Pedro Miguel Braga Rebocho (born 23 January 1995) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...

Club career

Benfica

Born in

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, Rebocho started his football career at local club

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in 2004. Three years later, he joined

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's youth system, playing for their under-19 team in the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League, where they were runners-up to

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. Previously, on 16 November 2012, he had signed a professional contract until June 2015. On 9 August 2014, Rebocho was called up for a Benfica B match against

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in the Segunda Liga, but he did not feature in the former's 3–2 home win. Two weeks later, he made his professional debut in a 4–0 home victory over Académico de Viseu FC. Rebocho finished the 2015–16 season with three goals in 28 matches, helping his team narrowly avoid relegation.

Moreirense

On 4 July 2016, Rebocho joined

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on a three-year deal. His first game in the

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took place on 25 September, when he played the entire 1–0 home loss to

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. Rebocho contributed four appearances in the side's victorious run in the

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, including the final 1–0 defeat of

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on 29 January 2017.

Guingamp

On 20 June 2017, Rebocho agreed to a three-year contract at French club

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. He made his

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debut on 5 August, starting in the 3–1 away win against

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. On 8 August 2019, Rebocho was loaned to Beşiktaş J.K. of the Turkish

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on a

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-long loan with the option to make the move permanent. On 12 January 2021, in a similar loan, he joined

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal s ...

Lech Poznań

On 23 August 2021, Rebocho joined signed a two-year contract with

. He made his debut in the Polish

on 17 September, scoring and assisting once in a 5–0 home rout of

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International career

Rebocho was part of the Portuguese squad for the

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. He played all matches in the tournament held in Hungary, losing the final 1–0 to

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. On 11 October 2016, Rebocho won his first

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for the under-21s, in a 7–1 away demolition of

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in the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. Selected for the finals in Poland by manager

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, he appeared in the 4–2 group win against Macedonia as the tournament ended at that stage.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Moreirense *

: 2016–17 Lech Poznań *

: 2021–22

References

External links

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National team data
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rebocho, Pedro 1995 births Living people People from Évora Sportspeople from Évora District Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.L. Benfica B players Moreirense F.C. players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players En Avant Guingamp players Süper Lig players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Ekstraklasa players Lech Poznań players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland