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Cardoso Varela

Portugal Forward·22 apps·498 mins
Last 6
DWWWLW
Goals
1
this season
Goals / game
0.05
per appearance
Conversion
17%
goals per shot
Key passes /90
1.63
key passes
Duels won
31%
of duels
Assists
0
this season
Assists / game
0.00
per appearance
Summary

Cardoso Varela has been a standout in the 2025/26 HNL season, consistently carrying the ball past opponents at a rate that eclipses his peers. In 22 appearances totalling 498 minutes, he has recorded 6 shots, 4 of which were on target, and a conversion rate of 17%. Despite scoring only one goal, his contribution to the attack is evident through 9 key passes, averaging 1.63 per 90 minutes, well above the baseline of 1.1. His dribbling success stands at 1.63 per 90, surpassing the league average of 0.93, while his defensive work is highlighted by 7 tackles, equating to 1.27 per 90 minutes versus the baseline of 0.92. Cardoso Varela’s average match rating of 6.54 reflects his overall impact on the pitch.

Cardoso Varela has played 498 minutes across 22 appearances in HNL, at 0.18 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.34, converting 17% of 6 shots and averaging 6.54 a match.

Written by Pythia from this player's own numbers.
01 Historic Performance02 Player Strength Analysis03 VS other players04 Player value05 Squad Statistics06 Season log07 Match log
01Historic Performance📊
Goals per match
Total
0
Per match
0.00
SLA14/12FCS22/01MID29/01VUK02/02IST14/02GEN19/02VAR22/02GEN26/02SLA17/05LOK23/05
Shots per match
Dotted line: conversion %
Total
2
Per match
0.20
1SLA14/12FCS22/01MID29/01VUK02/02IST14/02GEN19/02VAR22/021GEN26/02SLA17/05LOK23/05
Dribbles per match
Dotted line: success %
Completed
5
Success
62%
SLA14/12FCS22/012MID29/011VUK02/02IST14/02GEN19/021VAR22/021GEN26/02SLA17/05LOK23/05
Assists per match
Total
0
Per match
0.00
SLA14/12FCS22/01MID29/01VUK02/02IST14/02GEN19/02VAR22/02GEN26/02SLA17/05LOK23/05
Shots on target
Dotted line: conversion %
Total
2
Accuracy
100%
Conversion
0%
1SLA14/12FCS22/01MID29/01VUK02/02IST14/02GEN19/02VAR22/021GEN26/02SLA17/05LOK23/05
Pass accuracy per match
Dotted line: accuracy %
Completed
40
Accuracy
67%
7SLA14/12FCS22/014MID29/015VUK02/022IST14/025GEN19/023VAR22/029GEN26/022SLA17/053LOK23/05
Key passes per match
Total
1
Per match
0.10
1SLA14/12FCS22/01MID29/01VUK02/02IST14/02GEN19/02VAR22/02GEN26/02SLA17/05LOK23/05
Duels won per match
Total
8
Win rate
30%
SLA14/12FCS22/014MID29/011VUK02/02IST14/02GEN19/021VAR22/022GEN26/02SLA17/05LOK23/05
Form per match
0-10 against his own baseline · 5 is normal
Average
4.4
Best
6.1
5.06.1SLA14/123.3FCS22/015.5MID29/015.4VUK02/023.3IST14/023.3GEN19/025.4VAR22/025.3GEN26/023.1SLA17/053.5LOK23/05
02Player Strength Analysis💪
Where they rank
Total goals
=5996thof 14120 · 2924 level1
Total assists
=8628thof 14120 · 5493 level0
Key passes
=7812thof 14120 · 543 level9
Ranked against 14120 players in all competitions with 450+ minutes this season, every position included. Rates need 20+ attempts, so a percentage off a handful of tries is left out rather than ranked. Each chart draws the top 40, plus this player where he falls outside them.

🥅 Total goals

Season total · per game beside it
Harry Kane
60(1.20)
Kylian Mbappé
42(0.98)
Erling Haaland
38(0.73)
Dion Drena Beljo
36(0.82)
Luis Javier Suárez
35(0.73)
Troy Parrott
31(0.65)
Mbaye Diagne
30(0.83)
Vangelis Pavlidis
27(0.55)
Ayase Ueda
26(0.65)
Sergio Arribas
26(0.57)
Mason Greenwood
25(0.57)
Joel Pohjanpalo
25(0.61)
Luis Díaz
25(0.50)
Mikael Ishak
25(0.60)
Deniz Undav
25(0.56)
Žan Vipotnik
25(0.51)
Igor Thiago
25(0.62)
Chupete
25(0.58)
Talisca
24(0.57)
Aleksandar Katai
24(0.57)
Romano Postema
24(0.69)
Lamine Yamal
24(0.56)
Kasper Høgh
23(0.55)
Andrés Martín
23(0.53)
Vedat Muriqi
23(0.62)
Nicolò Tresoldi
23(0.43)
Dominic Ballard
23(0.55)
Lautaro Martínez
22(0.55)
Donyell Malen
22(0.45)
Patrik Schick
22(0.52)
Victor Osimhen
22(0.67)
Barnabás Varga
22(0.50)
Paul Onuachu
22(0.69)
Michael Olise
22(0.43)
Serhou Guirassy
22(0.48)
Loïs Diony
22(0.58)
Eldor Shomurodov
22(0.56)
Aaron Drinan
22(0.54)
Vinicius Júnior
21(0.41)
Viktor Gyökeres
21(0.38)
Cardoso Varela
1(0.05)

