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 41 (14)
International career
2014 Slovenia U18 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 24 September 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, Novak joined Second League club NK Drava Ptuj on a free transfer.[5] He 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] Novak made just three appearances and transferred to Ljubljana Regional League club NK Trebnje during the 2021–22 off-season.[4][11] He made 37 appearances and scored 13 goals over the course of the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons.[12][13]

International career

Novak won four U18 caps for Slovenia in 2014.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 September 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] Slovenian PrvaLiga 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[12] Ljubljana Regional League 19 8 — 19 8
2022–23[13] Ljubljana Regional League 18 5 — 18 5
2023–24[15] Ljubljana Regional League 4 1 — 4 1
Total 41 14 — 41 14
Career total 106 23 5 0 111 23

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.
  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.
  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.
  10. "Slovenian top football league to resume early June". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  11. "Člani z zmago pričeli novo sezono". Facebook (in Slovenian). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  12. "Medobčinska nogometna zveza ljubljana". www.mnzljubljana-zveza.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  13. "Medobčinska nogometna zveza ljubljana". www.mnzljubljana-zveza.si. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  14. "Jan Novak". www.nzs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  15. "Medobčinska nogometna zveza Ljubljana". www.mnzljubljana-zveza.si. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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