Ján Novák (footballer)

Ján Novák (born 6 March 1985) is a Slovak footballer who plays for Mladosť Kalša as a forward.

Ján Novák
Personal information
Full name Ján Novák
Date of birth (1985-03-06) 6 March 1985
Place of birth Trebišov, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Mladosť Kalša
Number 18
Youth career
Slavoj Trebišov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Slavoj Trebišov
2006–2011 Košice 112 (45)
2011 → Tours (loan) 0 (0)
2012 Žilina 11 (1)
2012 → Košice (loan) 13 (5)
2013–2015 Tatran Prešov 12 (1)
2013–2015 → Košice (loan) 37 (9)
2015–2017 Iskra Borčice 57 (39)
2018–2019 Slavoj Trebišov 42 (10)
2020– Mladosť Kalša 0 (0)
National team
2008–2010 Slovakia 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2020

Club career

Novák became the 2007–08 Corgoň Liga top goalscorer, scoring 17 goals in 23 matches. In 2 consecutive games he scored 8 times.[1] He scored three times against A.S. Roma in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League play-off round whereby he showed great performance, evoking interest in Fulham.[2] Novák had a trial at Birmingham City in December 2009 for 5 days with a view to completing a £2m move. However Birmingham City manager decided against signing Novák stating that he wanted to sign players that he knew in fear of wasting the club's transfer budget.[3] He was injured at pre-season training camp in July 2010. He had to undergo surgery of the cruciate ligament and meniscus in August 2010.[4] Nevertheless, he signed a half-year loan for the Ligue 2 team Tours in December 2010.[5] His convalescence was not successful and he did not play any match for Tours. He played his first match after injury against Spartak Trnava on 24 July 2011. In the first half of the 2011–12 season his form was behind his performances before the injury. In January 2012, he signed a two-year contract for Žilina.[6]

International career

On 20 May 2008, Novák made his debut for the Slovak national team in a 0–1 defeat against Turkey in a friendly match.[7]

Career statistics
As of 7 June 2013
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Slovakia League Slovak Cup Europe Total
2006–07MFK KošiceCorgoň Liga2021000212
2007–08231753002820
2008–09311276003818
2009–10291233453620
2010–1100000000
2011–12923000122
2012–131352200157
France League Coupe de France Europe Total
2010–11ToursLigue 200000000
Slovakia League Slovak Cup Europe Total
2011–12ŽilinaCorgoň Liga1110000111
2012–13Tatran Prešov1210000121
Total Slovakia 1485221144517371
France 00000000
Career total 1485221144517371

Honours

MFK Košice

Individual

References
  1. "Ján Novák strelil doma v CL dvakrát po sebe štyri góly" (in Slovak). SME. 12 April 2008.
  2. "Fulham boss Roy Hodgson lines up deal for Jan Novak as replacement for the injured Andy Johnson". Daily Mirror. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  3. "Birmingham take Slovakia striker Jan Novak on trial with view to £2m move". Daily Mail. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  4. "Ján Novák po operácii kolena, mimo hry 4 až 6 mesiacov" (in Slovak). profutbal. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  5. "Novák prestupuje do Francúzska" (in Slovak). Denník Šport. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  6. "Ján Novák do konca roku 2014 hráčom MŠK Žilina" (in Slovak). profutbal. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  7. "Dvojicu Kolbas – Novák teší debut v slovenskej reprezentácii" (in Slovak). profutbal. 21 May 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
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