Pepe (footballer, born 1983)

Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira  (born 26 February 1983), known as Pepe (, ), 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.*

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.

Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMarítimo2001–02Primeira Liga4000——402002–0329200——2922003–0430110——311Total63310——643PortoPrimeira Liga1511050102212005–062414052—3332006–07254008010344Total6465018220898Real Madrid2007–08La Liga1901030202502008–092600050103202009–101011060—1712010–112614080—3812011–122915090204512012–1328120111104222013–1430471110—4852014–152721060403822015–162111090—3112016–17132203000182Total2291324171110033415Beşiktaş2017–18Süper Lig2325060103522018–191030072—175Total3355013210527Porto2018–19Primeira Liga1323030202122019–202512090103712020–212724060304022021–222113090003312022–232405040303602023–24221407210343Total13272103821002019Career total52134561140723074242

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPortugal20071020081212009111201060201170201212120138020148020153020161312017111201811220195020205020211002022101202310202470Total1418

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.
+ List of international goals scored by PepeNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  7 June 2008  Stade de Genève, Geneve, Switzerland   1–0 2–0  UEFA Euro 20082  9 September 2009  Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary   1–0 1–0  2010 FIFA World Cup qualification3  13 June 2012  Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine   1–0 3–2  UEFA Euro 20124  1 September 2016  Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal   5–0 5–0  Friendly5  2 July 2017  Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow, Russia   1–1  2–1   2017 FIFA Confederations Cup6  30 June 2018  Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia   1–1 1–2  2018 FIFA World Cup7  6 September 2018  Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal   1–1 1–1   Friendly8  6 December 2022  Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar   2–0 6–1  2022 FIFA World Cup

Honours
Porto
Primeira Liga: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2019–20, 2021–22
Taça de Portugal: 2005–06, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Taça da Liga: 2022–23
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2006, 2020, 2022
Intercontinental Cup: 2004

Real Madrid
La Liga: 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17
Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14
Supercopa de España: 2008, 2012
UEFA Champions League: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
UEFA Super Cup: 2014
FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2016

Beşiktaş
Turkish Super Cup runner-up: 2017

Portugal
UEFA European Championship: 2016
UEFA Nations League: 2018–19

Individual
UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008, 2012, 2016
UEFA Euro 2016 Final: Man of the Match
UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013–14
ESM Team of the Season: 2013–14
CNID Best Portuguese Athlete Abroad: 2014
Goal La Liga Team of the Season: 2010–11
 Süper Lig Team of the Season: 2017–18
Süper Lig Defender of the Season: 2017–18
Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: September/October 2020, April 2023
Quinas de Ouro Awards – Best Portuguese Player Playing in Portugal: 2020
SJPF Player of the Month: April 2006

Orders
60px Commander of the Order of Merit

 References 

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Category:1983 births
Category:Portuguese footballers
Category:Living people
Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Footballers from Maceió
Category:UEFA Euro 2024 players