João Diogo Alves Rodrigues (born 17 September 1998), known as Kikas, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Challenger Pro League club Eupen.
Kikas was born in Castelo Branco, and finished his youth career with Vitória de Guimarães up north. 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, and in January 2018 signed a three-year contract with Belenenses to be made effective on 1 July.
Kikas' first match in the Primeira Liga took place on 27 August 2018, when he came on as a late substitute in the 1âÂÂ1 away draw against Moreirense. 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 2âÂÂ2.
On 7 May 2019, Kikas agreed to an extension until 2023 with a buyout clause of â¬15 million. Late into the January 2020 transfer window, he was loaned to LigaPro side Vilafranquense until 30 June.
Kikas continued to be loaned by the renamed B-SAD in the subsequent seasons, to Doxa Katokopias of the Cypriot First Division, Mafra in the Portuguese second tier and União de Leiria in the third.
In January 2023, still owned by B-SAD, Kikas moved to Estrela da Amadora. Having helped them to return to the top flight after a lengthy absence, that summer he joined them on a free transfer and a two-year deal.
Kikas scored the only goal of a 1âÂÂ0 win over Gil Vicente on the final matchday of 2023âÂÂ24, to secure Estrela's survival in the main tier. He totalled eight for the campaign.
In 2024âÂÂ25 and the first half of the following season, Kikas was again his team's top scorer at six goals.
On 21 January 2026, Kikas joined Belgian Challenger Pro League club Eupen on a contract until June 2028. On 6 March, he scored a hat-trick in the 4âÂÂ0 victory against Jong KAA Gent.