Xadas

Portuguese footballer
Xadas
Personal information
Full name Bruno Alexandre Vieira Almeida[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Marítimo
Number 23
Youth career
2005–2008 Milheiroense
2008–2010 Porto
2010–2014 Sanjoanense
2014–2016 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Braga B 34 (11)
2017–2021 Braga 34 (3)
2020 → Marítimo (loan) 12 (1)
2020–2021 → Mouscron (loan) 25 (2)
2021– Marítimo 75 (10)
International career
2016 Portugal U19 8 (1)
2016–2017 Portugal U20 12 (4)
2017–2018 Portugal U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:51, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Bruno Alexandre Vieira Almeida (born 2 December 1997), known as Xadas [ˈʃaðɐʃ], is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Marítimo.

Club career

Braga

Born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Metropolitan Area of Porto, Xadas inherited his unusual nickname through his father and grandfather.[2] He passed through the ranks of FC Porto and A.D. Sanjoanense before arriving at S.C. Braga in 2014. He made his professional debut for the latter club's reserves in the LigaPro on 2 April 2016 in a 2–1 away loss against S.C. Freamunde, playing the final 30 minutes as a substitute for Pedro Alves and receiving a yellow card in added time.[3]

In 2016–17, Xadas scored 11 goals in 30 matches for the B team,[2] including both on 28 September 2016 as they came from behind to draw 2–2 at home to C.D. Aves.[4] The following 1 April, he was called up for the first team for their match against C.S. Marítimo;[5] he made his Primeira Liga debut in this game the following day, playing the final four minutes in place of Artur Jorge in a 3–3 draw at the Estádio Municipal de Braga,[6] and had three more appearances over the remainder of the season.[2]

After the dismissal of manager Jorge Simão, Xadas became a regular starter under successor Abel Ferreira, who knew him from the reserve side. He scored a first top-flight goal on 13 August 2017, to equalise in a 2–1 win at home over Portimonense SC.[2]

Marítimo

On 31 January 2020, Xadas was loaned to Marítimo until the end of the campaign.[7] He scored once during his time in Madeira, the game's only on 3 July away to C.D. Santa Clara, from a free kick.[8]

Xadas went on loan to Royal Excel Mouscron of the Belgian First Division A in October 2020.[9] At its conclusion, he signed a three-year deal at Marítimo, with Braga retaining 60% of his economic rights.[10] In one of his first games back on 22 August 2021, he scored with the outside of his boot from distance to earn a 1–1 draw at home to Porto.[11]

International career

At the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea, Xadas played all five games of a quarter-final run for Portugal. He scored twice in a 3–1 win over the hosts in the last 16 at Cheonan Stadium.[12]

Honours

Braga

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bruno Xadas" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Kundert, Tom (15 August 2017). "Bruno Xadas announces himself in style". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Freamunde-Sp. Braga B, 2–1: Pedrinho resolveu jogo à 'bomba'" [Freamunde-Sp. Braga B, 2–1: Pedrinho decided match with a 'rocket']. Record (in Portuguese). 2 April 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Xadas, protagonista de um golaço no Braga B-Aves" [Xadas, protagonist of a wondergoal in Braga B-Aves]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Xadas nos convocados do Braga para receção ao Marítimo" [Xadas in Braga's squad for visit of Marítimo]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 1 April 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Sp. Braga-Marítimo, 3–3 (resultado final)" [Sp. Braga-Marítimo, 3–3 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ Sousa Martins, André (31 January 2020). "Bem-vindo Bruno Xadas" [Welcome Bruno Xadas] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Marítimo consegue vitória importante para a manutenção frente ao Santa Clara" [Marítimo get important victory for survival against Santa Clara] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Xadas débarque au Canonnier" [Xadas arrives at the Canonnier]. L'Avenir (in French). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  10. ^ "OFICIAL: Bruno Xadas é reforço do Marítimo" [OFFICIAL: Bruno Xadas is Marítimo addition] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. ^ Andrade, David (22 August 2021). "FC Porto voltou a encontrar turbulência na Madeira" [FC Porto encountered turbulence again in Madeira]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Portugal bate Coreia do Sul no Mundial sub-20" [Portugal beat South Korea in under-20 World Cup] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Sp. Braga vence Penafiel e isola-se na liderança do grupo A da Taça da Liga" [Sp. Braga defeat Penafiel and go clear in the lead of Group A of the League Cup]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  14. ^ Cole, Richard (25 January 2020). "Late Ricardo Horta strike wins the Taça da Liga for Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

External links

  • Xadas at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  • Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
  • Xadas national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
  • Xadas – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Xadas at Soccerway
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