João Novais

João Pedro Barradas Novais (born 10 July 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Barrada and the second or paternal family name is Novais.
João Novais
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Barradas Novais
Date of birth (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993
Place of birth Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Braga
Number 17
Youth career
2001–2007 Coimbrões
2007–2010 Porto
2008–2009 → Padroense (loan)
2010–2012 Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Leixões 72 (5)
2015–2018 Rio Ave 56 (10)
2018– Braga 47 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2020

Club career

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.[1]

On 3 July 2015, Novais signed for Primeira Liga club Rio Ave F.C. on a four-year deal.[2] 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.[3] In 2017–18 he recorded a career-best eight league goals (mostly from free kicks),[4][5] and two more in the Taça da Liga in a 3–2 group stage home win over former team Leixões.[6]

Novais transferred to fellow top-flight club S.C. Braga in May 2018.[7] 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.[8]

Personal life

Novais' father Abílio also played as a midfielder, being best known for his spell at S.C. Salgueiros in the late 1990s.[9]

Honours

Braga

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "João Novais no Sp. Braga até 2023" [João Novais at Sp. Braga until 2023]. Público (in Portuguese). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. 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.
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