Team of Tomorrow Tuesday: Pepe

I know that this spot normally is reserved for either uncapped or players who have never seen the top level of international football. However, with Scolari’s announcement of the twenty three men he’s taking to the Euro this summer, he included a fair amount of youth and inexperience. Among the “low-capped” players who will be looking to make an impact in the Portuguese team in the tournament is Brazilian born Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, better known as “Pepe.”

His meteoric rise from the B Squad of Portuguese bwinLiga side Marítimo to becoming a stalwart in FC Porto’s back line up to now, showcasing as starting center back for a small Spanish club called Real Madrid has been well documented. Despite only being capped twice, Pepe is being touted as a definitive option for Big Boss Phil as a starting complement to Ricardo Carvalho when tournament time comes a knockin’. The bean pole 6′ 1 1/2″ naturalized Portuguese citizen will look to impose himself on European forwards and defenses in a month’s time. See some of his best recent moments below…