Francisco Conceição

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is da Conceição.

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Francisco Conceição
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Conceição playing for Ajax in 2023
Personal information
Full name Francisco Fernandes da Conceição
Date of birth (2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Coimbra, Portugal
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Porto
(on loan from Ajax)
Number 10
Youth career
2011–2017 Sporting
2017–2018 Padroense
2018–2020 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Porto B 20 (4)
2021–2022 Porto 39 (2)
2022– Jong Ajax 7 (5)
2022– Ajax 19 (0)
2023– → Porto (loan) 13 (2)
International career‡
2018 Portugal U16 9 (1)
2018 Portugal U17 3 (1)
2019 Portugal U18 3 (1)
2021– Portugal U21 23 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:18, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:24, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Francisco Fernandes da Conceição (born 14 December 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Porto, on loan from Ajax, and the Portugal under-21 national team.

Club career

Early 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]

Porto

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]

In 2021–22, Conceição played 33 total games as Porto won a league and cup double; only four were starts, including one in the league.[8] He contributed three goals, beginning with a penalty to conclude a 5–1 home win over Feirense in the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal;[9] his first league goal on 8 January won the game 3–2 at Estoril two minutes after coming on for Fábio Cardoso.[10]

Ajax

On 21 July 2022, Conceição signed with Eredivisie club Ajax, on a five-year contract.[11] Nine days later, he was an unused substitute as they lost the 2022 Johan Cruyff Shield 5–3 to PSV Eindhoven.[12] He made his debut for the reserves on 8 August, equalising in a 1–1 Eerste Divisie draw at home to SC Telstar;[13] his first-team debut came on 3 September in a 4–0 home win over SC Cambuur, replacing double goalscorer Steven Bergwijn after 61 minutes.[14] On 1 November, two minutes after replacing Bergwijn, he scored his first goal to conclude a 3–1 win at Rangers in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[15] He played in the 2023 KNVB Cup final against PSV, coming on in the 75th minute for Steven Berghuis as the game ended 1–1 and Ajax lost on penalties.[16]

Porto (loan)

On 1 September 2023, FC Porto announced that Conceição would be returning to the club on a season-long loan from Ajax. He was handed the number 10 shirt, the same number he wore at the end of his previous spell with the Dragons.[17] The deal reportedly includes a €10 million option-to-buy, which becomes mandatory if Conceição plays at least 45 minutes in 25 matches.[18] On 11 November 2023, in a 2–1 league victory away at Vitória de Guimarães, he assisted the first goal and scored the second.[19] A month later, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Porto, in a 5–3 home victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, in the final match of the group stage.[20]

Style of play

Conceição's early promise and his small stature (1.70 m),[21] led to comparisons to Lionel Messi in the Portuguese press,[22] with him sometimes being nicknamed "Messi do Olival" (Olival's Messi) by fans and in media outlets.[23]

Personal life

Born in Coimbra, Conceição is the fourth son of former Portugal international footballer and current manager Sérgio Conceição; his older brothers Sérgio and Rodrigo are also professional footballers.[24][25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 February 2024[26][27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto B 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 20 4 — — — 20 4
Porto 2020–21 Primeira Liga 14 0 1 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 17 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 25 2 4 1 1 0 3[lower-alpha 4] 0 33 3
Total 39 2 5 1 1 0 5 0 50 3
Jong Ajax 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 7 5 — — — 7 5
Ajax 2022–23 Eredivisie 19 0 5 0 — 4[lower-alpha 5] 1 28 1
Porto (loan) 2023–24 Primeira Liga 13 2 3 0 2 1 6[lower-alpha 3] 1 24 4
Career total 98 13 13 1 3 1 15 2 129 17
  1. ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, KNVB Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Porto

References

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  26. ↑ Francisco Conceição profile at ForaDeJogo
  27. ↑ Francisco Conceição at Soccerway

External links

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