Kristian Novak

Kristian Sirum Novak (born 19 October 1998) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Östersund.

Kristian Novak
Personal information
Full name Kristian Sirum Novak[1]
Date of birth (1998-10-19) 19 October 1998
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender[1]
Team information
Current team
 Östersund
Number 12
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– Östersund 17 (0)
International career
2017 Norway U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2023

Career

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

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
  1. Kristian Novak at WorldFootball.net
  2. Kristian Novak at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. "Kristian Novak klar for Viking". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. "Alvorlig kneskade for Novak". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 23 February 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. "Novak har signert". FK Jerv (in Norwegian). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. Nærland, Egil Ø. (27 January 2018). "Dette søskenparet vil du høre mye om i årene som kommer". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). p. 64-65.
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