Kristian Novak
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristian Sirum Novak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1998 | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Austrått | ||
| 2014–2016 | Ålgård | ||
| 2017 | Viking | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Ålgård | 50 | (4) |
| 2018 | Viking | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Sola | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Grorud | 23 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Jerv | 22 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Östersund | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Norway U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2023 | |||
Kristian Sirum Novak (born 19 October 1998) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender.
Career
[edit]Novak played youth football at Austrått and Ålgård, before starting his senior career with the latter in 2014.[2] Ahead of the 2017 season, he joined Viking's youth setup. A year later he was promoted to the senior squad,[3] but a knee injury kept him on the sideline for most of the 2018 season.[4] In 2019, he moved to Sola, and then Grorud. After two seasons with Grorud, he signed a contract with Jerv in January 2021.[2][5] On 3 April 2022, he made his Eliteserien debut in a 1–0 win against Strømsgodset.[2]
Personal life
[edit]He is the son of a Norwegian mother and Croatian father. He hails from Håbafjell in Sandnes and is the older brother of Norwegian international handballer Kristina Novak.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kristian Novak at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c Kristian Novak at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Kristian Novak klar for Viking". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Alvorlig kneskade for Novak". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 23 February 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Novak har signert". FK Jerv (in Norwegian). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Nærland, Egil Ø. (27 January 2018). "Dette søskenparet vil du høre mye om i årene som kommer". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). pp. 64–65.
External links
[edit]- Kristian Novak at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Kristian Novak at Soccerway
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