Jakob Novak (born 4 March 1998) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Jakob Novak
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
–2017 Olimpija Ljubljana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Olimpija Ljubljana 9 (0)
2017–2018Rudar Velenje (loan) 27 (3)
2018–2021 Celje 76 (2)
2021–2022 Boluspor 19 (1)
2023–2024 Atyrau 46 (3)
2025 Oțelul Galați 0 (0)
2025Jenis (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Slovenia U17[a] 7 (0)
2015–2016 Slovenia U19[a] 6 (1)
2019 Slovenia U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025

Club career

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Novak made his professional debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga for Olimpija Ljubljana on 18 July 2015 in a game against Gorica.[3]

In February 2023, Novak joined Kazakhstan Premier League side Atyrau.[4]

Honours

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Olimpija Ljubljana

Celje

Atyrau

Notes

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  1. 1 2 Appearances in competitive UEFA matches only.

References

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  1. "Nadarjeni vezist zeleno-belih opozarja nase: 'Pohvale starejših soigralcev mi veliko pomenijo'". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 1 July 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  2. "Jakob Novak". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. Plestenjak, Rok (22 July 2017). "Zadetek, ki je zaznamoval začetek 1. SNL" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  4. "Словенский футболист официально подписал контракт с клубом КПЛ". sports.kz (in Russian). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Slovenia – J. Novak – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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