Francisco Conceição

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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is da Conceição.
Francisco Conceição
Personal information
Full name Francisco Fernandes da Conceição
Date of birth (2002-12-14) 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 37 (2)
National team‡
2018 Portugal U16 9 (1)
2018 Portugal U17 3 (1)
2019 Portugal U18 3 (1)
2021– Portugal U21 9 (3)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European U21 Championship
Runner-up2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:01, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2022

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
As of match played 11 February 2022[13][14]
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto B 2020–21 Segunda Liga 204————204
Porto 2020–21 Primeira Liga 14010002[lower-alpha 3]0—170
2021–22 Primeira Liga 16131102[lower-alpha 3]0—222
Total 301411040—392
Career total 505411040—596
  1. Includes Taça de Portugal
  2. Includes Taça da Liga
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. 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.
  7. "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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Francisco Conceição at ForaDeJogo
  14. Francisco Conceição at Soccerway
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