Anthony Novak
![]() Novak in 2019 with Forge FC | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Joseph Novak | ||
Date of birth | March 27, 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Pickering, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Pickering SC | |||
Wexford SC | |||
2008 | Glen Shields Sun Devils | ||
2009–2012 | Toronto Lynx | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Lake Erie Storm | 65 | (14) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Toronto Lynx | 21 | (1) |
2015–2018 | Oakville Blue Devils FC | 39 | (28) |
2019–2020 | Forge FC | 24 | (8) |
2021 | Condeixa | 6 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Cavalry FC | 24 | (4) |
2023 | Valour FC | 23 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023 |
Anthony Joseph Novak (born March 27, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward.
Early life
[edit]Novak was born in Pickering, Ontario[1] and began playing youth soccer with Pickering SC.[2] He played as a goalkeeper in his youth with Wexford SC, Glen Shields SC, as well as the Durham regional program.[3] He later joined the youth system of the Toronto Lynx.[4]
College career
[edit]In 2012, he committed to attend Lake Erie College,[5] where he would play four seasons of NCAA Division II soccer.[6] He scored his first collegiate goal on September 2, 2012 against [7] In 2013, he was earned All-Ohio Division II honours.[8] In 2014, he was named to the All-GLIAC First Team, All-Ohio First-Team, and All-Midwest Region Third Team honours.[9][10][11] On October 25, 2015, he scored a hat-tick against the Walsh Cavaliers.[12] In 2015, he earned All-Midwest Second-Team, All-GLIAC Second-Team, and All-Ohio Second-Team honours.[13][14][15] During his time with Lake Erie, he made two appearances as a goalkeeper, starting a match against the Tiffin Dragons on October 23, 2013 and taking over late in a match against the Seton Hill Griffins, following a red card to the starting goalkeeper on September 5, 2015.[16][17]
Club career
[edit]From 2012 to 2014, he played with the Toronto Lynx in the Premier Development League.[18]
In 2015, he began playing with Oakville Blue Devils FC in League1 Ontario,[19] who re-branded from the Lynx, upon the Lynx's folding.[3] On April 29, 2018, he scored a hat trick in the season opener in a 5-0 victory over Toronto Skillz FC.[20][21] In 2015, he was named a league Mid-Season All-Star.[22] In 2017 and 2018, he played in the league all star games against the PLSQ.[23][24] On August 12, 2018, he scored another hat-trick in a 5-0 victory over Ottawa South United.[25] In 2018, he won the league's Golden Boot as the top goal-scorer with 18 goals during the season[26] and was also named a league First Team All-Star.[27] With the Blue Devils, he won the L1O championship in both 2015 and 2017.[28]
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In April 2019, he joined Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League,[29][30] after participating in a two-week trial with the club during their pre-season.[31] On May 8, he made his debut for the club against Pacific FC,[32] also scoring his first goal for the club, scoring just three minutes into the match.[33][34] On August 13, 2020, he scored an overhead kick goal against Cavalry FC.[35] On October 22, 2020, he scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Municipal Limeño of El Salvador in a CONCACAF League match[36][37] and added an assist in a victory against Panamanian club Tauro FC.[38] With Forge, he won the league championship in both 2019 and 2020.[39] Over his two seasons with Forge, he scored nine goals and added five assists in 32 matches across all competitions.[40]
In February 2021, he signed his first contract abroad,[41] joining Campeonato de Portugal side Clube Condeixa.[42][43] He joined on a contract until the end of the 2020/2021 season.[44][45] He recorded his first assist in a 1-0 win over Vitória de Sernache.[46]
In April 2021, he returned to the Canadian Premier League, signing a multi-year contract with Cavalry FC.[47][48][49] He made the 3400km trip to Calgary from Ontario entirely by car, upon his signing.[50] He scored two goals against his former club Forge that season.[51][52] In March 2022, he tore his lateral collateral ligament, which required surgery, causing him to miss the entire 2022 season.[53]
In March 2023, he signed with Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.[54][55][56] He scored his first goal for the club in the season opener on April 16, against York United FC.[57]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of July 9, 2023[58]
Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Toronto Lynx | Premier Development League | 2012[59] | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2013[59] | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
2014[60] | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
Oakville Blue Devils FC | League1 Ontario | 2015 | ? | ? | — | — | — | ? | ? | |||
2016[61] | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
2017[62] | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | 21 | 10 | |||||
2018[63] | 16 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 21 | |||
Total | 39+ | 28+ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43+ | 31+ | ||
Forge FC | Canadian Premier League | 2019 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
2020 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |||
Total | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 9 | ||
Condeixa | Campeonato de Portugal | 2020–21 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Cavalry FC | Canadian Premier League | 2021 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Valour FC | Canadian Premier League | 2023 | 23 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
Career total | 137+ | 42+ | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 156+ | 47+ |
Honours
[edit]Forge FC
References
[edit]- ^ Jacques, John (July 17, 2021). "Canadian Striker Anthony Novak Takes A Stand – By Kneeling". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Kelly, Brad (19 August 2012). "Pickering's Anthony Novak picks Lake Erie College". Oshawa This Week.
