Hugo Novoa Ramos (born 24 January 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
![]() Novoa with RB Leipzig in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hugo Novoa Ramos | ||
Date of birth | (2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Bertamiráns, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
Number | 38 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2013 | Bertamiráns | ||
2013–2019 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
2019–2021 | RB Leipzig | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | RB Leipzig | 15 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Spain U16 | 7 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Spain U17 | 8 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
2022– | Spain U21 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:36, 5 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
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]
Novoa is a youth international for Spain, having represented the under-16, under-17 and under-19 teams.[7]
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig – current squad | |
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