Adilson Tavares Varela

Football player infobox| playername= Cabral
fullname = Adilson Tavares Varela
nickname =


dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1988|10|22|mf=y
cityofbirth = Praia
countryofbirth = Cape Verde
height = height|meters=1.78
currentclub = FC Basel
clubnumber = 24
position = Defensive Midfielder Attacking Midfielder Striker
youthyears = 1997-1998 1998-2001 2001-2005
youthclubs = FC Moudon FC Etoile Broye FC Lausanne-Sport
years = 2005-2007 2007- 2008-
clubs = FC Lausanne-Sport FC Basel Sevilla FC
caps(goals) = 26 (0) 8 (0) 0 (0)
nationalyears = 2007-
nationalteam = Switzerland U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (0)
pcupdate = 28 April 2008
ntupdate = 18 July 2007

Adilson Tavares Varela (born 22 October 1988 in Praia), commonly known as Cabral, is a Cape Verdean footballer who currently plays as midfielder in the Swiss Super League for FC Basel. Cabral also holds a Swiss citizenship.

Football career

Cabral came through the ranks at FC Lausanne-Sport and made his debut in 2005. He went on to play 26 games for Lausanne before leaving for FC Basel in 2007 on a free transfer, signing a 3 year deal. Despite being born in the West African country of the Cape Verde islands he plays for the Swiss Under-19s side.

External links

* [http://www.fcb.ch/sport/show/playerDetailByID//28241/72/9/36 Profile at FC Basel] de icon

* [http://www.football.ch/sfl/777819/de/Kader.aspx?pId=94913 Profile at Swiss Football League Website] de icon