Xadas

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vieira and the second or paternal family name is Almeida.
Xadas
Personal information
Full name Bruno Alexandre Vieira Almeida[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 28)[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

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.

Club career

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Braga

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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

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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

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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

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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

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As of match played 22 November 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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Braga

References

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