Nuno Varela – Portugal | World Cup 2026 Player Profile

Nuno Varela
Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares
Date of BirthJanuary 26, 2000 (age 26)
Place of BirthLisboa, Portugal
Height / Weight183 / 75
PositionDefender
Current ClubLazio
40
Career
Appearances
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Career
Goals
2025-26 Season
| Competition | MP | Gls | Ast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coppa Italia | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Serie A | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| UEFA Europa League | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| UEFA Nations League | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| All Competitions | 40 | 0 | 2 |
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Int'l
Caps
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Int'l
Goals
Portugal International
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Standard stats — all competitions
| Season | Age | Squad | Country | Comp | MP | Starts | Min | Gls | Ast | G+A | CrdY | CrdR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | Lazio | World | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | Portugal U21 | World | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | Lazio | Italy | Coppa Italia | 5 | 3 | 335 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | Lazio | Italy | Serie A | 23 | 17 | 1,493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | Nottingham Forest | England | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | Arsenal | England | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | Lazio | Italy | Serie A | 23 | 22 | 1,700 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | Lazio | Italy | Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | Lazio | World | UEFA Europa League | 9 | 7 | 301 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | Portugal | World | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | Portugal | World | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | Nottingham Forest | England | Premier League | 8 | 5 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | Arsenal | England | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | Nottingham Forest | England | FA Cup | 4 | 2 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | Arsenal | World | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | Portugal U21 | World | UEFA U21 Championship | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | Portugal U21 | World | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 6 | 6 | 522 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | Marseille | France | Ligue 1 | 31 | 23 | 2,345 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | Arsenal | England | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | Marseille | France | Coupe de France | 2 | 1 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | Marseille | World | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | Marseille | World | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | Arsenal | World | Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 2 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | Arsenal | World | Emirates Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 21 | Arsenal | England | Premier League | 22 | 13 | 1,170 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 21 | Arsenal | England | FA Cup | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 21 | Arsenal | England | League Cup | 5 | 3 | 293 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 21 | Arsenal | World | Friendlies Clubs | 3 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 21 | Portugal U21 | World | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 2 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 20 | Benfica | Portugal | Primeira Liga | 14 | 7 | 636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 20 | Benfica | Portugal | Taça da Liga | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 20 | Benfica | Portugal | Taça de Portugal | 4 | 3 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 20 | Benfica | World | UEFA Champions League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 20 | Benfica | World | UEFA Europa League | 5 | 3 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREER | — | 7 Clubs | — | — | 185 | 132 | 11,636 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 1 |
Shooting stats
| Season | Squad | Comp | Gls | Sh | SoT | SoT% | G/Sh | G/SoT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lazio | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Portugal U21 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Lazio | Coppa Italia | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Lazio | Serie A | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Arsenal | Premier League | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Lazio | Serie A | 0 | 20 | 5 | 25.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | Lazio | Coppa Italia | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Lazio | UEFA Europa League | 0 | 3 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2024 | Portugal | UEFA Nations League | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Portugal | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023-24 | Arsenal | Premier League | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023-24 | Nottingham Forest | FA Cup | 0 | 2 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2023-24 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Portugal U21 | UEFA U21 Championship | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023-24 | Portugal U21 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Marseille | Ligue 1 | 6 | 42 | 17 | 40.5% | 0.14 | 0.35 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Premier League | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Marseille | Coupe de France | 0 | 2 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2022-23 | Marseille | UEFA Champions League | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2022-23 | Marseille | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Emirates Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | Premier League | 1 | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | 0.05 | 0.50 |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | League Cup | 0 | 4 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Portugal U21 | UEFA U21 Championship | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Benfica | Primeira Liga | 0 | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2020-21 | Benfica | Taça da Liga | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Benfica | Taça de Portugal | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Benfica | UEFA Champions League | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Benfica | UEFA Europa League | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| CAREER | 7 Clubs | — | 9 | 136 | 32 | 23.5% | 0.07 | 0.28 |
Discipline & miscellaneous stats
| Season | Squad | Comp | 90s | CrdY | CrdR | Fls | Fld | Int | TklW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lazio | Friendlies Clubs | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Portugal U21 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Lazio | Coppa Italia | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | Lazio | Serie A | 16.6 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 30 |
| 2024 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Arsenal | Premier League | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Lazio | Serie A | 18.9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 21 | 28 |
| 2024 | Lazio | Coppa Italia | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2024 | Lazio | UEFA Europa League | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | Portugal | UEFA Nations League | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Portugal | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | Arsenal | Premier League | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | Nottingham Forest | FA Cup | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 8 |
| 2023-24 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Portugal U21 | UEFA U21 Championship | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | Portugal U21 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Marseille | Ligue 1 | 26.1 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 56 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Premier League | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Marseille | Coupe de France | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | Marseille | UEFA Champions League | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
| 2022-23 | Marseille | Friendlies Clubs | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Emirates Cup | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | Premier League | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 21 |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | League Cup | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Portugal U21 | UEFA U21 Championship | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Benfica | Primeira Liga | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 14 |
| 2020-21 | Benfica | Taça da Liga | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Benfica | Taça de Portugal | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Benfica | UEFA Champions League | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Benfica | UEFA Europa League | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| CAREER | 7 Clubs | — | 129.3 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
CrdY = Yellow cards · CrdR = Red cards · Fls = Fouls committed · Fld = Fouls drawn · Int = Interceptions · TklW = Tackles won
Data is sourced from API-Football and updated regularly. If you notice incorrect information, it will be corrected in the next data refresh.
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