| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Hugo Gomes Passos | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Eskişehirspor | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–2002 | Boavista | ||
| 2002–2005 | Salgueiros | ||
| 2005 | Benfica | ||
| 2006 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | Vitória Guimarães | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Inter | 15 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Porto | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Valladolid (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2010– | Eskişehirspor | 23 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Portugal U21 | 10 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:26, 2 May 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Vítor Hugo Gomes Passos, nicknamed Pelé (born 14 September 1987), is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Eskişehirspor in Turkey, mainly as a central midfielder.
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Pelé started playing at the youth teams of Boavista FC, then switched to S.C. Salgueiros, also in his hometown of Porto. The financial crisis of the latter club eventually led to the administrative descent to the second division. Subsequently, the prohibition of signing professional players led to almost every player in the squad leaving the club.
In 2004–05, Salgueiros' senior squad was constituted primarily of 16–17 year old youth players, including Pelé. Despite winning only one game and drawing other two games during the entire season, his performances caught attention.
Along with teammate Joel, he signed for S.L. Benfica in a controversial free transfer, as the players were to move to Boavista which was willing to financially help Salgueiros. Instead, Benfica signed the players and the Paranhos side didn't receive any compensation.
Pelé joined Benfica B for the 2005–06 season, but did not manage to play regularly, leaving in December 2005 to sign for Vitória Sport Clube, in Guimarães. At start of the following season, with Vitória playing in the second level for the first time in decades, he was a regular on the first team, but a poor start for the team and a managerial change led him to the bench more often, as he finished the season with 11 league appearances and Guimarães achieved promotion.
Pelé was signed by F.C. Internazionale Milano in August 2007, for €1.5 million,[1] with a five-year contract.[2] He played his first official match against U.C. Sampdoria on 26 September, in the Serie A, and made his first start against S.S. Lazio on 5 December, due to midfielders Patrick Vieira, Dejan Stanković, Luís Figo and Olivier Dacourt all being unavailable because of injuries.
On 7 May 2008, Pelé scored his first goal for Inter in a crucial Italian Cup semi-final against Lazio, as Inter won it away 2–0 (also aggregate) to reach the final, against A.S. Roma on 24 May, where he also scored from a brilliant long-range volley, in a 2–1 defeat.
On the last day of the 2007–08 summer transfer window, Pelé was transferred to F.C. Porto, in an exchange involving Ricardo Quaresma and cash €18.6 million. Pelé himeself was tagged as €6M.[3] However, after playing almost no part in Jesualdo Ferreira's plans during the season, on 26 January 2009, he was transferred to Portsmouth in the Premier League, on a season-long deal with option to buy at the end.[4]
On 10 June 2009, after no appearances for Pompey, Pelé returned to Italy, having a medical check at Genoa C.F.C. to finalize the transfer, but the deal fell through.[5] On 20 July, he was loaned out to Spain's Real Valladolid on a season-long loan, with a buyout clause to make the move permanent.[6] After slow beginnings, he eventually finished the season as a starter, due to injury to incumbent Álvaro Rubio, but the Castile and León side was relegated after a three-year stay.
In July 2010, Pelé moved to Eskisehirspor in the Turkish Süper Lig, on a three-year contract.
Pelé was called-up on several occasions to the Portuguese U20 national team, playing in the 2007 Toulon Tournament and in that year's FIFA World Cup. Shortly after, he began playing for the U21s.
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