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.
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]
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]
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]
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 3400 km 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]
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+ |
Forge FC
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