Jan Novak (footballer, born 1997)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Novak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NK Trebnje | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2014 | Krka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Krka | 18 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Krka | 26 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Drava Ptuj | 18 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Krka | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | NK Trebnje | 87 | (34) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Slovenia U18 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:35, 23 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jan Novak (born 4 October 1997) is a Slovenian professional footballer who as a forward for Ljubljana Regional League club NK Trebnje. He is a product of the NK Krka youth system and represented Slovenia at U18 level.
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 76 appearances and scored 29 goals over the course of the 2021–22,[12] 2022–23,[13] 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons.[14][15]
