| Pepê | |
| Fullname: | João Pedro Vilardi Pinto |
| Birth Date: | 6 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.83m[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Grêmio |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Flamengo |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Portimonense (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Cuiabá |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Grêmio |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 00:40, 29 October 2021 (UTC) |
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.
Pepê joined the youth academy of Flamengo at the age of 10.[2]
He 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]
On 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]
On 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.
| 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[7] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[8] | 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 | |||
2022
Pepê is a devout Christian, being a member of the Igreja Presbiteriana das Américas congregation in Barra da Tijuca.[11]