- ^ a b Grossi, James (September 1, 2019). "'I belong here': From goalkeeper to army hopeful, Novak now calls Forge home". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Jacques, John (February 12, 2021). "Clube Condeixa Signs Anthony Novak". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Signs Three To Letters of Intent". Lake Erie Storm. February 14, 2012.
- ^ "Anthony Novak Lake Erie profile".
- ^ "Early Goal Not Enough as Storm Men Suffer First Loss". Lake Erie Storm. September 2, 2012.
- ^ "Storm trio tabbed for All-Ohio squad". Lake Erie Storm. December 18, 2013.
- ^ "Storm Soccer Earns Six OCSA Honors". Lake Erie Storm. December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Storm Soccer Earns NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Region Honors". Lake Erie Storm. December 13, 2014.
- ^ "Six Earn All-GLIAC Honors, Carmichael Named Coach of the Year". Lake Erie Storm. November 7, 2014.
- ^ "Storm Dominate Cavaliers, Win 6-0". Lake Erie Storm. October 25, 2015.
- ^ "Coombs Named GLIAC Defender of the Year as Four Earn All-GLIAC Honors". Lake Erie Storm. November 6, 2015.
- ^ "Coombs, Novak Named Second-Team All-Region". Lake Erie Storm. November 30, 2015.
- ^ "Coombs, Novak Earn OCSA All-Ohio Selections". Lake Erie Storm. January 11, 2016.
- ^ "Storm Unable To Overcome Early Tiffin Goal". Lake Erie Storm. October 23, 2013.
- ^ "Storm Falls to Seton Hill, 4-3". Lake Erie Storm. September 5, 2015.
- ^ "Anthony Novak Future Soccer profile". Future Soccer.
- ^ "Oakville Blue Devils - 2015 Season Outlook". League1 Ontario. 26 April 2015.
- ^ Whyte, Kacian (April 4, 2018). "Novak Hat-Trick Leads Title Defence For Oakville In Five Goal Victory". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Garbutt, Herb (May 1, 2018). "Novak's hat trick leads Oakville Blue Devils to season-opening win". Oakville Beaver.
- ^ "League1 Ontario Men's Mid-Season All-Stars". League1 Ontario. July 31, 2015.
- ^ "League1 Announces Final Selection For #L1OAllStar 2017 Match Versus PLSQ". Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "2018 League1 Ontario All-Star Lineups Announced Ahead Of Saturday Marquee Vs PLSQ". League1 Ontario. June 29, 2018.
- ^ Whyte, Kacian (August 13, 2018). "Hat-Trick By Oakville's Novak Over OSU Is Good For First In Golden Boot Race". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Novak And Kovacevic Win 2018 League1 Golden Boot Awards". League1 Ontario. November 20, 2018.
- ^ "Top 2018 Performers Recognized At Year-End Awards Gala". League1 Ontario. November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Anthony Novak signs with Hamilton Forge of the CPL". Oakville Blue Devils FC. April 4, 2019.
- ^ Urciuoli, Anthony (April 3, 2019). "Forge FC adds Canadians Anthony Novak, Klaidi Cela to inaugural roster". Global News.
