{{short description|Portuguese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Portuguese name|Vieira|Almeida}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Xadas | image = | fullname = Bruno Alexandre Vieira Almeida<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/bruno-xadas/sp-braga-b/1654-291-188286|title=Bruno Xadas|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|12|2|df=yes}}<ref name=Bio/> | birth_place = Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal<ref name=Bio/> | height = 1.79 m<ref name=Bio/> | position = Attacking midfielder | currentclub = Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | clubnumber = 8 | youthyears1 = 2005–2008 | youthclubs1 = Milheiroense | youthyears2 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs2 = Porto | youthyears3 = 2010–2014 | youthclubs3 = Sanjoanense | youthyears4 = 2014–2016 | youthclubs4 = Braga | years1 = 2016–2017 | clubs1 = Braga B | caps1 = 34 | goals1 = 11 | years2 = 2017–2021 | clubs2 = Braga | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2020 | clubs3 = → Marítimo (loan) | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = → Mouscron (loan) | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2021–2024 | clubs5 = Marítimo | caps5 = 90 | goals5 = 11 | years6 = 2024– | clubs6 = Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | caps6 = 41 | goals6 = 9 | nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = Portugal U19 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam2 = Portugal U20 | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 4 | nationalyears3 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam3 = Portugal U21 | nationalcaps3 = 6 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | club-update = 22 November 2025 | nationalteam-update = }} '''Bruno Alexandre Vieira Almeida''' (born 2 December 1997), known as '''Xadas''' {{IPA|pt|ˈʃaðɐʃ|}}, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.
==Club career== ===Braga=== Born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Porto metropolitan area, Xadas inherited his unusual nickname through his father and grandfather.<ref name=Style>{{cite web|url=https://portugoal.net/club-news/697-bruno-xadas-announces-himself-in-style|title=Bruno Xadas announces himself in style|publisher=PortuGOAL|first=Tom|last=Kundert|date=15 August 2017|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/detalhe/freamunde-sp-braga-b-2-1-pedrinho-resolveu-jogo-a-bomba|title=Freamunde-Sp. Braga B, 2–1: Pedrinho resolveu jogo à 'bomba'|trans-title=Freamunde-Sp. Braga B, 2–1: Pedrinho decided match with a 'rocket'|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=2 April 2016|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>
In 2016–17, Xadas scored 11 goals in 30 matches for the B team,<ref name=Style/> including both on 28 September 2016 as they came from behind to draw 2–2 at home to C.D. Aves.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/braga/noticias/interior/xadas-protagonista-de-um-golaco-no-braga-b-aves-5416216.html|title=Xadas, protagonista de um golaço no Braga B-Aves|trans-title=Xadas, protagonist of a wondergoal in Braga B-Aves|newspaper=O Jogo|language=pt|date=29 September 2016|access-date=14 September 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125225359/https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/braga/noticias/interior/xadas-protagonista-de-um-golaco-no-braga-b-aves-5416216.html|archive-date=25 January 2019}}</ref> The following 1 April, he was called up for the first team for their match against C.S. Marítimo;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/braga/noticias/interior/xadas-nos-convocados-do-braga-para-rececao-ao-maritimo-5764203.html|title=Xadas nos convocados do Braga para receção ao Marítimo|trans-title=Xadas in Braga's squad for visit of Marítimo|newspaper=O Jogo|language=pt|date=1 April 2017|access-date=14 September 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229024843/https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/braga/noticias/interior/xadas-nos-convocados-do-braga-para-rececao-ao-maritimo-5764203.html|archive-date=29 December 2018}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/02-04-2017/sp-braga-maritimo-3-3-resultado-final|title=Sp. Braga-Marítimo, 3–3 (resultado final)|trans-title=Sp. Braga-Marítimo, 3–3 (final score)|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=2 April 2017|access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref> and had three more appearances over the remainder of the season.<ref name=Style/>
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.<ref name=Style/>
===Marítimo=== On 31 January 2020, Xadas was loaned to Marítimo until the end of the campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csmaritimo.org.pt/bem-vindo-bruno-xadas/|title=Bem-vindo Bruno Xadas|trans-title=Welcome Bruno Xadas|publisher=C.S. Marítimo|first=André|last=Sousa Martins|language=pt|date=31 January 2020|access-date=31 January 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131185739/http://www.csmaritimo.org.pt/bem-vindo-bruno-xadas/|archive-date=31 January 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bancada.pt/artigos/portugal/maritimo-consegue-vitoria-importante-para-a-manutencao-frente-ao-santa-clara|title=Marítimo consegue vitória importante para a manutenção frente ao Santa Clara|trans-title=Marítimo get important victory for survival against Santa Clara|publisher=Bancada|language=pt|date=3 July 2020|access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref>
