Domestic-league season · Rio Ave.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.25 |
 Division 1at Al Jabalain | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
 King's Cupat Al Jabalain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Novais's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 11→0), while his Rating eased 27→11. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 27).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Rio Ave · 12th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Rio Ave · 11th | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 27 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | Alanyaspor · 8th | 32 | 5 | 2 | 6.88 | 28 | 27 |
| 2021/22 | Alanyaspor · 5th | 26 | 1 | 6 | 6.95 | 34 | 18 |
| 2020/21 | SC Braga · 4th | 26 | 2 | 2 | 6.95 | 49 | 20 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
João Novais is a 33-year-old central midfielder at Rio Ave, rated 10.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Novais.
On the season, Novais graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 0). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 33 Novais is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 2 appearances.
Rated 10.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~11), then tapers with age. At 33, Novais sits on 3.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Novais's projected Rating — 10.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
