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J
Midfielder
João Novais
João Pedro Barradas Novais
Al Jabalain
age 33 (10 Jul 1993)
183cm
77kg
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J
Midfielder · active
João Novais
·
Al Jabalain · Rio Ave · Al Bataeh · Sporting Braga · Alanyaspor · Sporting Braga · Rio Ave · Leixões
·
age 33
·
Data Completeness
Portrait
Timeline
Milestones
Statistics
Relationships
Matches
Chapter two · timeline
A career, unrolled
Al Jabalain
Rio Ave
Al Bataeh
Sporting Braga
Alanyaspor
Sporting Braga
Rio Ave
2015
2020
2025
8 clubs · 7 transfers on record · latest Rio Ave → Al Jabalain.
The timeline · every turning point
Milestones
2015
·
signed
Rio Ave
Signed for Rio Ave
2015
·
transfer
Leixões → Rio Ave
Move
2018
·
signed
Sporting Braga
Signed for Sporting Braga
2018
·
transfer
Rio Ave → Sporting Braga
Transfer
2021
·
signed
Alanyaspor
Signed for Alanyaspor
2021
·
transfer
Sporting Braga → Alanyaspor
Transfer
2022
·
signed
Sporting Braga
Signed for Sporting Braga
2022
·
transfer
Alanyaspor → Sporting Braga
Move
2022
·
signed
Al Bataeh
Signed for Al Bataeh
2022
·
transfer
Sporting Braga → Al Bataeh
Transfer
2024
·
signed
Rio Ave
Signed for Rio Ave
2024
·
transfer
Alanyaspor → Rio Ave
Move
2025
·
signed
Al Jabalain
Signed for Al Jabalain
2025
·
transfer
Rio Ave → Al Jabalain
Move
Chapter four · statistics
The numbers, on the record
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Chapter seven · relationships
The web around a career
Every link below is derived from shared matches and overlapping spells in the Football Graph — not a hand-written list.
Played with
C
Cezary Miszta
41 matches
M
Marios Vrousai
40 matches
O
Ole Pohlmann
40 matches
C
Clayton
39 matches
J
João Tomé
38 matches
T
Tiago Morais
36 matches
F
Francisco Miguel Ribeiro Tomé Tavares Bondoso
33 matches
B
Brandon Aguilera
32 matches
D
Demir Ege Tıknaz
32 matches
M
Martim Neto
31 matches
O
Omar Richards
30 matches
J
Jonathan Panzo
27 matches
K
Karem Zoabi
27 matches
Vítor Gomes
Chapter eight · historical matches
Nights that made the name
2025
Liga Portugal 2025/2026 · 4
Rio Ave
v
Sporting Braga
2
×
2
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2025/2026 · 3
Arouca
v
Rio Ave
3
×
3
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2025/2026 · 2
Rio Ave
v
Nacional
1
×
1
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 34
Rio Ave
v
Gil Vicente
Every number is a
door.
Every figure opens its sources — tap any number.
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V
25 matches
J
João Graça
23 matches
A
Aderllan Leandro de Jesus Santos
21 matches
Faced
P
Pedro Santos
5×
F
Francisco Trincão
4×
F
Franco Israel
4×
G
Geny Catamo
4×
G
Geovany Quenda
4×
G
Gonçalo Inácio
4×
I
Iván Fresneda
4×
L
Leonardo Lelo
4×
M
Morten Hjulmand
4×
O
Ousmane Diomande
4×
P
Pablo
4×
R
Ricardo Esgaio
4×
V
Viktor Gyökeres
4×
Z
Zeno Debast
4×
A
Alex Pinto
3×
A
Alfonso Trezza
3×
Clubs
R
Rio Ave
played for
S
Sporting Braga
played for
A
Alanyaspor
played for
A
Al Bataeh
played for
S
Sporting CP
faced
F
Farense
faced
P
Porto
faced
A
Arouca
faced
A
AVS
faced
E
Estoril
faced
F
Famalicão
faced
A
Atlético CP
faced
B
Benfica
faced
C
Casa Pia
faced
B
Boavista
faced
A
Alverca
faced
M
Moreirense
faced
S
Santa Clara
faced
V
Vitória Guimarães
faced
E
Estrela Amadora
faced
N
Nacional
faced
G
Gil Vicente
faced
S
Sao Joao Ver
faced
A
Al Jabalain
played for
L
Leixões
played for
1
×
1
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 33
Nacional
v
Rio Ave
3
×
3
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 32
Rio Ave
v
Estrela Amadora
2
×
0
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 31
Vitória Guimarães
v
Rio Ave
3
×
0
Starter
Match center
2025
Taça De Portugal 2024/2025
Rio Ave
v
Sporting CP
1
×
2
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 30
Rio Ave
v
Santa Clara
1
×
1
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 29
Moreirense
v
Rio Ave
0
×
2
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 28
Rio Ave
v
Boavista
0
×
2
Starter
Match center
2025
Taça De Portugal 2024/2025
Sporting CP
v
Rio Ave
2
×
0
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 27
Casa Pia
v
Rio Ave
2
×
1
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 25
Famalicão
v
Rio Ave
1
×
0
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 24
Rio Ave
v
Sporting Braga
2
×
1
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 23
Estoril
v
Rio Ave
2
×
1
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 22
Rio Ave
v
AVS
1
×
1
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 21
Arouca
v
Rio Ave
1
×
1
Starter
Match center
2025
Taça De Portugal 2024/2025
Rio Ave
v
Sao Joao Ver
2
×
1
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 20
Rio Ave
v
Porto
2
×
2
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 19
Farense
v
Rio Ave
1
×
2
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 18
Rio Ave
v
Sporting CP
0
×
3
Starter
Match center
2025
Taça De Portugal 2024/2025
Casa Pia
v
Rio Ave
1
×
3
Starter
Match center
2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 17
Gil Vicente
v
Rio Ave
1
×
1
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 16
Rio Ave
v
Nacional
2
×
1
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 15
Estrela Amadora
v
Rio Ave
1
×
0
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 14
Rio Ave
v
Vitória Guimarães
2
×
2
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 13
Santa Clara
v
Rio Ave
1
×
0
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 12
Rio Ave
v
Moreirense
3
×
2
Starter
Match center
2024
Taça De Portugal 2024/2025
Alverca
v
Rio Ave
2
×
2
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 11
Boavista
v
Rio Ave
0
×
2
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 10
Rio Ave
v
Casa Pia
2
×
2
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 9
Benfica
v
Rio Ave
5
×
0
Starter
Match center
2024
Taça De Portugal 2024/2025
Atlético CP
v
Rio Ave
1
×
3
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 8
Rio Ave
v
Famalicão
1
×
1
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 7
Sporting Braga
v
Rio Ave
4
×
0
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 6
Rio Ave
v
Estoril
2
×
2
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 5
AVS
v
Rio Ave
1
×
0
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 4
Rio Ave
v
Arouca
1
×
0
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 3
Porto
v
Rio Ave
2
×
0
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 2
Rio Ave
v
Farense
1
×
0
Starter
Match center
2024
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 1
Sporting CP
v
Rio Ave
3
×
1
Starter
Match center
Al Jabalain
Arouca 
Vitória Guimarães 
Moreirense 
Casa Pia 
Famalicão 
Estoril 
Farense 
Alverca 
Benfica 
Atlético CP