| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keyan Anderson Pereira Varela | ||
| Date of birth | (2006-04-26)26 April 2006 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Servette | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Étoile Carouge | ||
| 2018–2024 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Servette II | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Servette | 17 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Portugal U19 | 6 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:00, 13 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:00, 13 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Keyan Anderson Pereira Varela (born 26 April 2006) is a Portuguese professional football player who plays as awinger forSwiss Super League clubServette. Born in Switzerland, he is a youth international for Portugal.
A youth product ofÉtoile Carouge andServette, 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 1–0Swiss Super League loss toFC Lausanne-Sport on 3 November 2024.[1]
Born in Switzerland, Varela is of Cape Verdean descent, and holds Portuguese citizenship through his mother's who lived in Portugal.[3] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played for thePortugal U19s.[4]
Varela's cousinsEdimilson Fernandes,Ulisses Garcia,Joël Monteiro,Dylan Tavares, andGelson Fernandes are all professional footballers. He is a childhood friend ofAlvyn Sanches.[1]