FC Porto Squad and Club Profile

FC Porto

FC Porto stands as one of Portugal’s defining football institutions, carrying the Dragon emblem and a strong northern identity into every era. Founded in 1893, the club links a celebrated European tradition with the modern Estádio do Dragão and a recognisable blue-and-white visual culture. Its Xtra-Stats profile sets that enduring character beside the latest club picture, bringing history, setting and competitive scope into one concise reference.

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Xtra rating
2040
Conservative: 1548
Rank club
21
Updated: 12 September 2026

FC Porto Upcoming matches by league

Primeira Liga

  • - Regular Season - 7
    FC Porto
    Benfica
  • - Regular Season - 8
    Maritimo
    No H2H
    FC Porto
  • - Regular Season - 9
    GIL Vicente
    No H2H
    FC Porto
  • - Regular Season - 10
    FC Porto
    No H2H
    Estoril

UEFA Champions League

  • - Group Stage
    Real Betis
    FC Porto
  • - Group Stage
    FC Porto
    PSV Eindhoven
  • - Group Stage
    FC Porto
    Napoli

Taça da Liga

  • - Quarter-finals
    FC Porto
    No H2H
    Academico Viseu

FC Porto Last matches by league

Primeira Liga

  • - Regular Season - 6
    Casa Pia
    FC Porto
  • - Regular Season - 5
    FC Porto
    Moreirense
  • - Regular Season - 4
    Academico Viseu
    FC Porto
    Estádio Municipal do Fontelo
  • - Regular Season - 3
    FC Porto
    Arouca
    Estádio Do Dragão

UEFA Champions League

  • - League Stage - 1
    FC Porto
    Manchester City

Taça da Liga

  • - Quarter-finals
    FC Porto
    Guimaraes
  • - Semi-finals
    Sporting CP
    FC Porto
    Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

Super Cup

  • - Final
    FC Porto
    Torreense

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    FC Porto
    Aston Villa
  • - Club Friendlies 1
    FC Porto
    Atletico Madrid
    Estádio Do Dragão
  • - Club Friendlies 3
    FC Porto
    Riga
    Centro de Treinos e Formação Desportiva PortoGaia
  • - Club Friendlies 3
    Wydad AC
    FC Porto
    Stade Mohamed V

Taça de Portugal

  • - Semi-finals
    FC Porto
    Sporting CP
    Estádio Do Dragão
  • - Semi-finals
    Sporting CP
    FC Porto
  • - Quarter-finals
    FC Porto
    Benfica
    Estádio Do Dragão
  • - Round of 16
    FC Porto
    Famalicao

UEFA Europa League

  • - Quarter-finals
    Nottingham Forest
    FC Porto
  • - Quarter-finals
    FC Porto
    Nottingham Forest
  • - Round of 16
    FC Porto
    VfB Stuttgart
  • - Round of 16
    VfB Stuttgart
    FC Porto

FIFA Club World Cup

  • - Group Stage - 3
    FC Porto
    Al Ahly
  • - Group Stage - 2
    Inter Miami
    FC Porto
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
  • - Group Stage - 1
    Palmeiras
    FC Porto

FC Porto Team Roster

As of the recorded roster timestamp, FC Porto’s recorded squad contains 36 players: 11 attackers, 9 defenders, 11 midfielders and 5 goalkeepers. The attacking group includes Pepê Aquino, André Silva, Borja Sainz and William, while the defence features J. Bednarek, J. Kiwior, N. Pérez and Z. Sanusi. Diogo Costa and Cláudio Ramos headline the goalkeeping options. Midfield combines notable names such as Gabri Veiga and Hwang In-Beom with Rodrigo Mora, S. Eustáquio and Victor Mow Froholdt. The broad distribution gives the roster depth across all four positional units and a wide range of squad profiles.

position Goalkeeper

position Defender

position Midfielder

8 Victor Mow Froholdt
10 Gabriel Veiga Novas
13 Pablo Paulino Rosario
Pablo Paulino Rosario
MID Netherlands
16 In-Beom Hwang
In-Beom Hwang
MID Korea Republic
22 Alan Gonzalo Varela
Alan Gonzalo Varela
MID Argentina
42 Seko Mohamed Fofana
58

position Attacker

Last FC Porto Coachs

Francesco Farioli is the most recent recorded appointment in FC Porto’s coaching timeline, beginning on 1 June 2025. The available coaching record does not establish him as the current holder of the role. José Tavares is recorded on 1 January 2025, while Martín Anselmi also begins on that date and has no recorded end. Vítor Bruno’s spell runs from June 2024 to January 2025, following Sérgio Conceição’s tenure from June 2017 to June 2024 that began on 1 June 2017.

