Rodrigo Fernandes

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.

Rodrigo Fernandes

Personal information
Full name	Rodrigo Francisco Pinto Vieira Fernandes
Date of birth	(2001-03-23) March 23, 2001 (age 24)
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	86	(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 as of 5 June 2025

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