Ján Novák (born 6 March 1985) is a Slovak

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who plays for Mladosť Kalša as a

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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

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in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League play-off round whereby he showed great performance, evoking interest in

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. Novák had a trial at

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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. He was injured at pre-season training camp in July 2010. He had to undergo surgery of the cruciate

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and

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in August 2010. Nevertheless, he signed a half-year loan for the

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team

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in December 2010. His convalescence was not successful and he did not play any match for Tours. He played his first match after injury against

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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

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International career

On 20 May 2008, Novák made his debut for the Slovak national team in a 0–1 defeat against

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in a friendly match.

Career statistics

Honours

MFK Košice

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: 2008–09

Individual

* Corgoň Liga Top Scorer: 2007–08

References

External links

MFK Košice profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Novak, Jan 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Trebišov Footballers from the Košice Region Men's association football forwards Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers FK Slavoj Trebišov players FC VSS Košice players Tours FC players MŠK Žilina players FK Iskra Borčice players 1. FC Tatran Prešov players TJ Mladosť Kalša players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players 3. Liga (Slovakia) players Ligue 2 players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France