João Diogo Alves Rodrigues (born 17 September 1998), known as Kikas, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.F. Estrela da Amadora as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Diogo Alves Rodrigues[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Castelo Branco, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estrela Amadora | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Benfica Castelo Branco | ||
| 2009–2010 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2010–2011 | Benfica Castelo Branco | ||
| 2011–2014 | Desportivo Castelo Branco | ||
| 2014–2017 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 29 | (17) |
| 2018–2023 | B-SAD | 45 | (12) |
| 2020 | → Vilafranquense (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Doxa (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2021 | → Mafra (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | → União Leiria (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Estrela Amadora (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2023– | Estrela Amadora | 25 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 7 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Kikas was born in Castelo Branco, and finished his youth career with Vitória de Guimarães up north.[2] He made his senior debut with local club Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco in 2017, scoring 17 goals in his only season as the team finished in third position in the third division, the first outside the promotion play-offs zone. He added four in the Taça de Portugal,[3] and in January 2018 signed a three-year contract with C.F. Os Belenenses to be made effective on 1 July.[4]
Kikas' first match in the Primeira Liga took place on 27 August 2018, when he came on as a late substitute in the 1–1 away draw against Moreirense FC.[5] Starting on 22 February of the following year, he netted four times in three consecutive league matches, including in a fixture at S.L. Benfica that ended 2–2.[6][7]
On 7 May 2019, Kikas agreed to an extension until 2023 with a buyout clause of €15 million.[8] Late into the January 2020 transfer window, he was loaned to LigaPro side U.D. Vilafranquense until 30 June.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Kikas" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Jorge, Artur (2 February 2017). "Futebol: Kikas inscrito na liga profissional" [Football: Kikas registered in the professional league] (in Portuguese). Reconquista. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Jorge, Artur (26 April 2018). "Futebol: Menino de 19 anos é o rei dos marcadores" [Football: 19-year-old kid is the scorers' king] (in Portuguese). Reconquista. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Belenenses contrata avançado Kikas ao Benfica de Castelo Branco" [Belenenses sign forward Kikas from Benfica de Castelo Branco]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Belenenses volta a deixar escapar pontos nos descontos" [Belenenses let points slip away in injury time again]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 August 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Golos marcados por Kikas são sinónimo de vitórias" [Goals scored by Kikas equal wins]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Salvador, Rui (11 March 2019). "Erros do Benfica 'oferecem' empate e custam liderança isolada da I Liga" [Benfica blunders 'offer' draw and cost uncontested I League leadership]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Gouveia Pereira, Miguel (7 May 2019). "Kikas renova com o Belenenses e fixa cláusula de rescisão nos 15 milhões" [Kikas renews with Belenenses and sets release clause at 15 million]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Belenenses SAD empresta Kikas ao Vilafranquense" [Belenenses SAD loan Kikas to Vilafranquense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.