🤝 Total assists

Season total · per game beside it
Christos Tzolis
28(0.57)
Michael Olise
26(0.51)
Bruno Fernandes
22(0.59)
Nick Doodeman
20(0.50)
Iñigo Vicente
20(0.48)
Luis Díaz
19(0.38)
Julian Ryerson
18(0.43)
Junior Kadile
18(0.45)
Aral Şimşir
18(0.44)
Lamine Yamal
17(0.40)
Andrija Živković
16(0.48)
Federico Dimarco
16(0.35)
Zlatko Tripić
16(0.59)
Deniz Undav
15(0.33)
Giacomo Calò
15(0.38)
Joey Veerman
15(0.38)
Eduard Spertsyan
15(0.50)
Rayan Cherki
15(0.29)
Mika Godts
15(0.34)
Ivan Perišić
14(0.33)
Patrick Berg
14(0.33)
Francisco Trincão
14(0.29)
Souffian El Karouani
14(0.32)
Issouf Macalou
14(0.38)
Arda Güler
14(0.29)
Reyes Cleary
14(0.30)
Fermín López
14(0.30)
Besfort Zeneli
14(0.33)
Konstantinos Karetsas
14(0.31)
Mohamed Elyounoussi
13(0.30)
Fabian Reese
13(0.35)
Lazar Ranđelović
13(0.39)
Ilmari Niskanen
13(0.28)
Roman Alin
13(0.35)
Cristian Carracedo
13(0.33)
Xherdan Shaqiri
12(0.27)
Joshua Kimmich
12(0.25)
Alejandro Grimaldo
12(0.26)
Marco Asensio
12(0.35)
Federico Valverde
12(0.26)
Cardoso Varela
0(0.00)

