Francisco Conceição: Bio, Career, Summary, Stats, Trophies and News

Francisco Conceicao Family and Early Life

Francisco Conceicao was born and brought up in Coimbra, Portugal, on December 14, 2002. Francisco was born to a football enthusiast family, as his father, Sergio Conceicao, was a legendary footballer and a former professional footballer for the Serie A giant Inter Milan, and he also played many matches as a pivot for the Portuguese national team. Francisco is Sergio's fourth child; his brothers, Rodrigo and Moises, also took admission in the Belenenses' youth academy, and that's why he also took admission there.

Later, he moved to Sporting's youth academy at the age of eight, in 2011, after spending six years at the Belenenses. When his father, Sergio, became the manager of FC Porto, he joined the academy of Porto and was subsequently loaned to one of their feeder clubs, Padroense, before fully joining Porto's youth team in 2018. Francisco Conceicao became a right winger like his father, Sergio Conceicao, and started to leave a mark on the pitch. The Portuguese international came into the limelight as many big clubs started to keep an eye on him. After graduating from FC Porto's academy, he moved on a permanent deal to the Eredivisie side Ajax.

Eventually, being a teenager and low on game time, the media and football enthusiasts doubted him as another flop son of a legendary player. In September 2023, FC Porto announced that Francisco Conceicao is joining on loan from Ajax, as the media made a flop, the football enthusiasts doubted that he was a failed signing. His return was criticized by the club's fans, including the Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, who was one of the people against his return. Despite the criticism, Conceicao began to prove his doubters wrong with his performance. Currently, Francisco is playing for Juventus on a loan spell from FC Porto.

Playing Style and Strengths

Francisco is a technical right winger with a tight turning radius and outstanding close control, including a keen eye for playmaking in the central area. His game revolves around getting the ball into the penalty area from the wide via ball carries and early crosses. Coneceicao's body posture also gives him good control of the ball, as he utilizes his skills to dribble past the defenders. He also uses the skills of explosive bursts of shots when cutting inside, using a variety of touches, such as long, short, to disrupt the defenders. His early touches and small build often help him to dribble past the defenders, which led to a comparison to Eden Hazard and Lionel Messi in the Portuguese press, with him sometimes being nicknamed Messi do Olival by his fans and media.

Francisco Conceicao Net Worth

As of now, Francisco Conceicao net worth is not publicly available, so we can not provide the exact information about his net worth. However, Francisco Conceicao's market value is €28 million, with a handsome amount of money as weekly earnings, but his exact net worth is not available, which would include his other income sources and investments.

Francisco Conceicao Salary

Francisco Conceicao is currently earning €89k per month at Juventus, on a loan spell from FC Porto, and his contract is expiring on 30th June 2025. In the 2023/2024 season, he was earning a handsome amount of money weekly and yearly at Porto. After his return from the loan spell with Juventus, hopefully, he will get a huge boost, as the Portuguese winger won the UEFA Nations League recently and is proving his class with his playing style.

Francisco Conceicao Partner

As of right now, there is no public information about Francisco Conceicao's partner. Just like a lot of professional footballers, the Portuguese has kept most of his personal life private. Among many aspects of his life, there is no information on his relationships. As Francisco Conceição keeps rising in prominence, more details regarding his personal life may emerge. However, for now, his focus is all about football. He enjoys the somber joys of life and lives in the moment, instead of posting his every experience on social media.

Francisco Conceicao Career

Francisco is a technical right winger with a tight turning radius and outstanding close control, including a keen eye for playmaking in the central area. His game revolves around getting the ball into the penalty area from the wide via ball carries and early crosses. Coneceicao's body posture also gives him good control of the ball, as he utilizes his skills to dribble past the defenders. He also uses the skills of explosive bursts of shots when cutting inside, using a variety of touches, such as long, short, to disrupt the defenders.

