Ján Novák (footballer)

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Ján Novák
Personal information

Full name	Ján Novák
Date of birth	(1985-03-06) 6 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Trebišov, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Mladosť Kalša
Number	18
Youth career
	Slavoj Trebišov
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Slavoj Trebišov	78	(22)
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)
2020–2021	Mladosť Kalša	?	(?)
International career
2008–2010	Slovakia	4	(0)
Managerial career
2022-	Slavoj Trebišov (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2020

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

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[3] Nevertheless, he signed a half-year loan for the Ligue 2 team Tours in December 2010.^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 7 June 2013

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Slovakia			League		Slovak Cup		Europe		Total
2006–07	MFK Košice	Corgoň Liga	20	2	1	0	0	0	21	2
2007–08			23	17	5	3	0	0	28	20
2008–09			31	12	7	6	0	0	38	18
2009–10			29	12	3	3	4	5	36	20
2010–11			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011–12			9	2	3	0	0	0	12	2
2012–13			13	5	2	2	0	0	15	7
France			League		Coupe de France		Europe		Total
2010–11	Tours	Ligue 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovakia			League		Slovak Cup		Europe		Total
2011–12	Žilina	Corgoň Liga	11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
2012–13	Tatran Prešov	Corgoň Liga	12	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
Total	Slovakia		148	52	21	14	4	5	173	71
Total	France		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			148	52	21	14	4	5	173	71

Honours

MFK Košice

Slovak Cup: 2008–09

Individual

Corgoň Liga Top Scorer: 2007–08

References

^ "Ján Novák strelil doma v CL dvakrát po sebe štyri góly" (in Slovak). SME. 12 April 2008.
^ "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.
^ "Ján Novák po operácii kolena, mimo hry 4 až 6 mesiacov" (in Slovak). profutbal. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
^ "Novák prestupuje do Francúzska" (in Slovak). Denník Šport. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
^ "Ján Novák do konca roku 2014 hráčom MŠK Žilina" (in Slovak). profutbal. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
^ "Dvojicu Kolbas – Novák teší debut v slovenskej reprezentácii" (in Slovak). profutbal. 21 May 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.

External links

MFK Košice profile (in Slovak)
Ján Novák at Soccerway
Ján Novák at National-Football-Teams.com

Slovak First Football League top scorers