Rodrigo_Fernandes
Rodrigo Fernandes
Portuguese footballer
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.
| 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 | 51 | (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 4 January 2024 | |||
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]
Club
- As of match played 16 September 2023[4]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Rodrigo Fernandes at Soccerway
- Rodrigo Fernandes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rodrigo Fernandes at Soccerway
- Rodrigo Fernandes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)