Domen Novak (handballer)

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Domen Novak
Personal information
Born (1998-04-26) 26 April 1998 (age 26)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Nationality Slovenian
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club HSG Wetzlar
Number 75
Youth career
YearsTeam
2006–2015
ŠD RK Krim
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2015–2017
ŠD RK Krim
2017–2018
RD Slovan Ljubljana
2018–2019
MRD Dobova
2019–2021
RK Celje
2021–
HSG Wetzlar
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Slovenia 24 (63)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 10 January 2024

Domen Novak (born 26 April 1998) is a Slovenian handball player who plays as a right winger for HSG Wetzlar and the Slovenia national team.

Career

Novak has represented his country at the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship and the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship. At the latter, though he played a minor role in the tournament as a whole, he scored three goals in a shock victory over Denmark. [1] In club competitions, he won the Slovenian First League in 2020 with RK Celje. He signed for HSG Wetzlar for the 2021–22 season as a replacement for Kristian Bjørnsen. [2] On the 3rd of October 2023, he scored nine goals as Wetzlar won 31–32 at THW Kiel in a DHB-Pokal match. [3] [4]

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References

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  2. ""Perfekter Ersatz für Kristian Björnsen": HSG Wetzlar verpflichtet slowenischen Nationalspieler". Handball World. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. "HSG Wetzlar kegelt den Meister raus". Hessenschau. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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