Frederico Morais

Frederico Rodrigues de Assunção Morais^[1] (born 3 January 1992), also known as Kikas,^[2] is a Portuguese professional surfer who competes on the World Surfing League Men's Championship Tour since 2017.^[3][4] He qualified to represent Portugal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's shortboard event,^[5] but did not compete.

Frederico Morais
Morais in 2024
Personal information
Nickname	Kikas
Born	Frederico Rodrigues de Assunção Morais (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 33) Cascais, Portugal
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	178 lb (81 kg)
Surfing career
Best year	2021
Career earnings	$430,150
Sponsors	Billabong, Ericeira Surf & Skate, MEO, Monster Energy, Ocean & Earth, Oceanário de Lisboa, Samsung
Major achievements	2019 World Qualifying Series Champion 3× Portuguese National Champion (2013, 2015, 2020)
Surfing specifications
Stance	Regular (natural foot)
Medal record World Games 2021 La Libertad Team

Career

Career Victories

WQS Wins
Year	Event	Venue	Country
2019	Hawaiian Pro	Haleiwa, Oahu	Hawaii
2019	Azores Airlines Pro	Santa Bárbara, São Miguel Island, Azores	Portugal
2019	Pro Santa Cruz	Praia da Fisica, Santa Cruz, Portugal	Portugal
2016	Martinique Surf Pro	Basse Pointe, Martinique, French West Indies	France

WSL World Championship Tour

Tournament	2015	2016	2017	2018	2021	2022	2024
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast	-	-	13th	13th
Rip Curl Pro	-	-	25th	5th		17th
Margaret River Pro	-	-	5th	25th		17th
Corona Bali Protected	-	-	-	13th
Uluwatu CT	-	-	-	25th
Rio Pro	-	-	13th	13th
Fiji Pro	-	-	-	13th
J-Bay Open	-	-	2nd	9th
Billabong Pro Teahupoo	-	-	25th	13th
Surf Ranch Open	-	-	-	25th	9th
Hurley Pro at Trestles	-	-	5th			-
Quiksilver Pro France	-	-	13th	25th
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal	5th	13th	9th	9th		9th
Billabong Pipeline Masters	-	-	25th	-	25th	17th	17th
Rip Curl Newcastle Cup	-	-	-	-	9th
Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic	-	-	-	-	3rd
Rip Curl Rottnest Search presented by Corona	-	-	-	-	17th
Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver	-	-	-	-	5th
Hurley Pro Sunset Beach	-	-	-	-	-	17th	9th
Rank	41st	44th	13th	22nd	10th	29th	17th
Earnings	$15,000	$19,500	$149,000	$124,400	$89,000	$53,000	$30,360

Nominations and awards

Year	Award	Category	Result
2014	Golden Globes	Best Newcomer[6]	Nominated
2017	EuroSima	Best European Male Surfer of the Year[7]	Won