About Pepe
Pepe, a Portuguese professional footballer is famous for playing as a center-back and captains Portuguese club Porto and the Portugal national team. He has played for Maritimo, Porto, Real Madrid, and Besiktas, with individual and team success with the middle two clubs during his professional career. He has also played for three FIFA World Cups and three UEFA European Championships and was a member of the team that won Euro 2016, also reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2012. He currently plays for Porto wearing shirt number 3.
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Pepe began playing football with local Corinthians Alagoano as he began his youth career with Corinthians-Al at age 12. He later moved to Portugal to sign with Maritimo in Madeira at the age of 18, spending the vast majority of his first season with the B-team. He has won three La Liga titles, three UEFA Champions League titles, two Copa del Rey titles, and played 334 games for Real Madrid. He was appointed as club captain on 12th October 2020 following Danilo Pereira's exit to Paris Saint-Germain.
Early Life and Family
Pepe opened his eyes for the very first time on 26th February 1983 under the star sign of Pisces. His parents gave him birth with the full name of Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira in Maceio, Brazil. He holds Portuguese as well as Brazilian nationality although he was born in Brazil. He came from Brazilian-Portuguese ethnic background. Similarly, he is Christian by religion and white by race. Pepe's present age is 38 as he celebrated his 38th birthday in the February of 2021.
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Pepe took birth to his father, Anael Feitosa Ferreira and mother, Rosilene de Lima Ferreira. He has one sibling named Jonathan Pepe.
Pepe Married Life and Wife
Regarding Pepe's relationship status, he is a married man. He has been married to his beautiful wife Ana Sofia Moreira, whom he met in Porto in 2007. Together, they have two daughters. He is very loyal to his wife and has no affairs. Furthermore, his sexual orientation is straight.
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Pepe Net Worth & Salary
Pepe is a talented footballer who has a net worth of $13 million as of 2021. He also earns a fine amount of salary which is more than 5.72 million GBP per year. His major source of income is from his football career.
How tall is Pepe?
The height of a handsome guy, Pepe is 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) whereas his body weight is around 81 kg. He has black hair and dark brown eyes color. Pepe is of athletic body build.
Teams Played
Youth career
- 1995 to 2001 - Corinthians-AL
Senior career
- 2001 to 2002 - Maritimo B
- 2002 to 2004 - Maritimo
- 2004 to 2007 - Porto
- 2007 to 2017 - Real Madrid
- 2017 to 2019 - Besiktas
- 2019 - Porto
National team
- 2007 - Portugal
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Awards and Achievements
Club
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2019-2020
- Taca de Portugal: 2005-2006, 2019-2020
- Supertaca Candido de Oliveira: 2004, 2006, 2020
- Intercontinental Cup: 2004
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 2007-2008, 2011-2012, 2016-2017
- Copa del Rey: 2010-2011, 2013-2014
- Supercopa de Espana: 2008, 2012
- UEFA Champions League: 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2016-2017
- UEFA Super Cup: 2014
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2016
International
Portugal
- UEFA European Championship: 2016
- UEFA Nations League: 2018-2019
Individual
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008, 2012, 2016
- UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2013-2014
- ESM Team of the Year: 2013-2014
- CNID Best Portuguese Athlete Abroad: 2014
- FIFA FIFPro World XI 2nd team: 2016
- FIFA FIFPro World XI 3rd team: 2014
- FIFA FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2013, 2015
- FIFA FIFPro World XI 5th team: 2017
