Rodrigo Fernandes

Rodrigo Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Francisco Pinto Vieira Fernandes
Date of birth (2001-03-23) March 23, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Porto B
Number 62
Youth career
2009–2015 Sporting CP
2015–2016 Real Massamá
2016–2020 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Sporting CP 2 (0)
2020–2021 Sporting CP B 25 (0)
2021– Porto B 68 (1)
International career
2017 Portugal U16 10 (0)
2017–2018 Portugal U17 15 (1)
2018–2019 Portugal U18 8 (0)
2018–2019 Portugal U19 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Rodrigo Francisco Pinto Vieira Fernandes (born 23 March 2001) son of José António Vieira Fernandes and Tânia Vaz Pinto, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Porto B.

Club career

Fernandes was born in Lisbon and formed exclusively at his hometown's Sporting CP.

He made his professional debut for Sporting on 27 October 2019 in a 3–1 Primeira Liga home win over Vitória de Guimarães, playing the final two minutes as a substitute for Eduardo Henrique.[1] On 7 November of the same year, Fernandes made his debut in UEFA competitions, coming off the bench to replace Idrissa Doumbia in the final minutes of a 2–0 away victory over Rosenborg in the Europa League.[2]

On 1 September 2021, Fernandes signed for Sporting CP's rivals FC Porto, in a direct swap with 17-year old Marco Cruz. He was assigned to Porto's B team, competing in the Liga Portugal 2.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 September 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP 2019–20 Primeira Liga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 4 0
2020–21 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Sporting CP B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 24 0 — — — 24 0
2021–22 Liga 3 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 25 0 — — — 25 0
Porto B 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 17 0 — — — 17 0
2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 19 1 — — — 19 1
2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 5 0 — — — 5 0
Total 41 1 — — — 41 1
Career total 68 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 70 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Rodrigo Fernandes estreia-se na equipa principal do Sporting" [Rodrigo Fernandes debuts in Sporting's first team]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Sporting não congelou as ideias no frio da Noruega" [Sporting didn't freeze its ideas in Norway's cold] (in European Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ "FC Porto e Sporting trocam jogadores em cima do fecho do mercado" [FC Porto and Sporting exchange players close to the market closing] (in European Portuguese). Record. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ Rodrigo Fernandes at Soccerway