🔑 Key passes

Chances created
Christos Tzolis
163
Iñigo Vicente
152
Bruno Fernandes
143
Nick Doodeman
139
Mitch Pinnock
132
Giacomo Calò
132
Souffian El Karouani
130
Michael Olise
125
Xherdan Shaqiri
123
Federico Dimarco
123
Pablo Fornals
119
Dominik Szoboszlai
118
Joey Veerman
117
Cristian Carracedo
117
Lamine Yamal
116
Darius Olaru
112
David Raum
111
Arda Güler
111
Francisco Trincão
108
Alejandro Grimaldo
105
Barış Atik
105
Álex Calatrava
105
Sondre Ørjasæter
105
Orkun Kökçü
102
Luis Díaz
101
Ryotaro Ito
101
Zlatko Tripić
100
Sergio Arribas
100
Besfort Zeneli
100
Hans Vanaken
99
Declan Rice
99
Enzo Fernández
99
Kylian Mbappé
98
Alexandru Maxim
98
Patrick Berg
98
Jérémy Doku
97
Sven Mijnans
97
Dayle Rooney
97
Mika Godts
97
Vinicius Júnior
96
Cardoso Varela
9
03VS other players👥
Compare with
Up to 3 at once
Total goals
1
36
Total assists
0
6
Conversion %
17%
38%
Goals /90
0.18
1.04
Shots /90
1.08
2.78
Shots on target /90
0.72
1.91
Key passes /90
1.63
1.65
Dribbles /90
1.63
0.90
Fouls /90
2.53
1.50
0.181.080.721.631.632.531.042.781.911.650.901.50Goalsrim 1.04Shotsrim 2.78SoTrim 1.91Key passrim 1.65Dribrim 1.63Foulsrim 2.53
Each spoke has its own scale: rings are 25/50/75/100% of the rim value shown.
Cardoso Varela Dion Drena Beljo
04Player value💶
Current market value
€1.0m
Transfermarkt, 2026
Value by year
€1.0m2025€1.0m2026
05Squad Statistics👥
Min apps6+
Team form
PlayerPosAppsMinsGoalsAssistsShotsOn tgtGoals
/shot
Key
passes
Pass
acc
DribblesDrib
%
TacklesInterc.BlocksDuels
won %
FoulsFouledYelRedSavesRatingForm
Dion Drena BeljoF443111366966638%5779%3148%84347%52556007.18
3.4
Monsef BakrarF381927135492627%1871%1828%2519138%24236006.77
3.2
Luka StojkovićM382230912543017%6885%2241%3623146%23454307.03
2.7
Miha ZajcM34234087371722%7085%2357%3517341%32104006.95
4.8
Arber HoxhaF40247477482315%2984%6651%258345%24463006.94
4.0
Gabriel VidovićM34157174261527%2887%2142%2314151%14371006.95
6.1
Sandro KulenovićF2476971231330%673%562%72248%10134006.70
3.8
Mateo LisicaF3219023719716%3484%1333%3716155%18231006.92
4.1
Marko SoldoM298973112725%1182%950%2914150%20131006.74
4.8
Josip MišićM4135672531106%4889%1765%9169558%57339007.33
8.4
Scott McKennaD4035482321810%1590%5100%36242664%33143007.14
4.4
Sergi DomínguezD3832952421710%1487%847%70491862%31115007.16
4.7
Dejan LjubičićM2215242316812%2685%650%254343%1853006.67
4.1
Fran TopićF219772115613%1579%1542%208051%17242006.82
3.7
Niko GalešićD2617531110410%885%1267%4018353%25102006.98
3.6
Ismaël BennacerM18981129511%1989%2258%269059%15322007.11
3.8
Cardoso VarelaF22498106417%974%956%70031%1443006.54
3.1
Gonzalo VillarM14384114225%589%862%71062%6151006.85
6.5
Juan CórdobaF2571011100%187%250%10050%000007.10
Moris ValinčićD32242103730%2484%2950%3629954%29325006.85
1.7
Bruno GodaD33225002700%2079%1547%7132459%26224006.76
5.8
Matteo Pérez VinlöfD30194103510%2184%3365%4113859%28333006.87
5.7
Ivan NevistićG1816320000173%1100%00075%1000386.83
4.4
Dominik LivakovićG1614700000082%0000100%0300297.01
6.8
Ivan FilipovićG1210800000076%0000100%0100277.02
8.1
Noa MikićD741500100%177%583%106077%382006.61
5.5
Kévin Théophile-CatherineD53410000088%1100%32148%320006.34
Marko ZebićD427300110%191%1100%93362%300007.60
Paul Bismarck TabinasD21720100192%133%52067%220007.25
Sven ŠuntaM79301110%183%150%51064%120006.70
3.7
Robert MudražijaM5550000050%00000%300006.27
Raúl TorrenteD13600200%097%0100100%000007.00
Ronaël Pierre-GabrielD1240000279%00%20067%001006.90
Josip BrundićM1210000175%150%21038%000006.60
Per-player totals for 2025/26 from API-Football match stats, across 34 players. Click any column to sort. Goals/shot is conversion - goals divided by shots taken. Rating is API-Football's own 0-10 composite for each appearance, averaged here; it is their proprietary score, so treat it as a summary rather than an input. A blank from the provider means the player recorded none of that event, so it counts as zero. Form is 0-10: each appearance is scored as a per-90 composite of the stats that matter for that position, then the last 5 are compared with the player's own season baseline. 5 is their normal, green a hot run, red a cold one – it measures a player against themselves, not against the squad. Under 6 appearances shows a dash rather than a number off too small a sample.
06Season log🗂️
SeasonClubCompAppsMinsGoalsAssistsShotsOn tgtGoals
/shot
Key
passes
Pass
acc
DribblesTacklesInterc.Duels
won %
FoulsYelRedRating
2025/26Dinamo ZagrebHNL1429900420%776%44024%10106.50
2025/26Dinamo ZagrebUEFA Europa League8199102250%270%53041%4206.63
07Match log📅
DateOpponentResMinsGoalsAssistsShotsOn tgtKey
passes
TacklesFoulsYelRedRatingForm
23 Mayv NK Lokomotiva ZagrebD120000006.70
3.5
17 Maya NK Slaven BelupoW310001006.20
3.1
26 Feba GenkW46011001006.50
5.3
22 Feba NK VarazdinW100000006.70
5.4
19 Febv GenkL190000006.50
3.3
14 Febv Istra 1961W100000006.50
3.3
02 Febv VukovarW90000006.70
5.4
29 Jana FC MidtjyllandL4500001106.30
5.5
22 Janv FCSBW10000100
3.3
14 Deca NK Slaven BelupoW25011102006.30
6.1
11 Decv Real BetisL450012006.90
6.9
27 Nova LilleL2800011106.30
3.6
22 Novv NK VarazdinW100001006.30
3.8
09 Nova Istra 1961L3100101006.70
6.2
27 Octa VukovarL45021111006.30
5.1