Francisco "Chico" Fernandes da Conceição (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku kõsɐjˈsɐ̃w̃]; born 14 December 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Serie A club Juventus and the Portugal national team.
Coming through Porto's youth system, Conceição was promoted to the first-team in 2021, winning a domestic double of the Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal in 2022. In July 2022, he moved to Eredivisie side Ajax, before returning to Porto in September 2023, on an initial one-year loan deal which was made permanent at the end of the season. He joined Juventus in August 2024 on an initial one-year loan deal which was made permanent at the end of the season.
Conceição is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at various youth levels, being part of under-21 teams that finished as runners-up in the 2021 European Under-21 Championship. He made his senior international debut in 2024, representing Portugal at UEFA Euro 2024 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He was also part of the squad that won the UEFA Nations League in 2025.
Conceição was born in Coimbra. He started playing football at Belenenses, due to his brothers Moisés and Rodrigo also playing there, before moving to Sporting's academy in 2011 at the age of eight, spending six seasons at the club. With his father Sérgio becoming the manager of Porto, he joined their academy and was subsequently loaned to their feeder club Padroense, before fully joining Porto's youth setup in 2018.
In August 2020, Conceição signed his first professional contract with the club until 2023, and made his professional debut for (Porto B) in a 1–0 loss against Varzim during the 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 season. On 15 January 2021, his father called Conceição for Porto's league match against Benfica to replace Otávio, which ended 1–1. He made his debut in the Portuguese top tier in a 2–2 draw against Boavista in the Derby da Invicta, on 13 February 2021; with 13 minutes left and Porto trailing 2–1, within five minutes he won a penalty, which was by Sérgio Oliveira, before scoring a goal that was ruled out by VAR. Four days later, he became the second youngest Porto player to feature in a UEFA Champions League match, coming on in the last minutes of a 2–1 win against Juventus in the round of 16 of the 2020–21 season. At the end of the month, he was fully promoted to the first-team.
In 2021–22, Conceição played 33 total games as Porto won a league and cup double; only four were starts, including one in the league. He contributed three goals, beginning with a penalty to conclude a 5–1 home win over Feirense in the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal; his first league goal on 8 January won the game 3–2 at Estoril two minutes after coming on for Fábio Cardoso, causing his dad to celebrate wildly.
On 21 July 2022, Conceição signed with Eredivisie club Ajax, on a five-year contract, with Ajax triggering Conceição's release clause. Nine days later, he was an unused substitute as they lost the 2022 Johan Cruyff Shield 5–3 to PSV Eindhoven. He made his debut for the reserves on 8 August, equalising in a 1–1 Eerste Divisie draw at home to Telstar; his first-team debut came on 3 September in a 4–0 home win over Cambuur, replacing double goalscorer Steven Bergwijn after 61 minutes.
Shortly after, Ajax manager Alfred Schreuder revealed that he intended to have Conceição behind Antony in the pecking order, in order for him to get used to his new team, but despite Antony's departure Conceição status within the team didn't change and he remained a substitute, after Mohammed Kudus was preferred as the club's starting right winger. Conceição also struggled because he could not speak Dutch or English, leading him to play on the second team to adjust to the Dutch game.
On 1 November, two minutes after replacing Bergwijn, he scored his first goal to conclude a 3–1 win at Rangers in the UEFA Champions League group stage. He played in the 2023 KNVB Cup final against PSV, coming on in the 75th minute for Steven Berghuis as the game ended 1–1 and Ajax lost on penalties.
On 1 September 2023, FC Porto announced that Conceição would be returning to the club on a season-long loan from Ajax. He was handed the number 10 shirt, the same number he wore at the end of his previous spell with the Dragons. The deal reportedly included a €10 million option-to-buy, which would become mandatory if he played at least 45 minutes in 25 matches. His return was criticized by the club's fans, including Mayor of Porto Rui Moreira, who was one of the person against his return.
Despite the criticism, Conceição began proving his doubters wrong, impressing in Porto's 1–0 league loss home against Estoril on November 3, earning a spot in the starting eleven. On 11 November, in a 2–1 league victory away at Vitória de Guimarães, he assisted the first goal and scored the second. He also scored in the next league match away Famalicão in a 3–0. A month later, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Porto, in a 5–3 home victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, in the final match of the group stage. In January 2024, Ajax, who was monitoring form, tried to get him back from his loan, however, Porto refused to negotiate with Ajax.
On 3 March, Conceição impressed in Porto's 5–0 league victory over Benfica in O Clássico, creating the play for Porto's second goal, which was scored by Galeno. During the month, he continued to impress with his form establishing himself as one of the best dribblers in the world by International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), being considered second best behind Jérémy Doku. On 17 April, in the second leg of the semifinals of the 2023–24 Taça de Portugal, he scored and assisted in a 3–1 victory away at Vitória de Guimarães, to help Porto reach the final of the competition. On 23 April, FC Porto announced that they had re-signed Conceição on a permanent basis in a deal worth €10 million, on a five-year contract. He also retained 20% of a future transfer for himself. Despite an underwhelming season from Porto, in which the club finished in third place in the Primeira Liga, Conceição had his breakthrough, finishing the season with 16 goal involvements (eight goals and eight assists), with Porto winning the Taça de Portugal after a 2–1 defeat of Sporting in the final on 26 May.
He missed the start of the new season, due to injury issues, though it came amid reports that Conceição refused to play for his new manager Vítor Bruno, following an altercation between him and his father and previous manager Sérgio. Despite his new manager denying that there were issues between them, Conceição began seeking a move away from the club, with Juventus reaching a verbal agreement with him over personal terms.
On 27 August 2024, Conceição joined Serie A club Juventus on a season-long loan for €7 million, plus €3 million in add-ons, if Juventus qualifies to the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League. Both clubs also drafted a gentlemen's agreement, where Juventus would have the priority to trigger his €30 million release clause in June 2025. He was given the number 7 shirt, left vacant since the exit of Federico Chiesa the same month and previously worn by national team teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.
He made his debut for the club on 1 September, as a substitute in a 0–0 league draw against Roma. After missing the next matches due to an hamstring injury he suffered in training, Conceição made his return from injury on 28 September, scoring his first goal for the club in a 3–0 league win against Genoa. On 2 October, he came on as a 12th-minute substitute, with his team being down to ten players, he assisted the equalizer and scored a last-minute winner in Juventus's 3–2 comeback victory at away to RB Leipzig in the Champions League league phase. On 18 June 2025, he scored a brace in a 5–0 win against Al-Ain in Juventus' opening match of the FIFA Club World Cup.
On 22 July 2025, Juventus announced permanent signing of Conceição from Porto on a five-year deal worth €30.4 million, plus €1.6 million in potential bonuses.