Jan Novak (footballer, born 1997)

Jan Novak
Personal information
Full name Jan Novak[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997
Place of birth Slovenia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Playing position Forward, winger
Club information
Current team
 NK Krka
Youth career
2004–2014 NK Krka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 NK Krka 19 (2)
2017–2018 Brentford 0 (0)
2018– NK Krka 5 (0)
National team
2014 Slovenia U18 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:33, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

Jan Novak (born 4 October 1997) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for NK Krka 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 permanent contract.[8]

International career

Novak won four U18 caps for Slovenia in 2014.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 September 2018
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NK Krka 2014–15[5] Slovenian PrvaLiga 2 0 1 0 3 0
2015–16[5] 3 0 0 0 3 0
2016–17[5] Slovenian Second League 14 2 4 0 18 2
Total 19 2 5 0 24 2
NK Krka 2018–19[5] Slovenian Second League 5 0 0 0 5 0
NK Krka total 24 2 5 0 29 2
Career total 24 2 5 0 29 2

References

  1. ↑ "EFL CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 20th MAY 2017" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Brentford FC – Brentford B – Forward – Jan Novak". www.brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "NK KRKA". www.nkkrka.com. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 "www.prvaliga.si". www.prvaliga.si. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jan Novak at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. 1 2 FC, Brentford. "Slovenian striker Jan Novak signs for Brentford B from Nogometni Klub Krka". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Brentford B squad update". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "ZAPISNIK 65. seje Registracijske komisije Nogometna zveza Slovenije z dne 21.08.2018" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "www.nzs.si". www.nzs.si. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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