Rodrigo Fernandes da Conceição (born 2 January 2000) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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or winger for Swiss Super League club

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Club career

Benfica

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

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match away to

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, as a substitute for the last 15 minutes of a 1–0 loss in place of

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. Conceição scored his first senior goal on 3 November 2019, opening a 3–1 home loss to Chaves.

Porto

On 27 August 2020, having left Benfica, Conceição signed a three-year deal for

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, being again assigned to the

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. He played 30 times in his first season, scoring to conclude a 4–0 win at

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on 29 March 2021 after assisting two other goals. On 22 May, in the last game of the campaign, he was

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in a 2–1 loss at his previous team and suspended for two games. Conceição was loaned to Primeira Liga club

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for the season on 22 July 2021. 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

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three minutes later for telling the

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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. 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. A week later, he made his first start in a 1–1 draw at

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. In April 2023, he dropped back into the B-team. At the end of the 2022–23 season, after having participated in the club's victorious Taça da Liga and

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campaigns, Conceição left Porto upon expiration of his contract.

FC Zürich

On 17 August 2023, Conceição signed for Swiss Super League club

. Three months later, he extended his contract with the side until 2027.

International career

Conceição earned 34

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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

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; he scored the equaliser and his team won on

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. On 3 April, he scored both goals of a win against Switzerland in

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as his team finished a local tournament with a 100% record. On 7 September 2018, he was sent off in the under-19 team's 1–0 friendly win away to

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. He made his debut for the under-21 side in a 9–0 win against

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on 7 June 2022.

Personal life

Conceição is the second of five sons born to Portuguese international footballer

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. All of the first four embarked on football careers, including one also named Sérgio and

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Career statistics

''As of match played 12 November 2023''

Honours

: 2022–23 * Taça da Liga: 2022–23

References

External links

Profile
at the FC Porto website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Conceicao, Rodrigo 2000 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers C.F. Os Belenenses players Imortal D.C. players S.C. Olhanense players Boavista F.C. players S.L. Benfica B players FC Porto B players Moreirense F.C. players FC Porto players FC Zürich players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Swiss Super League players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Conceição family