Sérgio Conceição (footballer, born 1996)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Conceição.

Sérgio Conceição
Personal information
Full name Sérgio Manuel Fernandes da Conceição
Date of birth (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Anorthosis
Number 35
Youth career
2009–2010 PAOK
2010–2011 Standard Liège
2011–2012 CIF
2012 Olhanense
2013 Imortal
2013 Académica
2014 Anadia
2014 Boavista
2015 Varzim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Felgueiras 1932 2 (0)
2016 Sobrado 11 (0)
2016–2017 Oliveira do Bairro 33 (1)
2017–2018 Espinho 3 (0)
2018 Cesarense 16 (1)
2019 Chaves B 16 (0)
2019–2020 Académica 2 (0)
2020–2022 Estrela Amadora 55 (3)
2022–2023 Seraing 20 (0)
2023 Portimonense 4 (0)
2023–2024 Feirense 36 (6)
2024– Anorthosis 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:50, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Sérgio Manuel Fernandes da Conceição (born 12 November 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Anorthosis.

Having played in the lower leagues until he was 23, he represented Académica de Coimbra, Estrela da Amadora and Feirense in the second tier and Portimonense in the Primeira Liga, as well as a brief spell in the Belgian Pro League with Seraing.

Career

Born in Porto, Conceição played for several clubs in the Portuguese third tier, including the reserve team of Chaves in January 2019.[1] On 2 July that year, he signed for Académica de Coimbra, where he had played as a youth in 2013.[2]

On 28 December 2019, 23-year-old Conceição made his professional debut for Académica in LigaPro as they won 4–3 at home to Oliveirense. He started the game and was substituted for Hugo Almeida with ten minutes to play.[3]

Having made just one more appearance in Coimbra, Conceição left on 20 August 2020 for Estrela da Amadora on a one-year contract, with the club back in the third tier following a merger.[4] In his first season, the club won promotion but lost the final in extra time to Trofense.[5] In 2021–22, he played 29 games as they kept their place in the second division, scoring his first three goals at that level starting with one in a 6–3 home loss to Benfica B on 29 November;[6] two weeks later he struck the only goal from the penalty spot in a win over second-placed neighbours Casa Pia.[7]

On 29 June 2022, Conceição moved abroad for the first time as a professional, signing for Belgian First Division A club RFC Seraing. He had lived in nearby Liège as a child, while his father played for Standard Liège.[8]

Conceição joined Portimonense of the Primeira Liga on a one-and-a-half-year contract with an option for an additional year, on 1 February 2023.[9] He made his debut in the division on 11 March in a 2–0 loss at Chaves, as a 78th-minute substitute for Fahd Moufi.[10]

On 31 July 2023, Liga Portugal 2 side Feirense announced the signing of Conceição.[11]

Personal life

Conceição is the eldest of five sons of former Portugal international footballer and current manager Sérgio Conceição. All of the first four embarked on careers in the sport, including Rodrigo and Francisco.[12]

Career statistics

As of 2 March 2020.[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Académica 2019–20 LigaPro 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References

  1. ^ "Filho de Sérgio Conceição assina pelo Chaves" [Sérgio Conceição's son signs for Chaves]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 January 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Filho de Sérgio Conceição reforça plantel principal da Académica" [Sérgio Conceição's son bolster's Académica's first team]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ Soares da Silva, Eduardo (28 December 2019). "Filho de Sérgio Conceição estreia-se na II Liga" [Sérgio Conceição's son debuts in II Liga] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Filho de Sérgio Conceição assina pelo Estrela da Amadora" [Sérgio Conceição's son signs for Estrela da Amadora] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Trofense vence Estrela da Amadora na final do Campeonato de Portugal" [Trofense defeat Estrela da Amadora in the Campeonato de Portugal final]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Muitos golos e polémicas no triunfo do Benfica B em casa do Estrela da Amadora" [Many goals and controversies in Benfica B's triumph at Estrela da Amadora] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. ^ Aleixo, Mário (14 December 2021). "Estrela da Amadora volta às vitórias na II Liga" [Estrela da Amadora return to winning ways in II Liga] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Seraing recrute le défenseur… Sérgio Conceição, fils de l'ancien Standardman" [Seraing recruit the defender… Sérgio Conceição, son of the former Standard player]. Le Soir (in French). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Sérgio Conceição apresentado no Portimonense: "Sempre tive o objetivo de chegar à 1.ª Liga"" [Sérgio Conceição presented at Portimonense: "I always had the objective of getting to the Primeira Liga"]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  10. ^ "A sepultura na marca de penálti" [The grave at the penalty spot] (in Portuguese). One Football. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  11. ^ "OFICIAL: Sérgio Conceição deixa o Portimonense e assina pelo Feirense" [OFFICIAL: Sérgio Conceição leaves Portimonense and signs for Feirense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  12. ^ Tovar, Rui Miguel; Torres, Carlos (16 May 2019). "Sabe onde jogam os quatro filhos de Sérgio Conceição?" [Do you now where Sérgio Conceição's four sons play?]. Sábado (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  13. ^ Sérgio Conceição at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  14. ^ Sérgio Conceição at ForaDeJogo (archived)