[Official] 'K League foreign GK, it's been 28 years!' Yongin recruited Novo from Portugal "Expecting European experience."

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The first foreign goalkeeper in 28 years in the K League will make its debut. This is Novo (34) of Yongin FC who joined K League 2.

Yongin said on the 3rd, "We welcomed the club's first foreign player by recruiting veteran goalkeeper Novo from Portugal."

As a result, Novo was listed as the first foreign goalkeeper to be registered in the K-League since the ban on foreign goalkeepers was abolished. The Korea Professional Football Association abruptly abolished the regulation on recruiting foreign goalkeepers, which had been maintained since 1999, ahead of the 2026 season.

Novo is a veteran goalkeeper with abundant hands-on experience in various leagues such as Romania and Saudi Arabia, as well as Portugal's first and second divisions.

Yongin said, "Novo, who played as a midfielder when he was a boy, has sophisticated kicks and excellent build-up ability. On top of that, he evaluated that his ability to control the air ball using his tall height of 192cm, stable catching, and the ability to manage the game that does not shake even in crisis situations are also considered strengths.

Novo said, "It is a great honor to be with Yongin FC at its historic start. He is the first goalkeeper to enter the K-League since the abolition of the foreign goalkeeper restriction rule, and he said, "Communication with defenders is an advantage, and I will firmly protect Yongin's goal with my colleagues."

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