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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro Vilardi Pinto | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grêmio | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2018 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| 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) | |||
Career
editYouth
editPepê joined the youth academy of Flamengo at the age of 10.[2]
Flamengo
editHe 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)
editOn 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
editOn 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
edit- 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 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
- ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa do Brasil.
Honours
edit- Flamengo
- Copa Libertadores: 2019[8]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2020
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2021[9]
- Campeonato Carioca: 2020, 2021
- Cuiabá
- Grêmio
Personal life
editPepê is a devout Christian, being a member of the Igreja Presbiteriana das Américas congregation in Barra da Tijuca.[10]
References
edit- ^ AS, Diario (30 November 2018). "Pepê (João Pedro Vilardi Pinto)". AS.com.
- ^ "Pepê assume pressão no Flamengo pela camisa 10: "Sempre gostei"".
- ^ "Flamengo vence o Palmeiras e depende apenas de si para ser campeão". Globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Pepê reforça Portimonense até final da época". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Portimonense vs. Belenenses - 3 November 2018 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Pepê chega a acordo para deixar o Flamengo e acerta com o Cuiabá" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Pepê at Soccerway
- ^ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Supercopa: em jogo doido, Flamengo vence o Palmeiras nos pênaltis". One Football (in Portuguese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Chagas, Thiago (26 November 2019). "Gabigol e Pepê Vilardi agradecem a Deus por títulos do Flamengo: "Infinitamente mais"" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gospel Mais. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
External links
edit- Pepê at Soccerway