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Pepe (footballer, born 1983)

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Pepe
Pepe with Portugal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Kepler Laverán de Lima Ferreira[1]
Date of birth (1983-02-26) 26 February 1983 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Maceió, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1995–2001 Corinthians Alagoano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Marítimo B 14 (1)
2002–2004 Marítimo 63 (3)
2004–2007 Porto 64 (6)
2007–2017 Real Madrid 290 (13)
2017–2018 Beşiktaş 33 (5)
2019–2024 Porto 132 (7)
Total 535 (35)
International career
2007–2024 Portugal 141 (8)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Winner2016 France
Bronze medal – third place2012 Poland–Ukraine
UEFA Nations League
Winner2019 Portugal
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place2017 Russia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira ComM (born 26 February 1983), known as Pepe (pt-BR, pt-pt), is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is widely regarded as one of the best centre-backs of his generation.[3]

During his professional career, Pepe has played for C.S. Marítimo, FC Porto, Real Madrid, and Beşiktaş, with most success in Porto and Madrid. With Real Madrid, he has played 334 games, winning three La Liga titles, three UEFA Champions League titles and two Copa del Rey titles. He has also won four Primeira Liga titles and three Taça de Portugal titles with Porto.

Born and raised in Brazil, Pepe chose to play for the Portugal national team, and has earned 134 caps since 2007. He played at four FIFA World Cups and four UEFA European Championships. He was part of the team that won Euro 2016, also reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2012. Pepe was man of the match in the Euro 2016 final.[4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marítimo 2001–02 Primeira Liga 4000——40
2002–03 29200——292
2003–04 30110——311
Total 63310——643
Porto 2004–05 Primeira Liga 151105[b]01[c]0221
2005–06 241405[b]2—333
2006–07 254008[b]01[d]0344
Total 6465018220898
Real Madrid 2007–08 La Liga 190103[b]02[e]0250
2008–09 260005[b]01[e]0320
2009–10 101106[b]0—171
2010–11 261408[b]0—381
2011–12 291509[b]02[e]0451
2012–13 2812011[b]11[e]0422
2013–14 3047111[b]0—485
2014–15 272106[b]04[f]0382
2015–16 211109[b]0—311
2016–17 132203[b]000182
Total 2291324171110033415
Beşiktaş 2017–18 Süper Lig 232506[b]01[g]0352
2018–19 103007[h]2—175
Total 3355013210527
Porto 2018–19 Primeira Liga 132303[b]02[i]0212
2019–20 251209[j]01[i]0371
2020–21 272406[b]03[k]0402
2021–22 211309[l]000331
2022–23 240504[b]03[k]0360
2023–24 221407[b]21[d]0343
Total 13272103821002019
Career total 52134561140723074242
  1. ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  6. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Supercopa de España, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ↑ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
  8. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
  10. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  11. 1 2 Two appearances in Taça da Liga, one appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  12. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 200710
2008121
2009111
201060
201170
2012121
201380
201480
201530
2016131
2017111
2018112
201950
202050
2021100
2022101
202310
202470
Total1418

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Pepe
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
17 June 2008Stade de Genève, Geneve, Switzerland Turkey1–02–0UEFA Euro 2008
29 September 2009Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
313 June 2012Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine Denmark1–03–2UEFA Euro 2012
41 September 2016Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal Gibraltar5–05–0Friendly
52 July 2017Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow, Russia Mexico1–12–1 (aet)2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
630 June 2018Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia Uruguay1–11–22018 FIFA World Cup
76 September 2018Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal Croatia1–11–1Friendly
86 December 2022Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar  Switzerland2–06–12022 FIFA World Cup

Porto[8]

Real Madrid[8]

Beşiktaş[8]

Portugal[8]

Individual

Orders

References

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  1. 1 2 "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 20 March 2018. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ UEFA.com (2016-07-10). "Portugal spoil France's party with extra-time win | UEFA EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  5. ↑ "Pepe". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Pepe". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  7. ↑ Pepe at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Pepe". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Portugal regressa ao topo da Europa. Liga das Nações fica em casa" [Portugal returns to the top of Europe. Nations League stays home]. Sapo. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Spain dominate Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Ten Spain players in Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 Team of the Tournament revealed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Every Man of the Match at EURO 2016". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  14. ↑ "UEFA Champions League squad of the season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "La Liga Team of the Season 2010–11". Goal. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Turquia: Pepe e Quaresma distinguidos na Gala Anual" [Turkey: Pepe and Quaresma distinguished at the Annual Gala] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Pepe named "Defender of the Year" in Turkish league". Diario AS. 12 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "Liga: Todos os premiados da época 2019/20" [League: All winners of the 2019/20 season] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  19. ↑ "Liga NOS Team of the Year". Liga Portugal. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "Liga Nos Team of the season". A Bola. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  21. ↑ "11 do Ano fechado com avançado do SC Braga (fotogaleria) (Liga)". A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  22. ↑ "Melhores de setembro/outubro: Pepe eleito o Defesa do Mês na Liga NOS" [Best of September/October: Pepe elected Defender of the Month in Liga NOS] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  23. ↑ "Pepe wins Defender of the Month in Liga Portugal bwin". Liga Portugal. 10 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  24. ↑ "Quinas de Ouro: Ronaldo, Pepe, Jesus e Conceição distinguidos" [Quinas de Ouro: Ronaldo, Pepe, Jesus and Conceição distinguished] (in Portuguese). MaisFutebol. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  25. ↑ "Pepe é o Jogador do Mês" [Pepe is the Player of the Month] (in Portuguese). Record. 2 May 2006. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  26. ↑ "Seleção recebe insígnias de Marcelo no Porto" [National team receives insignia from Marcelo in Porto] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

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