| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/2013 | Liga Portugal 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/2014 | Liga Portugal 2 | 21 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 | — |
| 2014/2015 | Liga Portugal 2 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/2016 | Liga Portugal | 16 | 732 | 2 | 1 | 0.37 | 6.83 |
| 2016/2017 | Liga Portugal | 11 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 |
| 2017/2018 | Liga Portugal | 29 | 2129 | 8 | 3 | 0.47 | 7.26 |
| 2018/2019 | Liga Portugal | 24 | 1230 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 | 7.03 |
| 2019/2020 | Liga Portugal | 23 | 1105 | 0 | 3 | 0.24 | 7.05 |
| 2020/2021 | Liga Portugal | 26 | 1071 | 2 | 2 | 0.34 | 7.07 |
| 2021/2022 | Super Lig | 29 | 1841 | 3 | 8 | 0.54 | 7.19 |
| 2022/2023 | UAE Pro League | 25 | 2105 | 6 | 4 | 0.43 | — |
| 2023/2024 | Super Lig | 32 | 2055 | 5 | 2 | 0.31 | 7 |
| 2024/2025 | Liga Portugal | 30 | 1401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 |
| 2025/2026 | Liga Portugal | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.59 |
| 2025/2026 | Division 1 | 33 | 2955 | 14 | 13 | 0.82 | 7.13 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 28 Division 1 midfielders, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-24
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sporting CP | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Porto | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vitória Guimarães | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Moreirense | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Benfica | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Boavista | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Marítimo | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Vitória FC | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Belenenses | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nacional | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sporting Braga | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Paços de Ferreira | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Portimonense SAD | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Santa Clara | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tondela | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Estoril | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Rio Ave | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Feirense | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Desportivo Aves | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gil Vicente | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
João Novais's 2025/2026 Division 1 season produced 14 goals and 13 assists across 33 appearances (2,955 minutes) — 0.82 goal involvements per 90. GioScore's computed rating for the season averages 7.13. Ranked against a cohort of 28 Division 1 midfielders with a minimum of 450 minutes in 2025/2026, he is among the top 5% for match rating — goals rank: 1st of 28.
His best-rated season remains 2017/2018 (7.26, Liga Portugal); his lowest was 2024/2025 (6.82).