Francesco Farioli

Francesco Farioli

Italy
Coach since 1 June 2025
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Francesco Farioli Italy 1 June 2025
Martín Rodrigo Anselmi Argentina 1 January 2025
José Fernando Ferreirinha Tavares Portugal 1 January 2025 1 January 2025
Vítor Bruno Clara Santos Mota Fernandes Portugal 1 June 2024 1 January 2025
Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro da Conceição Portugal 1 June 2017 1 June 2024
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo São Tomé e Príncipe 1 June 2016 1 May 2017
Rui Gil Soares de Barros Portugal 1 January 2016 1 January 2016
José Vítor dos Santos Peseiro Portugal 1 January 2016 1 May 2016
Julen Lopetegui Argote Spain 1 July 2014 1 January 2016
Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro Portugal 1 March 2014 1 May 2014
Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca Mozambique 1 June 2013 1 March 2014
Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira Portugal 1 June 2011 1 June 2013
Luís André Pina Cabral Villas-Boas Portugal 1 July 2010 1 June 2011
Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira Portugal 1 August 2006 1 May 2010
Co Adriaanse Netherlands 1 July 2005 1 August 2006
José Júlio de Carvalho Peyroteo Martins Couceiro Portugal 1 February 2005 1 May 2005
Victor Fernández Braulio Spain 1 August 2004 1 January 2005
José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix Portugal 1 January 2002 1 June 2004
Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos Portugal 1 July 1998 1 June 2001

FC Porto Transfers

The recorded arrivals include permanent transfers, free-agent additions, loans and returns from loan. Hwang In-Beom joined from Feyenoord and J. Kiwior from Arsenal on transfer deals, while Eirik Granaas arrived from Fredrikstad and J. Afonso from Santa Clara in the same category. Cardoso Varela and André Silva are listed as free agents. S. Fofana and T. Moffi arrived on loan, while D. Namaso, Ángel Alarcón, Samuel, Gabriel Veron, S. Eustáquio, Iván Jaime and Vasco Sousa are listed as loan returns. This is a capped selection, not a complete arrivals total.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
Gabriel Mec
Gremio
Transfer 1 September 2026
S. Giménez
AC Milan
Loan 30 August 2026
Souza
Tottenham
Loan 30 August 2026
S. Fofana
Rennes
Loan 25 August 2026
Cardoso Varela
Dinamo Zagreb
Free agent 19 July 2026
Hwang In-Beom
Feyenoord
Transfer 19 July 2026
Luís Gomes
FC Porto B
- 30 June 2026
J. Afonso
Santa Clara
Transfer 30 June 2026
Eirik Granaas
Fredrikstad
Transfer 30 June 2026
André Silva
Elche
Free agent 30 June 2026
J. Kiwior
Arsenal
Transfer 30 June 2026
Vasco Sousa
Moreirense
Return from loan 29 June 2026
Iván Jaime
CF Montreal
Return from loan 29 June 2026
S. Eustáquio
Los Angeles FC
Return from loan 29 June 2026
Gabriel Veron
Nacional
Return from loan 29 June 2026

