Lille bought the player from his club in 2017 with a transfer fee of 5.5 million euros.
Renting the young player to Dijon, one of the Ligue 1 teams, in the same year, Lille got his player back in 2018 and Xeka competed with his team Lille in the French Ligue 1 until the end of this season. Xeka played a total of 131 matches in Ligue 1 and contributed 9 goals and 9 assists to his team in these matches.
The Portuguese player also played in 10 matches in the Champions League. According to Transfermarkt, Xeka’s current market value is 9 million euros.