- ^ "Forge inks former L1O top scorer Anthony Novak, defender Klaidi Cela". League1 Ontario. April 4, 2019.
- ^ Bedakian, Armen (April 12, 2019). "Pre-season or basic training? Anthony Novak was army-bound before Forge move". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Thompson, Marty (May 15, 2019). "Anthony Novak on L1O breakthrough, playoff 'shenanigans' leading to CPL". League1 Ontario.
- ^ Jacques, John (August 16, 2019). "'It's A Dream': Anthony Novak Happy To Hit The Pitch Again". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Anthony Novak on Instagram Live: Forge's 1st win, advice for L1O players & more". Canadian Premier League. May 14, 2020.
- ^ "Forge FC's Anthony Novak scores with incredible overhead kick". Canadian Premier League. August 13, 2020.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 1, 2020). "Anthony Novak: Forge FC leaning on leadership, chemistry in Concacaf League". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (April 23, 2021). "Anthony Novak breaks down signing for Cavalry, 'bittersweet' Forge departure". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Jacques, John (February 12, 2021). "Rumour: Novak Set For Portuguese Side Clube Condeixa". Northern Tribune.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (April 20, 2021). "Former Forge striker Anthony Novak signs with Cavalry FC". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Anthony Novak Will Now Represent Condeixa". Future Soccer. February 18, 2021.
- ^ Campbell, Glenn (June 9, 2021). "Forward Anthony Novak itching to make Cavalry FC debut". CTV News.
- ^ Martins, Sérgio (12 February 2021). "Do Campeão Canadiano para o Condeixa: Anthony Novak é reforço" [From Canadian Champion to Condeixa: Anthony Novak is reinforcement]. Canal Balneario (in Portuguese).
- ^ Gouveia Pereira, Miguel (12 February 2021). "Foi campeão canadiano e agora é reforço para o ataque do Condeixa" [He was Canadian champion and is now reinforcement for Condeixa's attack]. O Jogo (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Campeão no Canadá reforça Condeixa de Rui Amorim" [Champion in Canada strengthens Condeixa by Rui Amorim]. Record (in Portuguese). February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Anthony Novak reforça Condeixa" [Anthony Novak reinforces Condeixa]. O Derbie (in Portuguese). February 15, 2021.
- ^ Jacques, John (March 27, 2021). "Novak On Clube Condeixa, Forge, And Climbing His Career Ladder". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Cavalry adds champion forward Novak". Calgary Sun. April 20, 2021.
- ^ Jacques, John (April 20, 2021). "Cavalry Recruits Former Forge Striker Anthony Novak". Northern Tribune.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (April 20, 2021). "Is Novak to Cavalry the most surprising CPL swap yet?". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (May 8, 2021). "Cold swims, car trouble & 'man vs. fish': Anthony Novak recounts adventures on cross-Canada road trip". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Novak scores against his former club as Calvary FC beats Forge FC". CBC Sports. July 22, 2021.
- ^ Rhodes, Benedict (November 16, 2021). "Novak scores in return to Tim Hortons Field as Cavalry beat Forge 1-0". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Tait, Ed (March 9, 2023). "Anthony Novak: "I feel a bit free right now because some players in this position might not get to play football again."". Valour FC.
- ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian forward Anthony Novak to a contract". Valour FC. March 9, 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (March 9, 2023). "Anthony Novak Signs With Valour FC". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (March 9, 2023). "Valour FC sign experienced striker Anthony Novak". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (April 16, 2023). "Match Analysis: Valour open 2023 season with impressive road win against York United". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Anthony Novak at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Anthony Novak PDL Stats". SoccerStats.
- ^ "2014 PDL Stats". Premier Development League.
- ^ "Anthony Novak 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Anthony Novak 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Anthony Novak 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
External links
[edit]- Anthony Novak at Soccerway
- Anthony Novak club profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Sportspeople from Pickering, Ontario
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Toronto Lynx players
- Lake Erie Storm men's soccer players
- Blue Devils FC players
- Forge FC players
- Cavalry FC players
- Valour FC players
- USL League Two players
- League1 Ontario players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players