Geneva
- Living people
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Swiss people of Cape Verdean descent
- Swiss people of Portuguese descent
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- Men's association football wingers
- Swiss men's footballers
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Servette FC players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- RKC Waalwijk players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands