Pepe Rodrigues

Pedro Filipe Figueiredo Rodrigues (born 20 May 1997), also known as Pepe, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Famalicao on loan from Greek club Olympiacos F.C. as a midfielder.

Club Career

Benfica

Born in Satao, Viseu District, Rodrigues joined S.L. Benfica's youth system at the age of 12 from local Associacao 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 for the Segunda Liga.

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

On 21 August 2017, Rodrigues joined G.D. Estoril Praia on a loan deal. 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.

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.

Vitoria Guimaraes

Ahead of the 2018–19 campaign, Rodrigues was loaned to Vitoria de Guimaraes. On 16 July 2019, he agreed to a permanent five-year contract.

Rodrigues scored five competitive goals during his spell at the Estadio 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, and he repeated the feat in the second leg (6–0).

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. In the following transfer window, he was loaned to F.C. Famalicao until 30 June.