# Filip Novák (footballer)

Filip Novák (born 26 June 1990) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Jablonec and the Czech Republic national team. 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.

## 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.

### Zlín

Novák played in the Czech premier league for the first time against Příbram 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. On 17 May 2013, Novák won the Czech Cup with Jablonec, after playing he whole final match and scoring in the penalty shootout. He won the Czech Supercup against the league champion, FC Viktoria Plzeň with Jablonec on 12 July 2013. 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 before being eliminated by Real Betis in the Play-off round.

### Al Jazira

On 30 September 2022, Novák moved to Al Jazira.

### Sigma Olomouc

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

### Jablonec

On 21 February 2025, Novák signed a contract with Jablonec as a free agent.

## 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. They ran up from the group 3 as the winner but unfortunately were beaten by Russia in play-off round to the final tournament.

### 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 | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | 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 |
| Zlín | 2009–10 | 2. liga | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Zlín | 2010–11 | 2. liga | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 8 |
| Zlín | Total | Total | 58 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 58 | 9 |
| Jablonec | 2011–12 | Czech First League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Jablonec | 2012–13 | Czech First League | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 |
| Jablonec | 2013–14 | Czech First League | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Jablonec | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 29 | 11 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 12 |
| Jablonec | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Jablonec | Total | Total | 106 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 16 |
| Midtjylland | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 3 |
| Midtjylland | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 45 | 9 |
| Midtjylland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 4 |
| Midtjylland | Total | Total | 73 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | — | 97 | 16 |
| Trabzonspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 |
| Trabzonspor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 6 |
| Trabzonspor | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 30 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 10 |
| Trabzonspor | Total | Total | 74 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 89 | 19 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Fenerbahçe | Total | Total | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 3 |
| Al-Jazira | 2022–23 | UAE Pro League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | 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.
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 |

## Honours

Jablonec
* Czech Cup: 2012–13
* Czech Supercup: 2013
Trabzonspor
* Turkish Cup: 2019–20