Hugo Novoa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Novoa and the second or maternal family name is Ramos.

Hugo Novoa Ramos (born 24 January 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a winger for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés.

Hugo Novoa

Novoa with RB Leipzig in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Hugo Novoa Ramos
Date of birth	(2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Bertamiráns, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back, winger
Team information
Current team	Alavés
Number	16
Youth career
2008–2013	Bertamiráns
2013–2019	Deportivo La Coruña
2019–2021	RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	RB Leipzig	15	(2)
2023	→ Basel (loan)	12	(1)
2023–2024	→ Utrecht (loan)	5	(0)
2024	→ Villarreal B (loan)	11	(0)
2024–	Alavés	4	(0)
International career‡
2019	Spain U16	7	(0)
2019–2020	Spain U17	8	(0)
2021–2022	Spain U19	6	(0)
2022–	Spain U21	13	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:58, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[2] The following 21 January, he extended his contract by two year until 2024,^[5] and two days later he made his first start in a 2–0 home win over VfL Wolfsburg.^[6]

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.^[7] He joined Basel's first team during the winter break of their 2022–23 season under head coach Alex Frei.^[8] 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.^[9] 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.^[10]

Loan to Utrecht

On 1 September 2023, Novoa moved on a new loan to FC Utrecht in the Netherlands.^[11] 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.^[12]

Alavés

In July 2024, Novoa joined La Liga club Deportivo Alavés on a five-year contract.^[13]

International career

Novoa is a youth international for Spain, having represented the under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 March 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
RB Leipzig	2019–20	Bundesliga	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[a]	0	0	0	12	1
	2022–23	Bundesliga	7	1	2	0	1[b]	0	1[c]	0	11	1
	2023–24	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		15	2	4	0	3	0	1	0	23	2
Basel (loan)	2022–23	Swiss Super League	12	1	2	0	3[d]	0	—		17	1
Utrecht (loan)	2023–24	Eredivisie	5	0	1	0	—		—		6	0
Villarreal B (loan)	2023–24	Segunda División	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Career total			34	3	7	0	6	0	1	0	48	3

1. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in DFL Supercup
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

RB Leipzig

• DFB-Pokal: 2021–22^[15]
• DFL-Supercup: 2023^[16]

References

1. "Hugo Novoa". RB Leipzig. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
2. Rubio, Alberto (25 October 2021). "¿Quién es Hugo Novoa? El goleador más joven en la historia del Leipzig es español" [Who is Hugo Novoa? The youngest goalscorer in the history of Leipzig is Spanish]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
3. Fuentes, Fran (23 May 2020). "La perla de Abegondo que peleará por la Bundesliga la próxima temporada" [The pearl of Abegondo who will fight for the Bundesliga next season] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
4. Lavín Caballero, June (14 August 2020). "Hugo Novoa, la perla que emana" [Hugo Novoa, the pearl who emanates] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
5. Picón, Jorge C. (21 January 2022). "Hugo Novoa renueva con el Leipzig hasta 2024" [Hugo Novoa renews with Leipzig until 2024]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
6. "Matchday facts #RBLWOB". RB Leipzig. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
7. "Contract extension and loan move: Novoa joins FC Basel". RB Leipzig. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
8. FC Basel 1893 (4 January 2023). "Hugo Novoa wechselt leihweise zum FCB" [Hugo Novoa joins FCB on loan]. FC Basel (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 5 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
9. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (22 January 2023). "FC St. Gallen - FC Basel 1:1 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
10. "HUGO NOVOA RETURNS FROM LOAN AT BASEL". RB Leipzig. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
11. "Versterking op DeadlineDay: Hugo Novoa naar FC Utrecht" [Reinforcements on DeadlineDay: Hugo Novoa to FC Utrecht] (in Dutch). Utrecht. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
12. "Hugo Novoa ya es groguet" [Hugo Novoa is already groguet]. villarrealfc.es (in German). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
13. "Hugo Novoa, proyección y versatilidad para el proyecto albiazul" [Hugo Novoa, prospect and versatility for the white-and-blue project]. Deportivo Alavés (in Spanish). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
14. Iglesias, Ana (1 June 2020). "Hugo Novoa: "Un sueño a largo plazo es ser importante en la Champions"" [Hugo Novoa: "A long-term dream is to be important in the Champions League"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
15. Peeters, Thomas (23 May 2022). "A thriller in Berlin: how relentless RB Leipzig won their first major title". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
16. Lisjak, Mitja (12 August 2023). "Olmo s hat-trickom pokvaril veliki debi Kana pri Bayernu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

External links

• Hugo Novoa at Soccerway
• Hugo Novoa at BDFutbol
• Bundesliga Profile
• DFB Profile