Ján Novák
Encyclopedia
Ján Novák is a professional Slovak
football striker who currently plays for the Corgoň Liga club MFK Košice
.
at the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League play-off round whereby he showed great performance, evoking interest in Fulham
. 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 Novak stating that he wanted to sign players that he knew in fear of wasting the clubs transfer budget. In December 2010, he signed half-year loan for Ligue 2
team Tours FC
.
in a 0:1 defeat against Turkey
in a friendly match.
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|2010–11
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Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
football striker who currently plays for the Corgoň Liga club MFK Košice
MFK Košice
MFK Košice is a professional Slovak first division football club based in Košice. The club, founded in 1952, won the Slovak League twice, the Slovak Cup four times and the Czechoslovak Cup once. The most successful era of the club has been in 70's and 90's years of past century which they have...
.
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. He scored three times against RomaA.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
at the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League play-off round whereby he showed great performance, evoking interest in Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
. Novák had a trial at Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
in December 2009 for 5 days with a view to completing a £2m move. However Birmingham City manager decided against signing Novak stating that he wanted to sign players that he knew in fear of wasting the clubs transfer budget. In December 2010, he signed half-year loan for Ligue 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
team Tours FC
Tours FC
Tours Football Club is a French association football club based in Tours, the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire department. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Tours plays its home matches at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher located within...
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International career
On 20 May 2008, Novák made his debut for the Slovakia national football teamSlovakia national football team
The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in association football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association , the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium is Štadión Pasienky and their head coach is Vladimír Weiss...
in a 0:1 defeat against Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
in a friendly match.
Career statistics
|-|2006–07||rowspan="5"|MFK Košice
MFK Košice
MFK Košice is a professional Slovak first division football club based in Košice. The club, founded in 1952, won the Slovak League twice, the Slovak Cup four times and the Czechoslovak Cup once. The most successful era of the club has been in 70's and 90's years of past century which they have...
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|2007–08||23||17||5||3||0||0||28||20
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|2008–09||31||12||7||6||0||0||38||18
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|2009–10
2009–10 Slovak Superliga
The 2009–10 season of the Slovak Superliga will be the tenth season of the league since its establishment. It will begin in late July 2009 and end in May 2010. Slovan Bratislava are the defending champions.-Team changes from 2008–09:...
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|2010–11
2010–11 Slovak Superliga
The 2010–11 season of the Slovak Superliga is the eleventh season of the league since its establishment. It began in late July 2010 and will end in May 2011...
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|2010–11
2010–11 Ligue 2
The 2010–11 Ligue 2 season was the 72nd since its establishment. Caen were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 22 May 2010 and the season began on 6 August and ended on 27 May 2011. The winter break will be in effect between 22 December and 14 January 2011...
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Tours FC
Tours Football Club is a French association football club based in Tours, the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire department. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Tours plays its home matches at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher located within...
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Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
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Individual
- Corgoň Liga Top Scorer: 2007–08