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Pepelu
Valencia

Pepelu

José Luis García Vayá

Centre Back · Valencia. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionCB Age28 ClubValencia Market value€8mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-05
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubValenciaLa Liga
PositionCentre BackDefender
Date of birth28 years old
NationalitySpainDénia
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€8mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-05
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height185 cm73 kg
Shirt number#18Valencia
Performance
Season stats

La Liga · 2026

Valencia · Defender

Appearances55 starts
Minutes3880 substitute entries
Rating6.61provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Shots10 on target
Passing86246 passes · 1 key
Defensive work94 interceptions · 2 blocks
Duels won54.2%13 of 24
Dribble success—0 of 0
Cards0Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Pepelu

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

Mehmet YeşilMehmet YeşilAmed · CBsame centre back role · same defender group · similar age64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 388 min / 2026 · 174 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Pepelu and Mehmet Yeşil — stored season statistics
Context / metricPepeluMehmet Yeşil
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSüper Lig
Team in this sampleValenciaAmed
Minutes388174
Appearances54
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9092.09 per 902— per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9040.93 per 902— per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9020.46 per 90—— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

MatheuzinhoMatheuzinhoCorinthians · DEFsame defender group · close age profile · similar value range49match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 388 min / 2026 · 1,958 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Pepelu and Matheuzinho — stored season statistics
Context / metricPepeluMatheuzinho
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleValenciaCorinthians
Minutes3881,958
Appearances523
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9092.09 per 90381.75 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9040.93 per 90281.29 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9020.46 per 9050.23 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Renan LodiRenan LodiAtletico-MG · LBsame defender group · similar age · comparable value band47match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 388 min / 2026 · 1,922 min

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Pepelu and Renan Lodi — stored season statistics
Context / metricPepeluRenan Lodi
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleValenciaAtletico-MG
Minutes3881,922
Appearances523
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9092.09 per 90231.08 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9040.93 per 90190.89 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9020.46 per 9070.33 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

MuriloMuriloPalmeiras · DEFsame defender group · similar age · comparable value band47match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 388 min / 2026 · 2,045 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Pepelu and Murilo — stored season statistics
Context / metricPepeluMurilo
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleValenciaPalmeiras
Minutes3882,045
Appearances523
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9092.09 per 90241.06 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9040.93 per 90231.01 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9020.46 per 90170.75 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Fabrício BrunoFabrício BrunoCruzeiro · DEFsame defender group · close age profile · comparable value band42match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 388 min / 2026 · 2,081 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Pepelu and Fabrício Bruno — stored season statistics
Context / metricPepeluFabrício Bruno
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleValenciaCruzeiro
Minutes3882,081
Appearances524
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9092.09 per 90190.82 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9040.93 per 90160.69 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9020.46 per 90130.56 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Léo PereiraLéo PereiraFlamengo · DEFsame defender group · close age profile · comparable value band42match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 388 min / 2026 · 2,046 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Pepelu and Léo Pereira — stored season statistics
Context / metricPepeluLéo Pereira
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleValenciaFlamengo
Minutes3882,046
Appearances523
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9092.09 per 90251.1 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9040.93 per 90281.23 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9020.46 per 90190.84 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves31 loans · 0 free moves
Known fees€5mTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed fee€5MLevante → Valencia

Latest recorded move: Levante → Valencia · 08 Jul 2023, with terms recorded as €5M. The player was 24.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202308 Jul 2023Levante → ValenciaTransfer€5M24
202101 Jul 2021Guimaraes → LevanteTransferTerms not supplied22
202008 Sept 2020Levante → GuimaraesLoanTerms not supplied22
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Valencia · La Liga

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
TransferLevante → Valencia

Provider transfer record

TransferGuimaraes → Levante

Provider transfer record

LoanLevante → Guimaraes

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Dénia, Spain

Value & contract

Market value

€8m

Transfermarkt · 2026-06-05

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Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Pepelu in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityJosé Luis García VayáHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubValenciaHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionLa LigaHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionCentre BackHighAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonNot assessedAPI-Football
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history3HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours3 updates · 6 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

DefenderCentre Back

API-Football squad and profile sync
4 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€5m€4.7m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.
ValuationValue record updated

€4.8m€5m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.