Pedro Miguel Braga Rebocho (born 23 January 1995) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Al-Khaleej.

Club career

Benfica

Born in

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, Rebocho started his football career at local club

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in 2004. Three years later, he joined

S.L. Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...

's youth system, playing for their under-19 team in the

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, where they were runners-up to

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. Previously, on 16 November 2012, he had signed a professional contract until June 2015. On 9 August 2014, Rebocho was called up for a Benfica B match against C.D. Trofense in the Segunda Liga, but he did not feature in the former's 3–2 home win. Two weeks later, he made his professional debut in a 4–0 home victory over Académico de Viseu FC. Rebocho finished the 2015–16 season with three goals in 28 matches, helping his team to narrowly avoid relegation.

Moreirense

On 4 July 2016, Rebocho joined Moreirense F.C. on a three-year deal. His first game in the

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took place on 25 September, when he played the entire 1–0 home loss to

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. Rebocho contributed four appearances in the side's victorious run in the

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, including the final 1–0 defeat of

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on 29 January 2017.

Guingamp

On 20 June 2017, Rebocho agreed to a three-year contract at French club

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. He made his

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debut on 5 August, starting in the 3–1 away win against

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. On 8 August 2019, Rebocho was loaned to

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of the Turkish

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on a

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-long loan with the option to make the move permanent. On 12 January 2021, in a similar loan, he joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira.

Lech Poznań

On 23 August 2021, Rebocho signed a two-year contract with

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. He made his debut in the Polish

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on 17 September, scoring and assisting once in a 5–0 home rout of

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. He added 20 more for the champions until the end of the campaign. Rebocho featured less in the league in

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, but started in 16 out of 18

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games as Lech reached the quarter-finals. On 18 May 2023, it was announced he would leave as a

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on 30 June.

Khaleej

On 20 June 2023, Rebocho joined

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club

Al-Khaleej FC Khaleej Club also known as Al-Khaleej ({{langx, ar, نادي الخليج بسيهات, nādī al-khalīj bi-Sayhāt, Saihat is a Saudi Arabian professional football club, located in Saihat, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The club is als ...

on a one-year deal. In July 2024, he extended his contract for another season.

International career

Rebocho was part of the Portuguese squad for the

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. He played all matches in the tournament held in Hungary, losing the final 1–0 to

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. On 11 October 2016, Rebocho won his first

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for the under-21s, in a 7–1 away demolition of

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in the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. Selected for the finals in Poland by manager

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, he appeared in the 4–2 group win against

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as the tournament ended at that stage.

Career statistics

Honours

Moreirense *

: 2016–17 Guingamp *

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runner-up: 2018–19 Lech Poznań *

: 2021–22

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rebocho, Pedro 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Évora 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Évora District Men's association football fullbacks Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.L. Benfica B players Moreirense F.C. players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players En Avant Guingamp players Süper Lig players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Ekstraklasa players Lech Poznań players Saudi Pro League players Al-Khaleej FC players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia