João Diogo Alves Rodrigues (born 17 September 1998), known as Kikas, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Belenenses SAD as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | João Diogo Alves Rodrigues[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 24)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Castelo Branco, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Belenenses SAD | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| 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– | Belenenses | 34 | (9) |
| 2020 | → Vilafranquense (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Doxa (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2021 | → Mafra (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | → União Leiria (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:27, 6 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
Belenenses SAD – current squad | |
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