Pedro Rodrigues (footballer)

Pedro Filipe Figueiredo Rodrigues (born 20 May 1997), also known as Pêpê, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Pafos on loan from Olympiacos.

For the footballer Pedro Rodríguez, see Pedro (footballer, born 1987).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Figueiredo and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.
Pêpê Rodrigues
Personal information
Full name Pedro Filipe Figueiredo Rodrigues[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997[1]
Place of birth Sátão, Portugal[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pafos
(on loan from Olympiacos)
Number 88
Youth career
2005–2006 Ferreira de Aves
2007–2008 Académico Viseu
2008–2009 Casa do Benfica Viseu
2009–2016 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Benfica B 53 (6)
2017–2018 → Estoril (loan) 22 (1)
2018–2019 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 18 (0)
2019–2020 Vitória Guimarães 31 (3)
2020– Olympiacos 9 (0)
2021–2022 → Famalicão (loan) 50 (5)
2022–2023 → Ankaragücü (loan) 6 (0)
2023 → Cartagena (loan) 17 (0)
2023– → Pafos (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2012 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2013 Portugal U16 11 (1)
2014 Portugal U17 15 (2)
2014 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2014–2016 Portugal U19 23 (3)
2016–2017 Portugal U20 15 (2)
2016–2018 Portugal U21 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:34, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Benfica

Born in Sátão, Viseu District, Rodrigues joined S.L. Benfica's youth system at the age of 12 from local Associação Social Cultural e Recreativa e Desportista da Casa do Benfica de Viseu. On 26 August 2015, still a junior, he made his professional debut with the former's reserves, playing the entire 1–0 home win against U.D. Oliveirense in the Segunda Liga.[2]

Rodrigues scored his first goal in the competition on 13 February 2016, in a 2–2 away draw with Académico Viseu FC.[3] In the 2016–17 season, he netted four times (all from penalties) from 38 appearances to help the side finish in fourth position.[4]

On 21 August 2017, Rodrigues joined G.D. Estoril Praia on a loan deal.[5][6] He made his Primeira Liga debut with the club six days later, coming on as a late substitute in the 2–1 away loss to Sporting CP.[7]

Rodrigues scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 30 January 2018, helping the hosts defeat C.D. Tondela 3–0 with an early long-range shot.[8]

Vitória Guimarães

Ahead of the 2018–19 campaign, Rodrigues was loaned to Vitória de Guimarães.[9] On 16 July 2019, he agreed to a permanent five-year contract.[10]

Rodrigues scored five competitive goals during his spell at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques. His first arrived on 8 August 2019 in the 3–0 away victory over FK Ventspils in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League,[11] and he repeated the feat in the second leg (6–0).[12]

Olympiacos

On 7 September 2020, Olympiacos F.C. announced the signing of Rodrigues on a five-year deal, for a transfer fee in the range of €4 million.[13] In the following transfer window, he was loaned to F.C. Famalicão until 30 June;[14] the move was extended for the entire 2021–22.[15]

Rodrigues split the 2022–23 season also on loan, starting it at MKE Ankaragücü (Turkish Süper Lig)[16] and finishing it with FC Cartagena (Spanish Segunda División).[17] On 21 August 2023, still owned by Olympiacos, he joined Cypriot First Division club Pafos FC for one year.[18]

International career

All youth levels comprised, Rodrigues won 78 caps for Portugal. His first for the under-21s occurred on 11 October 2016 at the age of 19, replacing Daniel Podence at the hour mark of the 7–1 away demolition of Liechtenstein for the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[19]

Additionally, Rodrigues represented the nation at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.[20]

Career statistics
As of 20 May 2023[21][22]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2015–16 LigaPro 142————142
2016–17 384————384
Total 526————526
Estoril (loan) 2017–18 Primeira Liga 2210010——231
Vitória Guimarães (loan) 2018–19 1802000——200
Vitória Guimarães 2019–20 3131040102—465
Total 4933040102—665
Olympiacos 2020–21 Super League Greece 9010—30—130
Famalicão (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 18000———180
2021–22 3253020——375
Total 5053020——555
Ankaragücü (loan) 2022–23 Süper Lig 6020———80
Cartagena (loan) 2022–23 Segunda División 170————170
Career total 2051590701320023417

References
  1. "Pêpê Rodrigues" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. "Benfica B-Oliveirense, 1–0: Sancidino teve cabeça" [Benfica B-Oliveirense, 1–0: Sancidino used his head]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. "Ac. Viseu-Benfica B, 2–2: Golo de Saponjic foi insuficiente" [Ac. Viseu-Benfica B, 2–2: Goal from Saponjic was not enough]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. Serrano, Tiago (23 March 2017). "Olheiro BnR – Pedro Rodrigues" [BnR scout – Pedro Rodrigues] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. "Pêpê veste as cores estorilistas" [Pêpê wears Estoril colours] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  6. "Pedro Rodrigues já fala "à Estoril"" [Pedro Rodrigues already talking "like an Estoril man"] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  7. "Sporting-Estoril, 2–1 (resultado final)" [Sporting-Estoril, 2–1 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  8. "Braga consolida Europa, Estoril entrega lanterna vermelha ao Aves" [Braga consolidate Europe, Estoril hand out bottom place to Aves] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  9. "Pedro Rodrigues emprestado ao Vitória Sport Clube" [Pedro Rodrigues loaned to Vitória Sport Clube] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  10. "Pedro Rodrigues deixa Benfica e assina por cinco épocas" [Pedro Rodrigues leaves Benfica and signs for five seasons]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  11. Castro, Ricardo Jorge (8 August 2019). "Liga Europa: Ventspils-V. Guimarães, 0–3 (crónica)" [Europa League: Ventspils-V. Guimarães, 0–3 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  12. "V.Guimarães volta a vencer Ventspils e está no play-off da Liga Europa" [V.Guimarães beat Ventspils again and reach Europa League play-offs]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  13. Tempelis, Vassilis (7 September 2020). "Ολυμπιακός: Επίσημα ερυθρόλευκος ο Πέπε" [Olympiacos: Pêpê officially red-and-white] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  14. "Famalicão anuncia contratação de Pêpê Rodrigues" [Famalicão announce signing of Pêpê Rodrigues]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  15. "OFICIAL: Pêpê Rodrigues continua no Famalicão" [OFFICIAL: Pêpê Rodrigues remains at Famalicão] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  16. "OFICIAL: Pêpê Rodrigues emprestado ao Ankaragücü" [OFFICIAL: Pêpê Rodrigues loaned to Ankaragücü] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  17. Asensio, Alfonso (21 January 2023). "El centrocampista Pêpê, quinto refuerzo del FC Cartagena" [Midfielder Pêpê, fifth FC Cartagena addition]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  18. "Επίσημα δανεικός στην Πάφο ο Πέπε" [Pepe officially loaned to Pafos] (in Greek). Eidisis 247. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  19. "Sub-21: Liechtenstein-Portugal, 1–7 (resultado final)" [Under-21: Liechtenstein-Portugal, 1–7 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  20. Gomes de Andrade, Maria (2 May 2017). "Os convocados da seleção nacional para o Mundial Sub-20" [The national team selection for the Under-20 World Cup] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  21. Pedro Rodrigues at Soccerway
  22. Pedro Rodrigues – UEFA competition record (archive) 
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