Jan Novak (footballer, born 1997)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jan Novak[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 October 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Slovenia | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | NK Trebnje | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2014 | NK Krka | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | NK Krka | 18 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | NK Krka | 26 | (5) |
2019–2020 | NK Drava Ptuj | 18 | (2) |
2020–2021 | NK Krka | 3 | (0) |
2021– | NK Trebnje | 10 | (5) |
National team | |||
2014 | Slovenia U18 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:40, 22 December 2021 (UTC) |
Jan Novak (born 4 October 1997) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for NK Trebnje as a forward. He is a product of the NK Krka youth system and represented Slovenia at U18 level.
Club career[]
NK Krka[]
A forward or winger,[3] Novak began his career in his native Slovenia with NK Krka in 2004.[4] He rose through the youth ranks to make his professional debut for the club at 16 years of age, with a late appearance as a substitute for Martin Kramarič in a 3–1 PrvaLiga defeat to NK Rudar Velenje on 23 August 2014.[5] Despite scoring prolifically for the youth teams,[4] it wasn't until after relegation to the Second League that Novak made a breakthrough into the first team, making 18 appearances and two goals during the first half of the 2016–17 season before departing the Portoval on 31 January 2017.[5]
Brentford[]
During the 2016–17 pre-season, Novak travelled to England to join the B team at Championship club Brentford on trial.[6] He was successful, but paperwork problems meant that he was unable to join the club until 31 January 2017, when he signed an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee.[6] Novak made 32 appearances and scored six goals before his release at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]
Return to NK Krka[]
On 22 August 2018, Novak returned to Slovenia to rejoin Second League club NK Krka on a one-year contract and made 26 appearances and scored five goals during the 2018–19 season.[4][8] He left the club when his contract expired in June 2019.[5]
NK Drava Ptuj[]
On 1 July 2019, Novak joined Slovenian Second League club NK Drava Ptuj on a free transfer.[5] He made 18 appearances and scored two goals during the truncated season.[4][9] He departed the club in August 2020.[10]
NK Krka (third spell)[]
On 7 August 2020, Novak transferred back to Slovenian Second League club NK Krka.[10] He made three appearances during the season.[4]
NK Trebnje[]
Prior to the beginning of the 2021–22 season, Novak transferred to Ljubljana Regional League club NK Trebnje.[11]
International career[]
Novak won four U18 caps for Slovenia in 2014.[12]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 6 November 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
NK Krka | 2014–15[4] | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2015–16[4] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2016–17[4] | Slovenian Second League | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
Total | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
NK Krka | 2018–19[4] | Slovenian Second League | 26 | 5 | — | 26 | 5 | |
NK Drava Ptuj | [4] | Slovenian Second League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
NK Krka | [4] | Slovenian Second League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 47 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 7 | ||
NK Trebnje | 2021–22[13] | Ljubljana Regional League | 10 | 5 | — | 10 | 5 | |
Career total | 75 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 14 |
References[]
- ^ "EFL club list of registered players as at 20th May 2017" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Brentford B – Forward – Jan Novak". Brentford FC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "NK Krka". www.nkkrka.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Jan Novak". www.prvaliga.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d Jan Novak at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Slovenian striker Jan Novak signs for Brentford B from Nogometni Klub Krka". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Brentford B squad update". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Zapisnik 65. seje Registracijske komisije Nogometna zveza Slovenije z dne 21.08.2018" (PDF) (in Slovenian). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Slovenian top football league to resume in early June". Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Zapisnik 29. seje Registracijske komisije Nogometna zveza Slovenije z dne 06.08.2020" (PDF) (in Slovenian). p. 5. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Člani z zmago pričeli novo sezono". Facebook (in Slovenian). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Jan Novak". www.nzs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Medobčinska nogometna zveza ljubljana". www.mnzljubljana-zveza.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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External links[]
- Jan Novak at nzs.si
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Slovenian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Association football wingers
- Slovenian expatriate footballers
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- NK Krka players
- NK Drava Ptuj players
- Brentford F.C. players