Zé Pedro (footballer, born 1991)

José Pedro Cepeda Espinhosa Teixeira, known as Zé Pedro, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Zé Pedro was born in Braga. After spending the better part of his youth career at FC Porto, he went on to play 192 matches in the Segunda Liga over eight seasons, totalling ten goals for Leixões SC, S.C. Covilhã and F.C. Famalicão.
On 21 August 2011, Zé Pedro scored his first goal in the second tier, as a substitute for Leixões in a 1–0 away win against Associação Naval 1º de Maio. While a member of Covilhã, he netted a career-best five times in the 2015–16 campaign, including an injury-time brace in the 2–2 draw at his former club Leixões.