Xadas

Xadas
Personal information
Full name	Bruno Alexandre Vieira Almeida
Date of birth	2 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Braga
Youth career
2005–2008	Milheiroense
2008–2010	Porto
2010–2014	Sanjoanense
2014–2016	Braga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–	Braga B
2017–	Braga
2020	→ Marítimo (loan)
International career
2016	Portugal U19
2016–2017	Portugal U20
2017–2018	Portugal U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2020

Bruno Alexandre Vieira Almeida (born 2 December 1997), known as Xadas [ˈʃaðɐʃ], is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Metropolitan Area of Porto, Xadas inherited his unusual nickname through his father and grandfather.^[1] 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 1–2 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.^[2]

In 2016–17, Xadas scored 11 goals in 30 matches for the B-team,^[1] including both on 28 September 2016 as they came from behind to draw 2–2 at home to C.D. Aves.^[3] The following 1 April, he was called up for the first team for their match against C.S. Marítimo;^[4] 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,^[5] and had three more appearances over the remainder of the season.^[1]

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.^[1]

On 31 January 2020, Xadas was loaned to Marítimo until the end of the season.^[6] He scored once during his time in Madeira, the game's only on 3 July away to C.D. Santa Clara, from a direct free kick.^[7]

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.^[8]

Honours

Braga

Taça da Liga: 2019–20

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kundert, Tom (15 August 2017). "Bruno Xadas announces himself in style". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Sp. Braga 3–3 Marítimo" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
^ Sousa Martins, André (31 January 2020). "Bem-vindo Bruno Xadas" [Welcome Bruno Xadas] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^ "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.
^ "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.

External links

Xadas at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
National team data (in Portuguese)
Xadas – FIFA competition record (archived)
Xadas at Soccerway

[Style-1] Kundert, Tom (15 August 2017). "Bruno Xadas announces himself in style". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "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.

[5] "Sp. Braga 3–3 Marítimo" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

[6] Sousa Martins, André (31 January 2020). "Bem-vindo Bruno Xadas" [Welcome Bruno Xadas] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[7] "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.

[8] "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.

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