Francisco Trincão
Francisco António Machado Mota de Castro Trincão (European Portuguese: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku tɾĩˈkɐ̃w̃]; born 29 December 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team.
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Trincão with Braga in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Francisco António Machado Mota de Castro Trincão | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Viana do Castelo, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Vianense | ||
| 2009–2010 | Porto | ||
| 2010–2011 | Vianense | ||
| 2011–2014 | Braga | ||
| 2014–2015 | Palmeiras Braga | ||
| 2015–2016 | Braga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Braga B | 46 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | Braga | 33 | (8) |
| 2020–2023 | Barcelona | 28 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Sporting CP (loan) | 34 | (10) |
| 2023– | Sporting CP | 26 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U19 | 18 | (10) |
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U20 | 8 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Portugal U21 | 8 | (3) |
| 2020– | Portugal | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:09, 16 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:04, 4 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
He started his career with Braga B, making his debut with the first team in 2018 and winning the 2019–20 Taça da Liga in his second season with the club. In January 2020, he signed with Barcelona for a reported €31 million fee, with the deal made effective in July. He then spent two years on loan, at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sporting CP.
Trincão is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at various youth levels and being part of the under-19 team that won the 2018 European Championship where he was crowned top scorer. He made his senior international debut in 2020.