Pepe (footballer, born 1983)

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]

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 Winner 2016 France 2012 Poland–Ukraine UEFA Nations League Winner 2019 Portugal FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 Russia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5][6]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marítimo	2001–02	Primeira Liga	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2002–03		29	2	0	0	—		—		29	2
	2003–04		30	1	1	0	—		—		31	1
	Total		63	3	1	0	—		—		64	3
Porto	2004–05	Primeira Liga	15	1	1	0	5[b]	0	1[c]	0	22	1
	2005–06		24	1	4	0	5[b]	2	—		33	3
	2006–07		25	4	0	0	8[b]	0	1[d]	0	34	4
	Total		64	6	5	0	18	2	2	0	89	8
Real Madrid	2007–08	La Liga	19	0	1	0	3[b]	0	2[e]	0	25	0
	2008–09		26	0	0	0	5[b]	0	1[e]	0	32	0
	2009–10		10	1	1	0	6[b]	0	—		17	1
	2010–11		26	1	4	0	8[b]	0	—		38	1
	2011–12		29	1	5	0	9[b]	0	2[e]	0	45	1
	2012–13		28	1	2	0	11[b]	1	1[e]	0	42	2
	2013–14		30	4	7	1	11[b]	0	—		48	5
	2014–15		27	2	1	0	6[b]	0	4[f]	0	38	2
	2015–16		21	1	1	0	9[b]	0	—		31	1
	2016–17		13	2	2	0	3[b]	0	0	0	18	2
	Total		229	13	24	1	71	1	10	0	334	15
Beşiktaş	2017–18	Süper Lig	23	2	5	0	6[b]	0	1[g]	0	35	2
	2018–19		10	3	0	0	7[h]	2	—		17	5
	Total		33	5	5	0	13	2	1	0	52	7
Porto	2018–19	Primeira Liga	13	2	3	0	3[b]	0	2[i]	0	21	2
	2019–20		25	1	2	0	9[j]	0	1[i]	0	37	1
	2020–21		27	2	4	0	6[b]	0	3[k]	0	40	2
	2021–22		21	1	3	0	9[l]	0	0	0	33	1
	2022–23		24	0	5	0	4[b]	0	3[k]	0	36	0
	2023–24		22	1	4	0	7[b]	2	1[d]	0	34	3
	Total		132	7	21	0	38	2	10	0	201	9
Career total			521	34	56	1	140	7	23	0	742	42

1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
4. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
5. 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. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
10. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
11. 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

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[7]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Portugal	2007	1	0
	2008	12	1
	2009	11	1
	2010	6	0
	2011	7	0
	2012	12	1
	2013	8	0
	2014	8	0
	2015	3	0
	2016	13	1
	2017	11	1
	2018	11	2
	2019	5	0
	2020	5	0
	2021	10	0
	2022	10	1
	2023	1	0
	2024	7	0
Total		141	8

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Pepe

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 June 2008	Stade de Genève, Geneve, Switzerland	Turkey	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2008
2	9 September 2009	Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	13 June 2012	Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine	Denmark	1–0	3–2	UEFA Euro 2012
4	1 September 2016	Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal	Gibraltar	5–0	5–0	Friendly
5	2 July 2017	Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow, Russia	Mexico	1–1	2–1 (aet)	2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
6	30 June 2018	Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia	Uruguay	1–1	1–2	2018 FIFA World Cup
7	6 September 2018	Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal	Croatia	1–1	1–1	Friendly
8	6 December 2022	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar	Switzerland	2–0	6–1	2022 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Porto^[8]

• 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^[8]

• 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^[8]

• Turkish Super Cup runner-up: 2017

Portugal^[8]

• UEFA European Championship: 2016
• UEFA Nations League: 2018–19^[9]

Individual

• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008,^[10] 2012,^[11] 2016^[12]
• UEFA Euro 2016 Final: Man of the Match^[13]
• UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013–14^[14]
• ESM Team of the Season: 2013–14
• CNID Best Portuguese Athlete Abroad: 2014
• Goal La Liga Team of the Season: 2010–11^[15]
• Süper Lig Team of the Season: 2017–18^[16]
• Süper Lig Defender of the Season: 2017–18^[17]
• Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2019–20,^[18] 2020–21,^[19] 2021–22,^[20] 2022–23^[21]
• Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: September/October 2020,^[22] April 2023^[23]
• Quinas de Ouro Awards – Best Portuguese Player Playing in Portugal: 2020^[24]
• SJPF Player of the Month: April 2006^[25]

Orders

• Commander of the Order of Merit^[26]