Pepe (footballer, born October 1983)

Pepe
Personal information
Full name Marcos Paulo Aguiar de Jesus[1]
Date of birth (1983-10-04) 4 October 1983
Place of birth São Simão, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Mogi Mirim
2002 Brasil de Farroupilha
2003 Primavera
2004 Campinas
2004 Fernandópolis
2005 Linense
2005 Cidade Azul
2006 Primavera
2006 Guaçuano
2006–2008 Bidvest Wits (13)
2009 Alki Larnaca 9[2] (2)
2009–2013 Enosis Neon Paralimni
2013–2014 Genus
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcos Paulo Aguiar de Jesus (born 4 October 1983), better known as Pepe, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward who played for Bidvest Wits in the South African Premiership, among other clubs.

Career

Born in São Simão, São Paulo state, Pepe started his professional career with Mogi Mirim, then played for teams in São Paulo state as well as for Brasil de Farroupilha and Cidade Azul. He joined Linense in March 2005,[3] a Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão club (São Paulo state fourth level). In August 2005 he left for Cidade Azul,[4] playing in the Campeonato Catarinense Série B1 (Santa Catarina third level).

In January 2006 he signed for Primavera of Campeonato Paulista Série A3.[5] in April he moved to Guaçuano of Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão.[6]

Pepe joined South African Premiership (PSL) team Bidvest Wits in August 2006,[7] for whom he signed after playing for a Brazilian team against the club's under-23 team.[8] In September he scored twice in Wits' 2–1 win against Kaizer Chiefs.[9] In October he scored the decisive goal in a 1–0 defeat of Lamontville Golden Arrows.[10] By mid-season Pepe was credited with greatly contributing to Wits' third place in the table along with compatriot Danilo Julio, with The Namibian labelling him "arguably the buy of the season".[11] In April 2007 it was reported he would miss the rest of the season, after sustaining a serious injury requiring surgery.[12] He scored eight league goals the 2006–07 season.[13] He was nominated as PSL Club Rookie of the Year, with Clifford Ngobeni winning the award in August 2007.[14]

Pepe scored five times in the 2007–08 season.[15] In 2015 he was placed 29th in Kick Off's list of "top 30 foreign strikers to have played in the PSL".[16]

In January 2009 Pepe signed for Cypriot team Alki Larnaca, where he scored twice in eight appearances.[17] In June, after the club was relegated, he signed a preliminary one-year contract with the option of a further year with Enosis Neon Paralimni, pending the approval of manager Čedomir Janevski, with the contract being due to be activated in August.[17] He was released in August, after pre-season training.[18]

Pepe played in Vietnam before ending his career in his native Brazil.[19]

Style of play

In October 2006, during his spell at Wits University, Pepe was described as "powerfully built", being a strong header of the ball and having a "lethal right foot".[8]

Later life

After his retirement from playing, Pepe worked as a security guard.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 Pepe at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Αλκη Λαρνακασ - Marcos Paulo Aguiar de Jesus". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "BOLETIM INFORMATIVO DIÁRIO ELETRÔNICO (BID-E)RELAÇÃO PELA DATA 03/05/2005". CBF (in Portuguese). 3 May 2005. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "BOLETIM INFORMATIVO DIÁRIO ELETRÔNICO (BID-E)RELAÇÃO PELA DATA 20/09/2005". CBF (in Portuguese). 20 September 2005. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "BOLETIM INFORMATIVO DIÁRIO ELETRÔNICO (BID-E)RELAÇÃO PELA DATA 27/03/2006". CBF (in Portuguese). 27 March 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "BOLETIM INFORMATIVO DIÁRIO ELETRÔNICO (BID-E)RELAÇÃO PELA DATA 12/06/2006". CBF (in Portuguese). 12 June 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  7. ↑ "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2006". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) (in Portuguese). 22 January 2007. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  8. 1 2 Vundla, Charles (28 October 2006). "Language no barrier for goal-hungry Marcos". IOL. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Lerman, Sy (21 September 2006). "De Jesus saves Wits". IOL. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Lerman, Sy (14 October 2006). "De Jesus proves to be a match-winner". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Premier Soccer League mid-season report". The Namibian. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Struggling Wits lose key strikers". IOL. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Premiership Goal Scorers 2006/07". Premier Soccer League. August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  14. ↑ "Ngobeni rookie of the year". News24. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Premiership Goal-Scorers 2007/08". Premier Soccer League. August 2008. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  16. ↑ Moyo, Lovemore (29 June 2015). "Best Foreign Striker - Marco de Jesus". Kick Off. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  17. 1 2 "ΕΝΠ: Πέπε το πρώτο απόκτημα" [ENP: Pepe is the first signing]. sportnetcy.com (in Greek). 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "ΕΝΠ: Έμεινε ο Κριβοκάπιτς, έφυγε ο Πέπε" [ENP: Krivokapić stays, Pepe leaves]. sportnetcy.com (in Greek). 21 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  19. 1 2 Moyo, Lovemore (1 October 2024). "Part 1 | From scoring goals in the PSL to working as a security guard". Kick Off. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
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