Ronaldo's successor from Portugal

Benfica Born in Benavente, Portugal, Guedes joined S.L. Benfica youth system in 2005, where he progressed to the. juniors team. On his debut at the age of 8, he scored all of the goals in a 5–0 win against a team of boys three years older.[1] He was part of Benfica's squad in the inaugural UEFA Youth League in 2013–14, contributing to their victories over Paris Saint-Germain, Anderlecht, Manchester City and Real Madrid en route to the final.[1]

On 19 April 2014, he made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2013–14 Segunda Liga match against Porto B, playing 21 minutes of an eventual 4–1 away loss before being replaced by Rudinilson Silva.[2]

On 18 October 2014, Guedes debuted for Benfica's first team at Sporting da Covilhã in the third round of Taça de Portugal.[3] On 4 January 2015, he debuted in Primeira Liga at Penafiel, as an added-time substitute for Lima in a 3–0 victory.[4] On 4 July, he won the 2014–15 Segunda Liga's Breakthrough Player of the Year award.[5]

On 26 September 2015, he scored his first goal with Benfica in a 3–0 victory against Paços de Ferreira in the league.[6] On 30 September, he scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League in a victory at Atlético Madrid (1–2),[7] and became the youngest Portuguese player to have scored a goal in the group stage.[1] He was praised by opposing manager Diego Simeone after the game.[1]

While mainly used as a right-winger at Benfica, he played some matches as a false 9 centre-forward due to injury to striker Jonas.[1]

Paris Saint-Germain Edit
On 25 January 2017, Guedes joined Paris Saint-Germain for €30 million,[8] signing a contract lasting until 2021. He stated that he wanted to emulate compatriot and former PSG player Pauleta.[9] PSG won a bidding war with Manchester United for his signature.[10]

He made his debut for the Ligue 1 title holders four days later, replacing fellow newcomer Julian Draxler for the final three minutes of a 1–1 home draw with Monaco.[11]

Valencia (loan) Edit
On 1 September 2017, Guedes was loaned to Spanish club Valencia on a season-long deal.[12] The transfer was facilitated by the contacts between his agent Jorge Mendes and the owners of Valencia.[1]

He made his La Liga debut eight days later, replacing Andreas Pereira for the final half hour of a goalless home draw against Atlético Madrid.[13] On 15 October, Guedes scored the first goal of his loan in a 6–3 win at Real Betis, as his unbeaten team rose to second above Real Madrid.[14] Six days later, he scored twice and assisted Santi Mina in a 4–0 win over Sevilla, the Che team's fifth consecutive victory. He made his move to Valencia Permanent on December 23, 2017. [15] He received plaudits from the international sporting press for his early-season form.[16][1]