| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Edgar Chissumba Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alverca (on loan from Braga) | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2023 | Braga | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Palmeiras FC (loan) | ||
| 2020–2021 | → Palmeiras FC (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Braga B | 40 | (4) |
| 2025– | Braga | 16 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Alverca (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Portugal U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021 | Portugal U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Francisco Edgar Chissumba Rodrigues (born 29 May 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Alverca on loan from Braga.
Chissumba is a youth product of his childhood club Braga, and worked his way up through their youth categories with a couple loan stints at Palmeiras FC. On 18 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Braga until 2024. He debuted with their reserves in 2023 in the Liga 3. On 21 January 2024, he extended his contract with Braga until 2028. He made the matchday squad as Braga won the 2024 Taça da Liga final on 27 January 2024.
Chissumba made his senior and professional debut with Braga as a starter in a 3–0 win over Boavista on 26 January 2025. On 18 February 2025, he was formally promoted to Braga's senior team.
On 13 August 2025, Chissumba was sent on a season-long loan to recently-promoted Primeira Liga side Alverca. The loan was extended for the 2026–27 season.
Born in Portugal, Chissumba is of Angoche Mozambique descent. He is a youth international for Portugal, having played in every youth level up to the Portugal U20s in 2024.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Braga B | 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Liga 3 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 4 | ||||||
| Braga | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Alverca (loan) | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 7 | ||