Pepe Career Achievements

Pepe Career Achievements

Pepe career achievements talk more about a legend in the world of football and a world-class defender who retired at 41.

Pepe who was born and brought up in Brazil chose to play for Portugal and made 141 appearances before his retirement.

Would you happen to know?

Pepe was born on the 26th of February 1983, 188 cm tall, right footed and his favorite position is playing as a center-back.

Teams Pepe Played For

Starting his youth career at Corinthians Alagoano then moved to Maritimo B and later Maritimo senior team, FC Porto, Real Madrid, Besiktas, and FC Porto.

Appearances Pepe Made Playing Professional Football

Maritimo B 16, Maritimo 64, FC Porto 64, Real Madrid 229, Besiktas 33, and FC Porto on a second spell 132 making total appearances of 535 throughout his playing career as a professional footballer.

Pepe Career Achievements

Pepe Achievements at FC Porto

Won four Primeira Liga, five Taca de Portugal, one Taca da Liga, three Supertaca Candido de Oliveira, and one Intercontinental Cup.

Pepe Achievements at Real Madrid

He won three La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey, two Suparcopa de Espana, three UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Super Cup, and two FIFA Club World Cups.

Pepe Achievements at Besiktas

Was a Turkish Super Cup runner-up in 2017 while with the Turkish giants.

Pepe Achievements with Portugal National Team

He won the UEFA European Championship in 2016 with the likes of C. Ronaldo and the UEFA Nations League in the 2018-19 seasons.

Pepe Individual Achievements

One of the defenders who has won a lot individually in their career is Pepe. He won the UEFA Euro 2016 final Man of the Match.

Playing in the UEFA European Championship Tournament has always been a place for Pepe to showcase his talent where he was selected as one of the best defenders in the Championship Team of the Tournament in 2008,2012 and 2016.

Both UEFA Champions League and ESM saw Pepe nominated in the Team of the Season in the year 2013-2014.

CNID in 2014 awarded Pepe as Best Portuguese Athlete Abroad ( Footballer of the Year ) and was part of La Liga Goal Team of the Season in the 2010-11 season.

Moving to Primeira League saw him win the Primeira Liga Defender of the Month in September-October 2020, and April 2023.

Defender Pepe was also named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year 2019-20,2020-21,2022-23 seasons.

In 2020 he was named the Best Portuguese Player Playing in Portugal by Quinas de Ouro Awards 2020 and was the SJPF Player of the Month back in April 2006.

The 2017-2018 seasons saw Pepe being the Süper Lig Defender of the Season and as well as being in the Süper Lig Team of the Season.

Awarded Commander of the Order of Merit by Portugal.