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Preferred Positions
Last 24 months · all competitions
CAM
Attacking MidMain
880 min · 24 apps · 7 starts
CM
Central Mid
128 min · 2 apps · 2 starts
Squad importance
Current squad importance over the club’s last 40 recorded competitive games in this spell, including previous seasons. Starts and minutes contribute 70%; performance contributes 30%. Absences reduce the score gradually, with less weight when a player is outside the matchday squad.Current role at Rio Ave · independent of the season filter
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Through the match on 19 Sept 2026. Refreshed daily.
Profile
Bio & QA
João Novais is a 33-year-old Portuguese midfielder who plays for Rio Ave.
At €0.3m, Oddsivio's estimate for João Novais is 7% lower than four weeks ago.
Across 10 tracked seasons we have 236 senior appearances for 3 clubs on record, including 21 goals. His best return was 8 in 2017.
João Novais's most recent recorded move was a free agent to Al Najma from Al Jabalain on 16 August 2026.
Quick answers
- What club does João Novais play for?
- João Novais plays for Rio Ave. View →
- What position does João Novais play?
- João Novais plays mainly as an attacking midfielder (CAM), and also as a central midfielder (CM).
- How old is João Novais?
- João Novais is 33 years old (born 10 July 1993).
- What nationality is João Novais?
- João Novais is Portuguese.
- How much is João Novais worth?
- Oddsivio's model estimates João Novais's value at €0.3m. That is #10,649 of 11,807 players valued, and #586 of 678 in the Primeira Liga. It is a model estimate from recent performance data, updated every Monday. View →
- How has João Novais's value changed?
- Over the last four weeks the estimate has fallen 7%, from €0.3m to €0.3m. View →
- What are João Novais's career stats?
- João Novais has 236 senior appearances and 21 goals across 10 tracked seasons. View →