Frederico Morais

Portuguese surfer (born 1992)

Frederico Morais

Morais in 2024

Personal information
Born| Frederico Rodrigues de Assunção Morais
(1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32)
Cascais, Portugal
Nickname| Kikas
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|

* 3× Portuguese National Champion (2013, 2015, 2020)

Surfing specifications
Stance| Regular (natural foot)

Medal record

World Games
|  2021 La Libertad | Team

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.

## Career[edit]

### Victories[edit]

WQS Wins

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

### WSL World Championship Tour[edit]

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[edit]

Year  | Award  | Category  | Result

|
|
|

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
2. ^ Renascença (20 July 2017). ""Olá. Meu nome é Frederico Morais, tenho sete anos e ainda vão ouvir falar muito de mim" - Renascença". rr.sapo.pt. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
3. ^ "Pro Surfer: Frederico Morais". World Surf League. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
4. ^ "Security Check Required". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
5. ^ "Morais fulfils dream of qualifying for 2020 Olympics". www.theportugalnews.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
6. ^ "XIX Gala Globos de Ouro: Revelação do Ano". Caras. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
7. ^ "Announced: 2017 European Surfer Of The Year". Stab Magazine. 2017-10-17. Archived from the original on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

## External links[edit]

* Frederico Morais at the World Surf League

* v
* t
* e

WSL Championship Tour Roster

2024 WSL Championship Tour

Men's Tour|

| WSL Top 34|

* Filipe Toledo
* Ethan Ewing
* Griffin Colapinto
* João Chianca
* Jack Robinson
* Gabriel Medina
* Yago Dora
* John John Florence
* Leonardo Fioravanti
* Ryan Callinan
* Connor O'Leary
* Barron Mamiya
* Ítalo Ferreira
* Kanoa Igarashi
* Ian Gentil
* Jordy Smith
* Liam O'Brien
* Caio Ibelli
* Matthew McGillivray
* Callum Robson
* Rio Waida
* Seth Moniz
* Cole Houshmand
* Samuel Pupo
* Jacob Wilcox
* Crosby Colapinto
* Eli Hanneman
* Imaikalani deVault
* Frederico Morais
* Jake Marshall
* Kade Matson
* Deivid Silva
* Kelly Slater (wildcard)
* Miguel Pupo (wildcard)

|

Replacement|

* Ramzi Boukhiam

Women's Tour|

| WSL Top 17|

* Caroline Marks
* Carissa Moore
* Tyler Wright
* Caitlin Simmers
* Molly Picklum
* Lakey Peterson
* Tatiana Weston-Webb
* Gabriela Bryan
* Bettylou Sakura Johnson
* India Robinson
* Sally Fitzgibbons
* Sawyer Lindblad
* Alyssa Spencer
* Isabella Nichols
* Luana Silva
* Johanne Defay (wildcard)
* Brisa Hennessy (wildcard)

|

Replacement|

* Sophie McCulloch

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template