João Novais stats
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J. Novais
Al NajmaMidfielderJoão Novais 2026/2027 season stats
As a right central midfielder, João Novais has appeared in 1 Kings Cup match this season, totalling 90 minutes at an average rating of 6.72. Every metric below is shown as a total, a per-90 rate or percentage, and a percentile against other Kings Cup players.
Not enough players to compare against for this season.
Positions played
Kings CupMainly right central midfielder (1 appearance).
Al Najma squad
F. Al-Mutairi
30 yrs#10M. Al-Marri23 yrs#11M. Al-Shaekh31 yrs#30S. Al-Saeed30 yrs#77Y. Al-Garzaie#79S. Cissé
26 yrs
M. André
30 yrsR. Rodriguez
21 yrs
A. Taira
34 yrs#5J. Novais33 yrs#7
A. Al-Shammari27 yrs#8
A. Al-Najjar29 yrs#15M. Suhluli21 yrs#16A. Al-Badah22 yrs#17J. Al-Dhafieri20 yrs#20E. Madani25 yrs#21A. Al-Nakhli29 yrs#55
N. Dunga
30 yrs#88
Previous seasons
Per competition, club and country2025/2026
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.02 |
2024/2025
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga Portugal | 30 | 1,400 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 6.36 |
 Taça De Portugal | 4 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.10 |
2023/2024
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super Lig | 32 | 2,063 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 7.01 |
2022/2023
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UAE Pro League | 25 | 2,105 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
2021/2022
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Lig | 29 | 1,841 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 16 | 6.94 |
About João Novais
About João Novais
João Novais is a 33-year-old midfielder playing for Al Najma in the Pro League, representing Portugal. João Novais is right-footed and wears the number 7 shirt. Born on 10 July 1993.
Most recent appearance
João Novais's most recent match was at home against Al Ittihad on December 26th. Al Najma lost 0-3. João Novais played 90 minutes, registering 4 shots, 1 key pass, 1 tackle with a match rating of 6.72.
Recent matches
- December 26th0-3 lossvsAl Ittihad(90 mins, rating 6.72)
- November 23rd1-2 lossvsAl Fateh(90 mins, rating 7.02)
- August 11th2-2 drawvsSporting Braga(17 mins, rating 6.28)
- September 16th3-3 drawatArouca(0 mins, rating 0)
- September 17th1-1 drawvsNacional(27 mins, 1 yellow card, rating 6.9)
Teammates at Al Najma
João Novais currently plays alongside Souleymane Cissé, Diogo Queirós, Salim Gabous, Jathob Al-Dhafieri, Rayan Al-Ghamdi, Bader Al-Khamali, Abdulelah Al-Shammari, Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri, Yazid Al-Garzaie, Mohammed Al-Marri, Faisal Al-Mutairi, João Novais, Mobarak Al-Rajeh, Khaled Al-Khathalan, Marcos André, Khalid Al-Shammari, Belal Al-Dawaa, Masalah Al-Shaekh, Mohammed Suhluli, Ammar Al-Najjar, Abdulwahid Al-Nakhli, Khalid Al-Shuwayyi, Ronald Rodriguez, Ahmed Al-Badah, Nabil Dunga, Afonso Taira, Eyad Madani and Suleiman Al-Saeed at Al Najma.