{"id":7053,"date":"2025-03-18T18:14:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T22:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/?post_type=sec_roster&#038;p=7053"},"modified":"2025-12-08T09:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:00:48","slug":"walter-varela","status":"publish","type":"sec_roster","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/roster\/walter-varela\/","title":{"rendered":"Walter Varela"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\"><strong>BIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Walter Varela (va-REL-la) joined Portland Hearts of Pine after leaving the Chattanooga Red Wolves in the USL League One in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from Cabo Verde, he began playing soccer at a young age, inspired by his older brothers, who not only introduced him to the game, but also played a key role in his development. Their guidance fueled his passion for the sport, leading him to pursue a career in soccer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walter attended the U-16 National Team camp, and after moving to the US, he began a collegiate career at Bunker Hill Community College. It was there that he was named to the collegiate Division III All-American Team in 2018. He played for two seasons, scoring 22 goals in 21 appearances, also tallying four assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Varela continued to develop his skill set in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) with Valeo FC and in the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) with Brockton FC. In 2022, he joined Albion San Diego in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). Over the course of the season, he made 19 appearances, scoring three goals and contributing four assists. His performance that year earned him a place on the 2022 NISA Best XI Second Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walter expressed his excitement in moving to Maine saying, \u201cIt seems like a welcoming and humble place to live and play soccer, and I couldn\u2019t imagine a better location for this opportunity, and next chapter in my professional career. Up the Hearts!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<opta-widget widget=\"season_player_stats\" competition=\"1006\" season=\"2025\" team=\"22500\" player=\"573756\" preselected_player=\"none\" template=\"normal\" navigation=\"tabs_more\" default_nav=\"1\" show_split_stats=\"false\" round_navigation=\"tabs\" show_general=\"true\" show_distribution=\"true\" show_attack=\"true\" show_defence=\"true\" show_discipline=\"true\" show_goalkeeping=\"true\" team_naming=\"full\" player_naming=\"full\" show_logo=\"true\" show_title=\"true\" breakpoints=\"400\" sport=\"football\"><\/opta-widget>\n\n\n<section class=\"rkv-block-tiles__wrapper  rkv-curation-card sec-card-slider\" data-slides-per-view=\"3\" data-centered=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"sec-card-slider-wrapper\" >\n\t\t<button class=\"sec-slider-prev\" data-controls=\"prev\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-left\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t<div 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sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/10\/04\/keegans-goal-not-enough-as-hearts-lose-to-madison\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeegan\u2019s Goal Not Enough as Hearts Lose to Madison\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJake Keegan, JayTee Kamara, Natty James, Noah Kvifte\u00a0, Ollie Wright, walter varela\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" 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href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/09\/17\/wada-hat-trick-powers-hearts-to-huge-road-win\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWada Hat Trick Powers Hearts to Huge Road Win\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMasashi Wada, Michel Poon-Angeron, Mo Mohamed, Titus Washington, walter varela\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/09\/17\/wada-hat-trick-powers-hearts-to-huge-road-win\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/09\/2025-08-24_20-40-14.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-3 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/08\/24\/hearts-come-from-behind-to-claim-road-thriller\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHearts Come From Behind to Claim Road Thriller\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColby Qui\u00f1ones, Nathan Messer, Ollie Wright, Sean Vinberg, S\u00e9ga Coulibaly, Titus Washington, walter varela\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/08\/24\/hearts-come-from-behind-to-claim-road-thriller\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/08\/UNEDITED-HALF-44-of-60.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-4 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/05\/31\/portland-upsets-detroit-in-jagermeister-cup-stunner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPortland Upsets Detroit in J\u00e4germeister Cup Stunner\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAzaad Liadi, Bobby Murphy, Club News, JayTee Kamara, Kash Oladapo, Mo Mohamed, Natty James, Ollie Wright, walter varela\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/05\/31\/portland-upsets-detroit-in-jagermeister-cup-stunner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/05\/DSC_4929.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-5 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/05\/17\/hearts-make-history-with-naples-win\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHearts Make History With Win Over Naples\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClub News, JayTee Kamara, Masashi Wada, Mickey Lopez, Nathan Messer, Titus Washington, walter varela\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/05\/17\/hearts-make-history-with-naples-win\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/05\/DSC_9428.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-6 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"entry sec-slider-card-entry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"card-entry-header sec-slider-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card-entry-title sec-slider-card-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title-link sec-slider-card-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/04\/26\/portland-fails-to-repeat-hartford-cupset-falls-2-0-on-road\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPortland Fails to Repeat Hartford Cupset, Falls 2-0 on Road\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card-tag sec-slider-card-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBobby Murphy, Hunter Morse, J\u00e4germeister Cup, Jake Keegan, Kemali Green, Masashi Wada, Mikey Lopez, Pat Langlois, Sean Vinberg, Titus Washington, USL J\u00e4germeister Cup, walter varela\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-entry-content sec-slider-card-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-image-link sec-slider-card-entry-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/news\/2025\/04\/26\/portland-fails-to-repeat-hartford-cupset-falls-2-0-on-road\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aligncenter post-image entry-image sec-slider-card-entry-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2025\/04\/9M202373.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-hover-bar sec-slider-card-hover-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rkv-card rkv-card-7 entry-card sec-slider-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<article 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