The recorded departures include loans, transfers, free-agent exits and returns to parent clubs. Gabriel Brás moved to NEC Nijmegen on loan, while Domingos Andrade went to Botafogo and D. Namaso to Auxerre in recorded transfers. Thiago Silva is listed as a free agent, and J. Kiwior, T. Moffi and S. Fofana appear as returns to Arsenal, Nice and Rennes respectively. Other listed movements include loans involving T. Pérez, S. Eustáquio, Gabriel Veron and Ángel Alarcón. The available list is a capped selection rather than a complete departures total.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
D. Gül
Galatasaray
Transfer 31 August 2026
Diogo Fernandes
Amarante
Loan 26 August 2026
S. Eustáquio
Swansea
Transfer 26 August 2026
Tiago Andrade
Moreirense
Free agent 25 August 2026
Iván Jaime
Las Palmas
Loan 19 August 2026
Gonçalo Santos Sousa
Kocaelispor
Loan 18 August 2026
G. Sousa
Kocaelispor
Loan 18 August 2026
Rodrigo Mora
AS Roma
Transfer 18 August 2026
Gabriel Brás
NEC Nijmegen
Loan 12 August 2026
Samuel
GIL Vicente
Free agent 10 August 2026
Domingos Andrade
Botafogo
Transfer 21 July 2026
Cardoso Varela
FC Porto B
- 19 July 2026
Ángel Alarcón
Utrecht
Transfer 30 June 2026
Thiago Silva
Fluminense
Free agent 30 June 2026
D. Namaso
Auxerre
Transfer 30 June 2026

Transfers Synthesis

Taken together, the recorded movement shows a mixed registration cycle rather than a single type of squad change. The incoming list combines transfers, free-agent arrivals, loans and several returns from loan, with activity recorded from January through July. The outgoing list likewise spans transfers, loans, free-agent departures and returns to other clubs, including late-window movement in August. The entries show both additions from outside clubs and players re-entering or leaving the Porto setup after loan spells, so they capture different stages of squad registration rather than one uniform process. Several names recur in the two lists in connection with loan reversals or changing registration status. No amounts are recorded for the listed movements, and the listed entries do not establish a complete window total or a net transfer balance. This synthesis therefore describes the documented pattern only, without treating the available entries as an exhaustive account.

Leagues FC Porto has participated in

The recently active recorded competitions are Primeira Liga, Taça da Liga, Taça de Portugal, UEFA Europa League, FIFA Club World Cup and Friendlies Clubs, each with a latest recorded year of 2025. The list covers domestic league and cup football, European competition, the global club tournament and friendlies. The Super Cup is historical in this record, with its latest participation in 2024. UEFA Champions League participation is historical through 2023, while the isolated Serie D entry belongs to 2014. This distinction separates recent competition context from older recorded appearances.

More about FC Porto

FC Porto, formally Futebol Clube do Porto, is a Portuguese football institution founded in 1893. Based in Porto in the north of the country, it is identified with the Dragões, or Dragons, and with the regional pride often described through the city’s Invicta character. The club’s blue-and-white vertical stripes, heraldic crest and dragon imagery give it one of the most recognisable identities in European football. The modern home is Estádio do Dragão, which opened in 2003 ahead of UEFA Euro 2004 and replaced Estádio das Antas. Its architecture and intense matchday atmosphere form a visible link between the contemporary club and the city it represents. Portistas, the club’s supporters, attach that setting to a combative tradition shaped by northern independence and resistance to Lisbon’s historic football power centres. Founded before the modern national league era, FC Porto has been a permanent presence in Portugal’s top division since the Primeira Liga began in 1934 and has never been relegated from it. Alongside Benfica and Sporting CP, it forms part of Portugal’s traditional Big Three. Its international stature includes two European Cup or UEFA Champions League triumphs, in 1987 and 2004, and two UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League victories, in 2003 and 2011. The club combines professional football operations with a membership-based identity. Members elect the club leadership, while the professional side is managed through a public limited sports company structure. Porto is also associated with a strong academy and a B team that help connect youth development with senior football. Its recruitment culture has often balanced emerging talent, international scouting and experienced players, supporting a club model built on competitiveness, development and European ambition. Together, history, place, symbolism and player development explain why FC Porto remains a defining institution in Portuguese football.

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Latest start lineups FC Porto (XI)

Casa Pia vs FC Porto
Primeira Liga 2026 - 1575495
FC Porto vs Manchester City
UEFA Champions League 2026 - 1635654
FC Porto vs Moreirense
Primeira Liga 2026 - 1575485
Academico Viseu vs FC Porto
Primeira Liga 2026 - 1575473
FC Porto vs Arouca
Primeira Liga 2026 - 1575466
Rio Ave vs FC Porto
Primeira Liga 2026 - 1575462
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2021-2022

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2nd
2021-2022

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3rd
2021-2022

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