Footballer, Born 1983 Pepe: Portuguese association football player
Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira (born 26 February 1983), commonly known as Pepe, is a professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid in La Liga and the Portuguese national team, mainly as a centre back.
 Pepe lining up for Portugal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Maceió, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2001 | Corinthians-AL | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Marítimo B | 14 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Marítimo | 63 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Porto | 64 | (6) |
| 2007– | Real Madrid | 167 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Portugal | 57 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:16, 26 April 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:16, 26 April 2013 (UTC) | |||
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.
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