Filip Novák (footballer)
.jpg) Novák with Czech Republic in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Přerov, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sigma Olomouc | ||
| Number | 57 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Zlín | 58 | (9) |
| 2011–2015 | Jablonec | 106 | (14) |
| 2015–2018 | Midtjylland | 73 | (10) |
| 2018–2020 | Trabzonspor | 74 | (15) |
| 2020–2022 | Fenerbahçe | 38 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Al Jazira | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sigma Olomouc | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Czech Republic U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Czech Republic U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2015– | Czech Republic | 27 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021 | |||
Filip Novák (born 26 June 1990) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Sigma Olomouc and the Czech Republic national team.[1] He holds the Czech First League record for most goals scored in one season by a defender with 11 goals in the 2014–15 season.[2]
Club career[edit]
Novák began playing football for his home team in Přerov. He moved to Zlín in 2007 and then signed for Jablonec in 2011.[3]
Zlín[edit]
Novák played in the Czech premier league for the first time against Příbram[4] when he was 18 years old. Then, he played only one whole match before his team was relegated to the second league in the end of the season 2008–09. It was an advantage for him because there was a less strong competition so he climbed to the top players of the team gradually.
Jablonec[edit]
In July 2011, Novák moved to Jablonec. He scored his first goal in the Czech First League against Dukla Prague on 1 October 2012.[5] On 17 May 2013, Novák won the Czech Cup with Jablonec, after playing he whole final match and scoring in the penalty shootout.[6] He won the Czech Supercup against the league champion, FC Viktoria Plzeň with Jablonec on 12 July 2013.[7] By winning the Czech Cup in the previous season, Jablonec qualified for the UEFA Europa League where they eliminated Strømsgodset IF in the Third Qualifying Round[8] before being eliminated by Real Betis[9] in the Play-off round.
Al Jazira[edit]
On 30 September 2022, Novák moved to Al Jazira.[10]
Sigma Olomouc[edit]
On 3 November 2023, Novák signed a contract with Sigma Olomouc until end of the season.[11]
International career[edit]
Youth[edit]
Novák was a part of the Czech Republic national under-21 football team which was playing in the European Under-21 Championship qualification in 2013. He scored his first under-21 goal against Wales.[12] They ran up from the group 3 as the winner but unfortunately were beaten by Russia in play-off round to the final tournament.[13]
Senior[edit]
Novák's debut for the Czech Republic national team was on 31 March 2015 in a friendly match against Slovakia; he played the last 10 minutes of the game.
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 22 January 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zlín | 2008–09 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 2. liga | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 2. liga | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 8 | |||
| Total | 58 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 58 | 9 | ||||
| Jablonec | 2011–12 | Czech First League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Czech First League | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | Czech First League | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Czech First League | 29 | 11 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 12 | |||
| 2015–16 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 16 | ||
| Midtjylland | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 31 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 45 | 9 | ||
| 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| Total | 73 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | 97 | 16 | |||
| Trabzonspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 6 | |||
| 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 30 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 42 | 10 | ||
| Total | 74 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 89 | 19 | |||
| Fenerbahçe | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 51 | 3 | |||
| Al-Jazira | 2022–23 | UAE Pro League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Career total | 358 | 51 | 30 | 7 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 453 | 64 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UAE League Cup
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Novák goal.[14]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2017 | Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic |  San Marino |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 November 2021 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic |  Kuwait |
5–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
Honours[edit]
Jablonec
- Czech Cup: 2012–13
- Czech Supercup: 2013
Trabzonspor
References[edit]
- ^ "Filip Novak ile 2,5 yıllık sözleşme imzalandı" (in Turkish). Trabzonspor. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Jablonecký obránce Novák vylepšil svůj rekord na jedenáct gólů" (in Czech). Czech News Center. ČTK. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Filip Novák – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- ^ "FC Tescoma Zlín - 1. FK Příbram 2:0". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "FK Dukla Praha - FK Baumit Jablonec 2:2". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "FK Baumit Jablonec - FK Mladá Boleslav 2:2, pen. 5:4". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "FC Viktoria Plzeň - FK Baumit Jablonec 2:3". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League 2013-14 - History - Strømsgodset-Jablonec". UEFA.com. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League 2013-14 - History - Betis-Jablonec". UEFA.com. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "Fotbalista Novák podepsal s Al Džazírou smlouvu do konce sezony". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Filip Novák přichází do Sigmy!" (in Czech). SK Sigma Olomouc. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Czech Republic - Wales 5:0". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Under 21 matches: Russia - Czech Republic 2:2". UEFA.com. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Novák, Filip". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
External links[edit]
- Filip Novák at FAČR (in Czech)
- Filip Novák at Soccerway
- Filip Novák – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Living people
- 1990 births
- Sportspeople from Přerov
- Footballers from the Olomouc Region
- Czech men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
- Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers
- Czech Republic men's international footballers
- Czech First League players
- Czech National Football League players
- FC Zlín players
- FK Jablonec players
- FC Midtjylland players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Süper Lig players
- Czech expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Al Jazira Club players
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- SK Sigma Olomouc players