5 best Portuguese players to play for Real Madrid

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#3 Pepe

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Pepe

The Brazilian-born Portuguese defender joined Real Madrid from FC Porto in 2007 for a reported transfer fee of £32 million.

Pepe is one the best center-defenders to play for Los Blancos in the last 10 years and helped the club win three La Liga and three Champions League titles. He was part of the UEFA Champions League team of the 2013-14 and was also the regular part of ESM Team of the Year 2014.

Known for his hard-tackling, Pepe drew a lot of criticism for his unsportsmanlike. Nevertheless, he was a fan favorite and still remains to be a cult figure among the supporters. He played 229 La Liga games for the club, scoring 13 goals.

The Portuguese international decided to leave Bernabeu to join Besiktas in 2017 and is currently enjoying his football there.

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