Xadas
Portuguese footballer
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Bruno Alexandre Vieira Almeida (born 2 December 1997), known as Xadas [ˈʃaðɐʃ], is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Alexandre Vieira Almeida[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2024 | Marítimo | 90 | (11) |
| 2024– | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 41 | (9) |
| 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 as of 22 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Braga
Born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Porto metropolitan area, 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 Pro League 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]
Later career
On 23 June 2024, Xadas joined Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[12][13]
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.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 November 2025[15]
| Season | Club | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Braga B | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 11 | ||||||
| Total | 34 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 11 | ||||||
| Braga | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 51 | 3 | |||
| Marítimo (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Mouscron (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Marítimo | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 38 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 9 | |||
| Total | 90 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 103 | 17 | |||
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2025 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 44 | 9 | |||||
| Career Total | 236 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 269 | 43 | ||
Honours
Braga
