Brazilian association football player
Pepê Full name
João Pedro Vilardi Pinto Date of birth
(1998-01-06 ) 6 January 1998 (age 26) Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[ 1] Position(s)
Midfielder Current team
Grêmio Number
23 2008–2018
Flamengo Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2018–2021
Flamengo
24
(2) 2018
→ Portimonense (loan)
1
(0) 2021–2022
Cuiabá
24
(2) 2023–
Grêmio
0
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:40, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
João Pedro Vilardi Pinto (born 6 January 1998), better known as Pepê , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio .
Career
Youth
Pepê joined the youth academy of Flamengo at the age of 10.[ 2]
Flamengo
He made his senior debut with Flamengo in a 2–0 2018 Campeonato Carioca win against Volta Redonda on 17 January 2018, and scored in his debut.
Pepê scored his first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A goal with a 83rd-minute strike in a 2–0 Flamengo win against Palmeiras on 21 January 2021.[ 3]
Portimonense (loan)
On 14 August 2018, he joined Portimonense on loan for the 2018–19 season.[ 4] He made his professional debut with Portimonense in a 1–1 Primeira Liga tie with Belenenses on 3 November 2018.[ 5]
Cuiabá
On 22 April 2021 Flamengo announced Pepê transfer to Cuiabá two months before the end of his contract, in exchange his former club retains 20% of his economic rights.[ 6] Pepê signed a three-year contract with Cuiabá.
Career statistics
As of 28 October 2021. [ 7]
Club
Season
League
State League
Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Flamengo
2018
Série A
0
0
3[ a]
1
0
0
0
0
—
3
1
2019
0
0
—
0
0
—
—
0
0
2020
11
1
4[ a]
0
1
0
0
0
—
16
1
2021
0
0
6[ a]
0
0
0
0
0
1[ b]
0
7
0
Total
11
1
13
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
26
2
Portimonense (loan)
2018–19
Primeira Liga
1
0
—
0
0
—
—
1
0
Cuiabá
2021
Série A
24
2
—
0
0
—
—
24
2
Career total
36
3
14
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
52
4
Honours
Flamengo
Cuiabá
Grêmio
Personal life
Pepê is a devout Christian, being a member of the Igreja Presbiteriana das Américas congregation in Barra da Tijuca .[ 10]
References
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