Hugo Novoa
{{short description|Spanish footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Novoa|Ramos|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hugo Novoa
| image = 2022-07-21 Fußball, Männer,Freundschaftsspiel, RB Leipzig - FC Liverpool 1DX 2204 by Stepro Hugo Novoa(cropped).jpg
| caption = Novoa with RB Leipzig in 2022
| full_name = Hugo Novoa Ramos
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2003|1|24}}
| birth_place = Bertamiráns, Spain
| position = Right-back, winger
| currentclub = Alavés
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 = 2008–2013
| youthclubs1 = Bertamiráns
| youthyears2 = 2013–2019
| youthclubs2 = Deportivo La Coruña
| youthyears3 = 2019–2021
| youthclubs3 = RB Leipzig
| years1 = 2021–2024
| clubs1 = RB Leipzig
| caps1 = 15
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = → Basel (loan)
| caps2 = 12
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2023–2024
| clubs3 = → Utrecht (loan)
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024
| clubs4 = → Villarreal B (loan)
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Alavés
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Spain U16
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam2 = Spain U17
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam3 = Spain U19
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2022–
| nationalteam4 = Spain U21
| nationalcaps4 = 13
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| club-update = 27 May 2025
| ntupdate = 03:58, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
}}
Hugo Novoa Ramos (born 24 January 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a winger for {{Spanish football updater|Alavés}} club Deportivo Alavés.
Club career
=RB Leipzig=
Born in the village of Bertamiráns in Ames, Galicia, Novoa was formed at local Bertamiráns FC and Deportivo de La Coruña. In 2019, he turned down interest from Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Valencia CF to join RB Leipzig.{{cite news |last1=Rubio |first1=Alberto |title=¿Quién es Hugo Novoa? El goleador más joven en la historia del Leipzig es español|trans-title=Who is Hugo Novoa? The youngest goalscorer in the history of Leipzig is Spanish |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/bundesliga/2021/10/25/6176a69a22601d121f8b45b4.html |access-date=10 October 2022 |work=Marca |date=25 October 2021 |language=Spanish}}
In May 2020, having contributed five goals and eight assists to 18 games for Leipzig's under-17 team, he was moved to first-team training for the following season.{{cite news |last1=Fuentes |first1=Fran |title=La perla de Abegondo que peleará por la Bundesliga la próxima temporada|trans-title=The pearl of Abegondo who will fight for the Bundesliga next season |url=https://www.eldesmarque.com/coruna/deportivo/noticias/57431-la-perla-de-abegondo-que-peleara-por-la-bundesliga-la-proxima-temporada |access-date=10 October 2022 |publisher=El Desmarque |date=23 May 2020 |language=Spanish}} On 13 August, he had his first call-up to the first team under manager Julian Nagelsmann, remaining unused for a 2–1 win over Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.{{cite news |last1=Lavín Caballero |first1=June |title=Hugo Novoa, la perla que emana|trans-title=Hugo Novoa, the pearl who emanates|url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol-internacional/2020/08/13/bundesliga/1032365-hugo-novoa-la-perla-que-emana.html |access-date=10 October 2022 |publisher=Vavel |date=14 August 2020 |language=Spanish}}
On 23 August 2021, Novoa made his debut in the Bundesliga as an 85th-minute substitute for Christopher Nkunku, and three minutes later scored the last goal of a 4–1 home win over SpVgg Greuther Fürth with the first touch of his professional career. He became the youngest goalscorer for Leipzig, beating Joshua Kimmich by a month. The following 21 January, he extended his contract by two year until 2024,{{cite news |last1=Picón |first1=Jorge C. |title=Hugo Novoa renueva con el Leipzig hasta 2024|trans-title=Hugo Novoa renews with Leipzig until 2024 |url=https://as.com/futbol/2022/01/21/internacional/1642782972_740397.html |access-date=10 October 2022 |work=Diario AS |date=21 January 2022 |language=Spanish}} and two days later he made his first start in a 2–0 home win over VfL Wolfsburg.{{cite news |title=Matchday facts #RBLWOB |url=https://rbleipzig.com/en/news/2021-2022/matchday-facts-rb-leipzig-vs-vf-l-wolfsburg/ |access-date=10 October 2022 |publisher=RB Leipzig |date=23 January 2022}}
==Loan to Basel==
