Braga Born in
Oliveira de Azeméis,
Porto metropolitan area, Xadas inherited his unusual nickname through his father and grandfather. 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. In
2016–17, Xadas scored 11 goals in 30 matches for the B team, The following 1 April, he was called up for the first team for their match against
C.S. Marítimo; 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, and had three more appearances over the remainder of
the season. 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. Xadas went on loan to
Royal Excel Mouscron of the
Belgian Pro League in October 2020. At its conclusion, he signed a three-year deal at Marítimo, with Braga retaining 60% of his economic rights. 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.
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. ==International career==