Xadas went on loan to Royal Excel Mouscron of the Belgian Pro League in October 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20201005_01516755/xadas-debarque-au-canonnier|title=Xadas débarque au Canonnier|trans-title=Xadas arrives at the Canonnier|newspaper=L'Avenir|language=fr|date=5 October 2020|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref> At its conclusion, he signed a three-year deal at Marítimo, with Braga retaining 60% of his economic rights.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/mercado/braga/oficial-bruno-xadas-e-jogador-do-maritimo|title=OFICIAL: Bruno Xadas é reforço do Marítimo|trans-title=OFFICIAL: Bruno Xadas is Marítimo addition|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|date=13 July 2021|access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.publico.pt/2021/08/22/desporto/cronica_de_jogo/fc-porto-voltou-encontrar-turbulencia-madeira-1974913|title=FC Porto voltou a encontrar turbulência na Madeira|trans-title=FC Porto encountered turbulence again in Madeira|newspaper=Público|first=David|last=Andrade|language=pt|date=22 August 2021|access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref>
===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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/maritimo/detalhe/xadas-por-ano-e-meio-na-china|title=Xadas por ano e meio na China|trans-title=Xadas to China for one and a half years|newspaper=Record|first=André|last=Monteiro|language=pt|date=20 June 2024|access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/internacional/detalhe/bruno-xadas-deixa-maritimo-e-assina-pelo-tianjin-jinmen-tiger|title=Bruno Xadas deixa Marítimo e assina pelo Tianjin Jinmen Tiger|trans-title=Bruno Xadas leaves Marítimo and signs for Tianjin Jinmen Tiger|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=23 June 2024|access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sabado.pt/desporto/futebol/detalhe/portugal-bate-coreia-do-sul-no-mundial-sub-20|title=Portugal bate Coreia do Sul no Mundial sub-20|trans-title=Portugal beat South Korea in under-20 World Cup|publisher=Sábado|language=pt|date=30 May 2017|access-date=14 September 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014221733/https://www.sabado.pt/desporto/futebol/detalhe/portugal-bate-coreia-do-sul-no-mundial-sub-20|archive-date=14 October 2017}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played 22 November 2025}}<ref>{{Soccerway|bruno-alexandre-vieira-almeida/440937}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Club !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3"|Braga B |2015–16 |LigaPro |4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |2016–17 |LigaPro |30||11||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||11 |- !colspan=2 |Total !34!!11!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!34!!11 |- |rowspan="5"|Braga |2016–17 |Primeira Liga |4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |2017–18 |Primeira Liga |21||2||1||0||3||0||9||0||colspan="2"|—||34||2 |- |2018–19 |Primeira Liga |8||1||1||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||10||1 |- |2019–20 |Primeira Liga |1||0||0||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- !colspan=2 |Total !34!!3!!2!!0!!4!!0!!11!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!51!!3 |- |Marítimo (loan) |2019–20 |Primeira Liga |12||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- |Mouscron (loan) |2020–21 |Belgian Pro League |25||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||2 |- |rowspan="4"|Marítimo |2021–22 |Primeira Liga |25||3||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||3 |- |2022–23 |Primeira Liga |32||3||1||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||2||1||38||5 |- |2023–24 |Liga Portugal 2 |33||5||4||3||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||9 |- !colspan=2 |Total !90!!11!!6!!4!!5!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!1!!103!!17 |- |rowspan="3"|Tianjin Jinmen Tiger |2024 |Chinese Super League |12||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||2 |- |2025 |Chinese Super League |29||7||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||7 |- !colspan=2 |Total !41!!9!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!44!!9 |- !colspan=3 |Career Total !236!!37!!11!!4!!9!!1!!11!!0!!2!!1!!269!!43 |}
==Honours== '''Braga''' *Taça da Liga: 2019–20<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/allianz-cup/detalhe/penafiel-sp-braga-em-direto|title=Sp. Braga vence Penafiel e isola-se na liderança do grupo A da Taça da Liga|trans-title=Sp. Braga defeat Penafiel and go clear in the lead of Group A of the League Cup|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=7 October 2019|access-date=20 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://portugoal.net/club-news/1458-late-ricardo-horta-strike-wins-the-taca-da-liga-for-braga|title=Late Ricardo Horta strike wins the Taça da Liga for Braga|publisher=PortuGOAL|first=Richard|last=Cole|date=25 January 2020|access-date=20 October 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{ForaDeJogo}} *{{FPF national player|814322}} *{{FIFA player|402996}}
{{Tianjin Teda F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Xadas}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Category:Portuguese men's footballers Category:Footballers from Oliveira de Azeméis Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Primeira Liga players Category:Liga Portugal 2 players Category:A.D. Sanjoanense players Category:S.C. Braga B players Category:S.C. Braga players Category:C.S. Marítimo players Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:Royal Excel Mouscron players Category:Chinese Super League players Category:Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Category:Portugal men's youth international footballers Category:Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Category:Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Category:Expatriate men's footballers in China Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in China