Club Career

Francisco Conceicao is Sergio's fourth child; his brothers, Rodrigo and Moises, were also admitted to the Belenenses' youth academy, and that's why he was accepted there. Later, he moved to Sporting's youth academy at the age of eight, in 2011, after spending six years at the Belenenses. When his father, Sergio, became the manager of FC Porto, he joined the academy of Porto and was subsequently loaned to one of their feeder clubs, Padroense, before fully joining Porto's youth team in 2018. Francisco Conceicao became a right winger like his father, Sergio Conceicao, and started to leave a mark on the pitch.

In August 2020, Francisco Conceicao signed his professional contract with Porto until 2023, and made his debut for Porto B in a 1-0 loss against Varzim in the 2020-21 Liga Portugal 2 season. On 15 January 2021, Porto's manager, Sergio Conceicao, promoted Francisco to replace Otavio against Benfica. In the 2021-22 season, Francisco played 33 games for FC Porto, and they won the league and cup double; he only started four games, including one in the league phase. In that season, FC Porto won the Liga Portugal and the Taça de Portugal.

On July 21, 2022, Francisco Conceicao made a move to the Eredivisie side Ajax on a five-year contract, with Ajax triggering Francisco Conceicao's release clause. Despite being a smooth transfer, Conceicao faced many difficulties, as he made his senior team in the Johan Cruyff Cup, and he came onto the pitch as an unusual substitute, and they lost the Cup against PSV Eindhoven. He made his debut with Ajax's reserve team on August 8. On November 2, in the UEFA Champions League group stage game, he scored his first goal in a 3-1 victory against Rangers. But problems with Ajax were irritating for Francisco Conceicao, as he was not too fluent with the Dutch language and their playing style.

On September 1, 2023, FC Porto announced the return of Francisco Conceicao on a loan deal from Ajax. As an Ajax flop, the media and fan bases were against his signing and doubted him as another flop son of a legendary player, and the mayor of Porto was one of them, who was against his signing. Eventually, he signed the deal and moved back to Porto, and started to prove the doubters wrong with his skills and playing style. After spending a season in FC Porto and helping them return to their glory days in various competitions, the new season started with a new twist, as he missed the season due to injury, but amid the reports, he refused to play under Porto's new head coach, Vitor Bruno, following an altercation between Bruno and Francisco's father and the previous manager of FC Porto, Sergio Conceicao. However, Vitor Bruno denied this news in the press conferences. Despite his denial, this news came to light as Francisco began seeking a move away from the club, with Juventus reaching a verbal agreement with him over personal terms.

On August 27, 2024, Francisco Conceicao joined Juventus on a season-long loan deal for €7 million and a €3 million add-on, if Juventus qualifies for the UEFA Champions League 2025-2026 season. He was given the number 7 shirt, which was vacant since the exit of Federico Chiesa, and previously worn by the legendary footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo. Francisco made his debut as a substitute in a 0-0 draw against Roma. Recently, on June 18, 2025, Conceiaco scored a brace against Al-Ain FC at the first match for Juventus in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

International Career

Francisco Conceicao represented the Portuguese national team in various stages, such as the Under-16, Under-17, and Under-18 levels. In March 2021, Conceicao made his debut at the Under-21 level in a 1-0 victory against Croatia at the 2021 UEFA Euro U21. On March 15, 2024, Conceicao finally got a call to play for the senior team under Roberto Martinez for friendlies against Sweden and Slovenia. He debuted on March 26 in a friendly match, later the match ended in a 2-0 loss.

On May 21, he was selected for the UEFA Euro 2024, and on June 18, he came off the bench and scored a late goal in a 2-1 victory, and secured the winner against the Czech Republic. In June 2025, Francisco Conceicao finally won the major international trophy with the Portuguese squad, as he won the UEFA Nations League in a match against Lamine Yamal's all mighty Spain.

Francisco Conceicao Trophies and Achievements

Francisco Conceicao recently won the UEFA Nations League, defeating the all-mighty Spain in the final. However, he also won the Taça de Portugal and Liga Portugal in his debut season with FC Porto. He won the Portuguese Young Player of the Month award in March 2024, in his Porto days. However, in terms of his potential, he failed to win major trophies; hopefully, he will be able to win multiple major trophies in the upcoming seasons.