Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Diogo Alves Rodrigues [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 September 1998||
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) |
2021–2022 | → Mafra (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2022 | → União Leiria (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2023 | → Estrela Amadora (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2023– | Estrela Amadora | 31 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:38, 18 May 2024 (UTC) |
João Diogo Alves Rodrigues (born 17 September 1998), known as Kikas, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Estrela da Amadora as a striker.
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 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 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. [5] Starting on 22 February of the following year, he netted four times in three consecutive league matches, including in a fixture at 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 Vilafranquense until 30 June. [9]
Kikas continued to be loaned by the renamed B-SAD in the subsequent seasons, to Doxa Katokopias of the Cypriot First Division, [10] Mafra in the Portuguese second tier, União de Leiria in the third, [11] and Estrela da Amadora in the second. Having helped the latter to return to the top flight in 2023 after a lengthy absence, that summer he joined them on a free transfer and a two-year deal. [12]
On the final matchday of the 2023–24 campaign, Kikas scored the only goal of a 1–0 win over Gil Vicente to secure Estrela's survival in the main tier. [13]