Francisco Conceição
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Full name | Francisco Fernandes da Conceição | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 14 December 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Coimbra, Portugal | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Porto | |||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2017 | Sporting | |||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Padroense | |||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Porto | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Porto B | 20 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Porto | 34 | (2) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2018 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2018 | Portugal U17 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2019 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Portugal U21 | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 January 2022 |
Francisco Fernandes da Conceição (born 14 December 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Porto and the Portugal national under-21 team.
Club career[]
Francisco Conceição joined Sporting's academy at the age of eight, spending six seasons at the club.[1] He spent a season at Porto's feeder club Padroense[1][2] before joining Porto's youth setup in 2018.[1] In August 2020, Conceição signed his first professional contract with the club,[3][4] and made his professional debut in a 1–0 loss against Varzim during the 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 season.[5] He made his debut in the Portuguese top tier in a 2–2 draw against Boavista, on 13 February 2021;[1][6] four days later, he became the second youngest Porto player to feature in a UEFA Champions League match, coming on in the last minutes of a 2–1 win against Juventus in the round of 16 of the 2020–21 season.[7]
Style of play[]
Francisco's early promise, and his small stature (1.70 m),[8] led to comparisons to Lionel Messi in the Portuguese press,[9] with Francisco sometimes being nicknamed "Messi do Olival" (Olival's Messi) by fans and in media outlets.[10]
Personal life[]
Born in Coimbra, Francisco is the fourth son of former Portugal international footballer and current manager Sérgio Conceição; his older brothers Sérgio and Rodrigo are also professional footballers.[11][12]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Porto B | 2020–21 | Segunda Liga | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
Porto | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
Total | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
Career total | 50 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 59 | 6 |
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References[]
- ^ a b c d Almeida, Isaura (14 February 2021). "Quem é Francisco Conceição (além de ser filho de Sérgio)?" [Who is Francisco Conceição (besides being Sérgio's son)?]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Aresta, Luís (15 February 2021). "Francisco Conceição, o novo "'abre-latas" do FC Porto" [Francisco Conceição, FC Porto's new "can opener"]. Rádio Renascença (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Francisco Conceição assina contrato profissional com o FC Porto" [Francisco Conceição signs professional contract with FC Porto]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Filhos de Sérgio Conceição reforçam equipa B do FC Porto" [Sérgio Conceição's sons sign with Porto's B team]. Sapo Desporto (in Portuguese). Lusa. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Varzim vence FC Porto B com golo solitário de Yusuf" [Varzim wins against FC Porto B with solo Yusuf goal]. Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). Lusa. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Fernandes, Mariana (13 February 2021). "Francisco, só ele, merecia que as lágrimas de alegria não tivessem sido em vão (a crónica do FC Porto-Boavista)" [Francisco, only him, deserved that the tears of joy wouldn't be for nothing (the chronicle of FC Porto-Boavista)]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Francisco Conceição é o segundo mais jovem de sempre a estrear-se na Champions pelo FC Porto" [Francisco Conceição is the second youngest ever to debut in the Champions League for FC Porto]. Rádio Renascença (in Portuguese). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Querido, Rodrigo (24 February 2021). "Há um 'Messi' a nascer no Olival e cada vez mais decisivo no FC Porto" [A "Messi" is born at Olival and he is increasingly decisive in FC Porto]. Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Custódio, Miguel (14 February 2021). "Francisco: o filho de Conceição que "não tem nada a ver com o pai" e "faz lembrar Messi"" [Francisco: Conceição's son that is "nothing like his father" and "reminds of Messi"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Martins, Arnaldo (15 February 2021). ""Messi do Olival" cumpre sonho e dá a vida pelo pai" ["Olival's Messi" fulfills his dream and gives his life for his father]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Roseiro, Bruno (8 June 2017). "O clã Conceição: o pai treina o FC Porto, um filho joga no Benfica, outro está no Sporting" [The Conceição family: the father manages FC Porto, a son plays in Benfica and another in Sporting]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Soares da Silva, Eduardo (28 December 2019). "Filho de Sérgio Conceição estreia-se na II Liga" [Sérgio Conceição's son debuts in II Liga]. Rádio Renascença (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ Francisco Conceição at ForaDeJogo
- ^ Francisco Conceição at Soccerway
External links[]
- Francisco Conceição – FPF competition record
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Coimbra
- Portuguese footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Sporting CP footballers
- Padroense F.C. players
- FC Porto players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players