Rodrigo Fernandes

Rodrigo Fernandes
Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Francisco Pinto Vieira Fernandes
Date of birth	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
2019–2021	Sporting CP
2020–2021	Sporting CP B
2021–	Porto B
International career
2017	Portugal U16
2017–2018	Portugal U17
2018–2019	Portugal U18
2018–2019	Portugal U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

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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
Club	Season	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

^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

^ "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

External links

Rodrigo Fernandes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Rodrigo Fernandes at Soccerway
Rodrigo Fernandes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)

[UEL-5] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

[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

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