Former Real Madrid player Pepe is considered one of the most sophisticated centre-backs in football today, and the player is now over 39 years old.
Although Pepe is a Portuguese player and has made 123 appearances for Portugal today, he grew up in Brazil.
In the summer of 2002, Portuguese side Marítimo signed Pepe. In the summer of 2004, Pepe joined Porto for the first time. He officially gained a foothold in Portugal.
Three years later, Pepe moved to Real Madrid. During his nine seasons at the Bernabeu, Pepe helped the La Liga giants make 334 appearances, winning three La Liga titles and three Champions League titles, and earning himself a reputation as a tough defender.
However, In an interview with Portuguese media, Pepe revealed that before the age of 17, she was a mother treasure man.
As one of the toughest defenders in football today, he said that although he was physically developed in his youth, he still needed a lot of love, attention and companionship from his mother.
Pepe laughs and says: "I still slept with my mom before I came to Portugal at the age of 17, so you can imagine what it was like. I was already very old by then, but I still slept with my parents, so I guess my dad shouldn't like me there.
In the winter window of 2019, Pepe returned to Porto. Pepe is now 39 years old and has become the absolute hunk in world football.
No one could have imagined that pepe, who has won a total of 170 yellow cards and 13 red cards in the club and the Portuguese team so far, was once a full mama man.