Filip Novák (footballer)

Filip Novák
	Novák with Czech Republic in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	26 June 1990 (age 34)
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
2009–2011	Zlín
2011–2015	Jablonec
2015–2018	Midtjylland
2018–2020	Trabzonspor
2020–2022	Fenerbahçe
2022–2023	Al Jazira
2023–	Sigma Olomouc
International career‡
2009	Czech Republic U19
2011	Czech Republic U20
2011–2012	Czech Republic U21
2015–	Czech Republic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 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

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

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

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

On 30 September 2022, Novák moved to Al Jazira.^[10]

Sigma Olomouc

On 3 November 2023, Novák signed a contract with Sigma Olomouc until end of the season.^[11]

International career

Youth

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

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

Club

As of 22 January 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Novák goal.^[14]

List of international goals scored by Filip Novák
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