On 4 January 2023, Novoa extended his contract with Leipzig until June 2025, and subsequently joined Swiss side Basel until the end of the 2023–24 season.{{Cite web |date=4 January 2023 |title=Contract extension and loan move: Novoa joins FC Basel |url=https://rbleipzig.com/en/news/2022-2023/novoa-joins-fc-basel-on-loan/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=RB Leipzig |language=en}} He joined Basel's first team during the winter break of their 2022–23 season under head coach Alex Frei.{{Cite web |date=4 January 2023 | last = FC Basel 1893 |title=Hugo Novoa wechselt leihweise zum FCB |url=https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/transfer-hugo-novoa/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=FC Basel |language=de-CH| trans-title = Hugo Novoa joins FCB on loan}} After playing in two test games, Novoa played his domestic league debut for the club, coming on in the 71st minute, during the away game in the Kybunpark on 22 January as Basel played a 1–1 draw with St. Gallen.{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 22 January 2023 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=31731 | title = FC St. Gallen - FC Basel 1:1 (1:1) | format = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2023-01-22}} The loan was terminated early at the end of the 2022–23 season and Novoa returned to Leipzig with the club planning to send him on a new loan elsewhere.{{cite web|publisher=RB Leipzig|url=https://rbleipzig.com/en/news/2022-2023/hugo-novoa-returns-from-loan-at-basel/|title=HUGO NOVOA RETURNS FROM LOAN AT BASEL|date=7 June 2023|access-date=21 July 2023}}
==Loan to Utrecht==
On 1 September 2023, Novoa moved on a new loan to FC Utrecht in the Netherlands.{{cite web|publisher=Utrecht|url=https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2023/september/versterking-op-deadlineday-hugo-novoa-naar-fc-utrecht|title=Versterking op DeadlineDay: Hugo Novoa naar FC Utrecht|trans-title=Reinforcements on DeadlineDay: Hugo Novoa to FC Utrecht|date=1 September 2023|access-date=5 September 2023|language=nl}} At the club, he was converted into a right-back.
==Loan to Villarreal==
In January 2024, Novoa joined Segunda División club Villarreal CF B on loan for the remainder of the season with an option-to-buy.{{cite web|url=https://villarrealcf.es/hugo-novoa-ya-es-groguet/|trans-title=Hugo Novoa is already groguet|title=Hugo Novoa ya es groguet|language=German|website=villarrealfc.es|date=30 January 2024|accessdate=30 January 2024}}
=Alavés=
In July 2024, Novoa joined La Liga club Deportivo Alavés on a five-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.deportivoalaves.com/es/noticias/hugo-novoa-proyeccion-y-versatilidad-para-el-proyecto-albiazul|trans-title=Hugo Novoa, prospect and versatility for the white-and-blue project|title=Hugo Novoa, proyección y versatilidad para el proyecto albiazul|language=es|website=Deportivo Alavés|date=22 July 2024|accessdate=22 July 2024}}
International career
Novoa is a youth international for Spain, having represented the under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams.{{cite news |last1=Iglesias |first1=Ana |title=Hugo Novoa: "Un sueño a largo plazo es ser importante en la Champions"|trans-title=Hugo Novoa: "A long-term dream is to be important in the Champions League" |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/deportes/2020/05/31/hugo-novoa-sueno-largo-plazo-importante-champions/00031590938127120365752.htm |access-date=10 October 2022 |work=La Voz de Galicia |date=1 June 2020 |language=Spanish}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 2 March 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|RB Leipzig
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|Bundesliga |8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2022–23
|Bundesliga |7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in DFL Supercup}} | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2023–24
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Basel (loan)
|12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | ||
| Utrecht (loan)
|5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| Villarreal B (loan)
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!34 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
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Honours
RB Leipzig
- DFB-Pokal: 2021–22{{cite web |last1=Peeters |first1=Thomas |title=A thriller in Berlin: how relentless RB Leipzig won their first major title |url=https://www.redbull.com/ph-en/rb-leipzig-german-cup-champions |website=Red Bull |access-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613185428/https://www.redbull.com/ph-en/rb-leipzig-german-cup-champions |archive-date=13 June 2022 |date=23 May 2022 |url-status=live}}
- DFL-Supercup: 2023{{cite web |last1=Lisjak |first1=Mitja |title=Olmo s hat-trickom pokvaril veliki debi Kana pri Bayernu |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/olmo-s-hat-trickom-pokvaril-veliki-debi-kana-pri-bayernu/677939 |publisher=RTV Slovenija |access-date=12 August 2023 |language=sl |date=12 August 2023}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Soccerway|hugo-novoa-ramos/625575}}
- {{BDFutbol|301623}}
- [https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/hugo-novoa/profile Bundesliga Profile]
- [https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/hugo-novoa/spieler DFB Profile]
{{Deportivo Alavés squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Novoa, Hugo}}
Category:People from Santiago (comarca)
Category:Footballers from the Province of A Coruña
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Spain men's youth international footballers
Category:Spain men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Villarreal CF B players
Category:Deportivo Alavés players
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands