| Rodrigo Conceição | |
| Full Name: | Rodrigo Fernandes da Conceição |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Right-back, winger |
| Currentclub: | FC Zürich |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Belenenses |
| Youthyears2: | 2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Imortal |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs3: | Olhanense |
| Youthyears4: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs4: | Anadia |
| Youthyears5: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs5: | Boavista |
| Youthyears6: | 2015–2019 |
| Youthclubs6: | Benfica |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Benfica B |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Porto B |
| Caps2: | 39 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Porto |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Moreirense (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | FC Zürich |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Portugal U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Portugal U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Portugal U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Portugal U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Portugal U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam6: | Portugal U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 27 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 27 August 2023 |
Rodrigo Fernandes da Conceição (born 2 January 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Swiss Super League club FC Zürich.
Born in Lisbon, Conceição passed through several youth teams before joining Benfica in 2015, aged 15. On 3 November 2018, he made his professional debut with the reserves in a 2018–19 LigaPro match away to Paços de Ferreira, as a substitute for the last 15 minutes of a 1–0 loss in place of Florentino Luís.[1]
Conceição scored his first senior goal on 3 November 2019, opening a 3–1 home loss to Chaves.[2]
On 27 August 2020, having left Benfica, Conceição signed a three-year deal for Porto, being again assigned to the reserve team.[3] He played 30 times in his first season, scoring to conclude a 4–0 win at Mafra on 29 March 2021 after assisting two other goals.[4] On 22 May, in the last game of the campaign, he was sent off in a 2–1 loss at his previous team and suspended for two games.[5]
Conceição was loaned to Primeira Liga club Moreirense for the season on 22 July 2021.[6] He made his top-flight debut on 15 August in a 2–2 draw at Santa Clara, in which he came on in the 73rd minute for Rúben Ramos and received a red card three minutes later for telling the fourth official to open his eyes; he was banned for a game and fined €842, while maintaining that he was victimised for being from the Conceição family.[7]
On 10 September 2022, Conceição made his first-team debut under his father's management, as an 82nd-minute substitute for Pepê in a 3–0 Primeira Liga home win over Chaves.[8] A week later, he made his first start in a 1–1 draw at Estoril.[9] In April 2023, he dropped back into the B-team.[10]
At the end of the 2022–23 season, after having participated in the club's victorious Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal campaigns, Conceição left Porto upon expiration of his contract.[11]
On 17 August 2023, Conceição signed for Swiss Super League club FC Zürich.[12] Three months later, he extended his contract with the side until 2027.[13]
Conceição earned 34 caps for Portugal at youth level, scoring five goals. His first appearance was on 4 February 2016 in the under-16 team's 3–3 draw with Germany in Vila Real de Santo António; he scored the equaliser and his team won on penalties.[14] On 3 April, he scored both goals of a win against Switzerland in Póvoa de Varzim as his team finished a local tournament with a 100% record.[15] On 7 September 2018, he was sent off in the under-19 team's 1–0 friendly win away to Italy.[16] He made his debut for the under-21 side in a 9–0 win against Liechtenstein in Vaduz on 7 June 2022.[17]
Conceição is the second of five sons born to Portuguese international footballer Sérgio Conceição. All of the first four embarked on football careers, including one also named Sérgio and Francisco.[18]
As of match played 12 November 2023[19] [20]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Benfica B | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | LigaPro | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||||||
| Porto B | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 39 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||||||
| Porto | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Moreirense (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| FC Zürich | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 102 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 4 | |||