Jan Novak (footballer, born 1997)

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.

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]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team 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 35 (13)
International career
2014 Slovenia U18 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:56, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

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 Slovenia

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] Upon the expiration of his contract on 1 July 2019, he joined Second League club NK Drava Ptuj on a free transfer.[5] Novak made 18 appearances and scored two goals during the truncated 2019–20 season and transferred back to NK Krka on 7 August 2020.[4][9][10] He made just three appearances and transferred to Ljubljana Regional League club NK Trebnje during the 2021–22 off-season.[4][11]

International career

Novak won four U18 caps for Slovenia in 2014.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
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 2019–20[4] Slovenian Second League 18 2 0 0 18 2
NK Krka 2020–21[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 19 8 — 19 8
2022–23[14] 16 5 — 16 5
Total 35 13 — 35 13
Career total 100 22 5 0 105 22

References
  1. "EFL club list of registered players as at 20th May 2017" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. "Brentford B – Forward – Jan Novak". Brentford FC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. "NK Krka". www.nkkrka.com (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. "Jan Novak". www.prvaliga.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Jan Novak at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. "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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "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.
  9. "Zapisnik 29. seje Registracijske komisije Nogometna zveza Slovenije z dne 06.08.2020" (PDF) (in Slovenian). p. 5. Retrieved 25 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Slovenian top football league to resume early June". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 27 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "Člani z zmago pričeli novo sezono". Facebook (in Slovenian). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Jan Novak". www.nzs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  13. "Medobčinska nogometna zveza ljubljana". www.mnzljubljana-zveza.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 7 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Medobčinska nogometna zveza ljubljana". www.mnzljubljana-zveza.si. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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