Pany Varela
Anilton César Varela da Silva (born 25 February 1989), also known as Pany Varela, is a futsal player who plays for Sporting CP as a winger. Born in Cape Verde, he represents Portugal internationally. In 2021, he scored in the 2 most important finals of the sport, in terms of clubs and national teams, respectively: 1 goal in the Champions League final against Barcelona and 2 goals (the only ones in the match) in the final of the World Cup against Argentina, thus, aiding both his teams' victories in the competition. Club career. Born in Tarrafal, Cape Verde , Anilton moved to the ICeSa neighbourhood in Vialonga, Portugal in 1999 and started playing futsal for the local club Os Patuscos. On 29 December 2011, Anilton was loaned out to gain experience, joining Belenenses on a six-month deal. He moved to Olivais on 19 August 2012, in an equal predicament, but for one season. On 16 June 2013, Anilton moved to Fundão on a permanent deal, In the first year there, he helped the club win their first title ever, the Taça de Portugal de Futsal, plus reach the playoff finals. After three years with Fundão, Anilton returned to  Lisbon to play for Sporting CP, joining them on 19 July 2016. He helped them reach two consecutive UEFA Futsal Cup finals in 2016–17 and 2017–18. International career. Anilton made his debut for Portugal national team on 22 June 2015, and has represented them on the UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 and UEFA Futsal Euro 2018, winning the latter.