João Novais

Portuguese footballer
João Novais
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Barradas Novais[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alanyaspor
Number 10
Youth career
2001–2007 Coimbrões
2007–2010 Porto
2008–2009 → Padroense (loan)
2010–2012 Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Leixões 71 (5)
2015–2018 Rio Ave 56 (10)
2018–2022 Braga 73 (3)
2021–2022 → Alanyaspor (loan) 29 (3)
2022–2023 Al Bataeh 25 (6)
2023– Alanyaspor 26 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:09, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

João Pedro Barradas Novais (born 10 July 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Alanyaspor as a midfielder.

He played 129 Primeira Liga games and scored 13 goals for Rio Ave and Braga, winning the 2019–20 Taça da Liga and the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal with the latter club, as well as having spells in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

Club career

Leixões

Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto metropolitan area, Novais was in the youth ranks of FC Porto before concluding his development at nearby Leixões SC. He scored his first professional goal on 11 May 2014 in the final game of the Segunda Liga season, a penalty kick to equalise in a 1–1 home draw against C.F. União.[2]

Rio Ave

On 3 July 2015, Novais signed for Primeira Liga club Rio Ave F.C. on a four-year deal.[3] He scored twice in his first season with the team from Vila do Conde, including the leveller in a 1–1 draw at Porto on 6 January.[4] In 2017–18 he recorded a career-best eight league goals (mostly from free kicks),[5][6] and two more in the Taça da Liga in a 3–2 group stage home win over former team Leixões.[7]

Braga

Novais transferred to fellow top-flight club S.C. Braga in May 2018, on a five-year deal after activating his €1.5 million buyout clause.[8][9] He scored his first goal on 16 August in a 2–2 home draw with FC Zorya Luhansk in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, though his side was eliminated on the away goals rule;[10] his first league season at the Estádio Municipal de Braga yielded one goal, consolation in the 6–2 away loss to S.L. Benfica on 23 December.[11]

On 25 January 2020, Novais was a last-minute substitute for João Palhinha in the League Cup final, which his team won 1–0 against Porto.[12] Four days later he was sent off at the end of a 2–1 victory at nearby Moreirense F.C. for a foul on Abdu Conté, and missed the next game against Sporting CP through suspension.[13] In the following season's Taça de Portugal, he scored a penalty kick in a 7–0 defeat of Clube Olímpico do Montijo in the fourth round,[14] and came off the bench in the 2–1 final win over Benfica on 23 May 2021.[15]

Novais was loaned to Alanyaspor of the Turkish Süper Lig on 19 August 2021 with an option to buy.[16] He shared teams with compatriots José Marafona, Daniel Candeias and Wilson Eduardo during his one season.[17]

Al Bataeh

Novais cancelled the last year of his Braga contract on 11 August 2022, and signed for UAE Pro League side Al Bataeh Club.[18] He scored on his debut on 2 September, concluding a 2–0 win at Ittihad Kalba FC on the first day of the campaign.[19]

Return to Alanyaspor

On 11 July 2023, Novais returned to Alanyaspor on a two-year deal.[20]

Personal life

Novais' father Abílio also played as a midfielder, being best known for his spell at S.C. Salgueiros in the late 1990s.[21]

Honours

Braga

References

  1. ^ a b c d "João Novais" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Leixões-U. Madeira, 1–1: Empate na despedida de Nuno Silva" [Leixões-U. Madeira, 1–1: Draw on Nuno Silva's farewell]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Rio Ave garante contratação do médio João Novais" [Rio Ave secure signing of midfielder João Novais] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ^ Machado, José Miguel (6 January 2016). "João Novais: «Este resultado é dedicado aos adeptos»" [João Novais: "This result is dedicated to the fans"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. ^ "João Novais foi o jogador da semana" [João Novais was the player of the week]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. ^ "João Novais no Sp. Braga até 2023" [João Novais at Sp. Braga until 2023]. Público (in Portuguese). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. ^ "COMENTÁRIO: Rio Ave desfaz ambições do Leixões na Taça da Liga" [COMMENTARY: Rio Ave undo Leixões' ambitions in the League Cup]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. ^ "João Novais destaca que a mudança para o Sp. Braga "foi uma decisão fácil"" [João Novais highlights that the move to Sp. Braga "was an easy decision"]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  9. ^ "OFICIAL: João Novais no Sp. Braga" [OFFICIAL: João Novais to Sp. Braga] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. ^ "João Novais: "Estamos desiludidos por ter falhado o objetivo"" [João Novais: "We are disappointed by having failed in our objective"] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  11. ^ "SC Braga perde 6–2 na Luz" [SC Braga lose 6–2 in the Luz]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 23 November 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  12. ^ a b Cole, Richard (25 January 2020). "Late Ricardo Horta strike wins the Taça da Liga for Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  13. ^ Monteiro, Hugo (19 August 2021). "O vermelho direto que tira João Novais do jogo com o Sporting" [The straight red that takes João Novais out of the game with Sporting]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Sp. Braga goleia Olímpico Montijo e avança na Taça" [Sp. Braga thrash Olímpico Montijo and advance in the Cup]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  15. ^ a b Ribeiro, Patrick (23 May 2021). "Braga beat nine-man Benfica to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Oficial: João Novais apresentado por clube da Turquia" [Official: João Novais presented by club in Turkey]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  17. ^ "VÍDEO: portugueses do Alanyaspor decidem no apuramento na Taça" [VIDEO: Alanyaspor's Portuguese players decide qualification in the Cup] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  18. ^ "João Novais abandona Sporting de Braga e continua carreira nos Emirados" [João Novais quits Sporting de Braga and continues career in the Emirates] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  19. ^ Monaghan, Matt (4 September 2022). "Champions Al-Ain drop points while Al-Jazira legend Ali Mabkhout shines in opening round of the UAE's ADNOC Pro League". Arab News. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  20. ^ "Joao Novais yeniden Corendon Alanyaspor'umuzda" [João Novais is once again on Corendon Alanyaspor's shoulders] (in Turkish). Alanyaspor. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  21. ^ Marques Simões, Rui (26 November 2016). "Em nome do pai, os filhos escrevem a sua própria história" [In the name of the father, the sons write their own story]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2020.

External links

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