Kaila Novak

Novak was born in Canada, to a Czech father and an English mother.^[2] She began playing youth soccer at age four with St. Thomas SC.^[3] She later played with FC London.^[4] She later joined the Ontario REX program.^[5]

In 2020, Novak began attending the University of California, Los Angeles, where she played for the women's soccer team.^[1] On March 26, 2021, she scored her first collegiate goal in a 2-1 loss to the Arizona State Sun Devils.^[6] After her first season, she was named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman Team.^[7] She was named to the Academic Honour Roll for both her seasons.^[1] She opted out of playing soccer for her senior season.^[8]

In 2016, she began playing with FC London in League1 Ontario.

In August 2024, Novak signed with English club Durham in the Women's Championship.^[9][10] She scored her first goal against the Blackburn Rovers.^[11] She departed the club following the conclusion of the 2024-25 season, having scored 3 goals across 24 appearances for the club.^[12] Following her departure from Durham, she spent time training with London City Lionesses, Crystal Palace FC, and Angel City FC,^[13] also playing in the 7v7 The Soccer Tournament 2025 with Angel City 7s in 2025.^[14]

In September 2025, she signed with Northern Super League club AFC Toronto.^[13] She made her first start for the club in a 2-1 win over Calgary Wild FC on October 4, 2025, providing the assist for Toronto's first goal, and receiving a red card in the 62nd minute.^[15] On January 15, 2026, it was announced that she had signed a contract extension to keep her with Toronto through 2026.^[16]

In June 2017, she was called up to the Canadian national program for the first time, for a camp with the Canada U17 team.^[3] The following month, she was named to the roster for a Four Nations tournament in China, where she appeared in all three matches .^[17] In April 2018, she was named to the roster for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.^[18] She scored two goals in the first match in a 3-0 victory over Bermuda U17. However, after the first two matches of the tournament, the tournament was suspended due to riots in Nicaragua,^[19][20] with her later returning to the squad for the remainder of the tournament in June in the United States, ultimately winning a bronze medal.^[21][3] Afterwards, she played with the squad at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.^[22]

In July 2019, Novak was named to the Canada U20 team for a series of three friendly matches in England.^[23] She was then named to the roster for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship (winning bronze) and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.^[3]

In 2020, Novak began posting videos on TikTok, during the COVID-19 pandemic while at UCLA reviewing food.^[8][24] She quickly amassed over a million followers.^[25][26] She became the 2nd most followed female soccer athlete on the app.^[27]

As of October 20, 2025