Emanuel Rodrigues Novo (born 26 August 1992) is a Portuguese professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for Saudi club Al-Jandal as a

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Club career

Born in

Vila do Conde Vila do Conde (, ; "the Count's Town") is a municipality in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km2. The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of ...

, Novo played as a youth for local clubs

Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football club based in Póvoa de Varzim. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since its foundation. The club plays in Liga 3, following relegation in ...

and

Rio Ave FC Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atlant ...

. His early senior career was however spent at a lower level – including A.D.C. Balasar of the

Porto Football Association The Porto Football Association (Portuguese: Associação de Futebol do Porto; abbreviated as ''AF Porto'') is the district governing body for the all football and futsal competitions in the Portuguese district of Porto. It is also the regulator ...

's third district league in 2013–14 – though he won a national title in

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with

S.C. Braga Sporting Clube de Braga (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. Best known for the men's professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese foo ...

in 2014. After two years with

F.C. Famalicão Futebol Clube de Famalicão, commonly known as Famalicão, is a Portuguese professional association football, football club from Vila Nova de Famalicão. Founded on 21 August 1931, its senior team currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top tie ...

, the latter in the Segunda Liga, Novo signed a deal of the same length with

G.D. Chaves Grupo Desportivo de Chaves (), commonly known as Chaves, is a Portuguese professional association football, football football team, club from Chaves, Portugal, Chaves currently playing in the Liga Portugal 2, following their relegation from the Pr ...

in the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

. Third choice to

Ricardo Nunes Ricardo Nuno dos Santos Nunes (born 18 June 1986) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Club career The son of Portuguese parents, Nunes was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to Portugal whe ...

and António Filipe, he made just one brief substitute appearance in each of his seasons with the team from

Trás-os-Montes Trás-os-Montes () is a geographical, historical and cultural region of Portugal. Portuguese language, Portuguese for "behind the mountains", Trás-os-Montes is located northeast of the country in an highland, upland area, landlocked by the Douro ...

; the first was on 8 May 2017 in the final matchday (2–1 away loss against

G.D. Estoril Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese professional sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its Association football, football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home g ...

), in which the latter was

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with six minutes remaining and he was immediately beaten by a free kick from Mattheus. On 14 June 2018, Novo returned to Varzim on a two-year deal. The following 1 July, he moved abroad for the first time, joining several compatriots at

FC Hermannstadt Asociația Fotbal Club Hermannstadt (), commonly known as FC Hermannstadt, Hermannstadt, or familiarly as Sibiu (), is a Romanian professional Association football, football Club (organization), club based in the city of Sibiu, Sibiu County, tha ...

in Romania. He made his debut in

Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

18 days later, a 0–2 home defeat to local rivals

CS Gaz Metan Mediaș Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș (), commonly known as Gaz Metan Mediaș or simply as Gaz Metan, was a Romanian professional football club based in Mediaș, Sibiu County. Founded in 1945 as ''Karres Mediaș'', the team spent most of its exist ...

. Novo came back to his own country's second tier on 4 September 2020, on a one-year deal at F.C. Penafiel. At the end of the campaign, he was on the books of

F.C. Felgueiras 1932 Futebol Clube de Felgueiras (formerly Futebol Club de Felgueiras 1932) is an association football club based in Felgueiras, Porto District, Portugal founded in 2006 after the original F.C. Felgueiras ended in 2005 due to financial problems. Th ...

for a few weeks before agreeing to a contract at

Jeddah Club Jeddah Sports Club () is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Jeddah. Founded in 1968, the club competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier in the Saudi Arabian football league system. It has a women's section. ...

in the

Saudi First Division League The Saudi First Division League (), currently known as the Yelo League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. It ranks below the Saudi Pro League and above the Saudi Second Division League in the ...

. Novo continued competing in the same country and league the following seasons, with

Al-Riyadh SC Riyadh F.C. or Al-Riyadh () is a professional football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It currently plays in the Saudi Pro League (the first tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia). It was established in 1953 as Ahli Al-Riyadh, then ...

Al-Taraji Club Al-Taraj Club () is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Qatif. It was established in 1980 and plays its home matches at the Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium Qatif Governorate ( ''Al-Qaṭīf'') is a list of governorates ...

and Al-Jandal SC.

References

External links

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Portuguese League profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Novo, Emanuel 1992 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Vila do Conde Men's association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Varzim S.C. players Rio Ave F.C. players AD Oliveirense players F.C. Famalicão players G.D. Chaves players F.C. Penafiel players F.C. Felgueiras (2006) players Liga I players FC Hermannstadt players Saudi First Division League players Jeddah Club players Al-Riyadh SC players Al-Taraji Club players Al-Jandal SC players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia