Pedro Filipe Figueiredo Rodrigues (born 20 May 1997), also known as Pêpê, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for

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club Cartagena, on loan from

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

, as a

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Club career

Benfica

Born in

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, Rodrigues joined

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese footba ...

'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 União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football team currently plays at the Es ...

in the Segunda Liga. Rodrigues scored his first goal in the competition on 13 February 2016, in a 2–2 away draw with Académico Viseu FC. In the 2016–17 season, he netted four times (all from

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) from 38 appearances to help the side finish in fourth position. On 21 August 2017, Rodrigues joined

G.D. Estoril Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home games at the Estádio António Coimb ...

on a loan deal. He made his

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debut with the club six days later, coming on as a late substitute in the 2–1 away loss to

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. Rodrigues scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 30 January 2018, helping the hosts defeat

C.D. Tondela Clube Desportivo de Tondela () is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Tondela, located in Viseu District, and play in the Estádio João Cardoso ...

3–0 with an early long-range shot.

Vitória Guimarães

Ahead of the 2018–19 campaign, Rodrigues was loaned to

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. On 16 July 2019, he agreed to a permanent five-year contract. 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

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in the

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of the

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, and he repeated the feat in the second leg (6–0).

Olympiacos

On 7 September 2020,

Olympiacos F.C. Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π. ), known simply as Olympiacos or Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional football club based in Piraeus, Attica. Part of the major multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP ('' ...

announced the signing of Rodrigues on a five-year deal, for a transfer fee in the range of €4 million. In the following

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, he was loaned to

F.C. Famalicão Futebol Clube de Famalicão, commonly known as Famalicão, is a Portuguese association football, football club from Vila Nova de Famalicão. Founded on 21 August 1931, its senior team currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top tier of Portugu ...

until 30 June; the move was extended for the entire 2021–22.

International career

All youth levels comprised, Rodrigues won 78

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for

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. His first for the under-21s occurred on 11 October 2016 at the age of 19, replacing

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at the hour mark of the 7–1 away demolition of

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for the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. Additionally, Rodrigues represented

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at the

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in South Korea.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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Portuguese League profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodrigues, Pedro 1997 births Living people People from Sátão Sportspeople from Viseu District Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Académico de Viseu F.C. players S.L. Benfica B players G.D. Estoril Praia players Vitória S.C. players F.C. Famalicão players Super League Greece players Olympiacos F.C. players Süper Lig players MKE Ankaragücü footballers Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Turkey Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey