Emanuel Novo
Portuguese footballer (born 1992)
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Emanuel Rodrigues Novo (born 26 August 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for K League 2 club Yongin FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emanuel Rodrigues Novo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vila do Conde, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yongin | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Varzim | ||
| 2006–2011 | Rio Ave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Oliveirense | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Melgacense | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Balasar | ||
| 2014–2016 | Famalicão | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Chaves | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Varzim | 26 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hermannstadt | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Penafiel | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Felgueiras 1932 | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Jeddah | 37 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Riyadh | 33 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Taraji | 25 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Al-Jandal | 11 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | São João Ver | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | Yongin | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 August 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Vila do Conde, Novo played as a youth for local clubs Varzim S.C. and Rio Ave FC. His early senior career was however spent at a lower level – including A.D.C. Balasar of the Porto Football Association's third district league in 2013–14 – though he won a national title in beach soccer with S.C. Braga in 2014.[2]
After two years with F.C. Famalicão,[3] the latter in the Segunda Liga, Novo signed a deal of the same length with G.D. Chaves in the Primeira Liga.[4] Third choice to Ricardo Nunes and António Filipe, he made just one brief substitute appearance in each of his seasons with the team from Trás-os-Montes; the first was on 8 May 2017 in the final matchday (2–1 away loss against G.D. Estoril Praia), in which the latter was sent off with six minutes remaining and he was immediately beaten by a free kick from Mattheus.[5][6]
On 14 June 2018, Novo returned to Varzim on a two-year deal.[7] The following 1 July, he moved abroad for the first time, joining several compatriots at FC Hermannstadt in Romania.[8] He made his debut in Liga I 18 days later, a 0–2 home defeat to local rivals CS Gaz Metan Mediaș.[9]
Novo came back to his own country's second tier on 4 September 2020, on a one-year deal at F.C. Penafiel.[10] At the end of the campaign, he was on the books of F.C. Felgueiras 1932 for a few weeks before agreeing to a contract at Jeddah Club in the Saudi First Division League.[11][12]
Novo continued competing in the same country and league the following seasons, with Al-Riyadh SC,[13][14] Al-Taraji Club[15] and Al-Jandal SC.[16] On 3 January 2026, he signed for K League 2 club Yongin FC; in the process, he became the first foreign goalkeeper to join the league system in 28 years.[17]
