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.
| Domen Novak | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
26 April 1998 Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||
| Nationality | Slovenian | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | HSG Wetzlar | ||
| Number | 75 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2006–2015 | ŠD RK Krim | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2015–2017 | ŠD RK Krim | ||
2017–2018 | RD Slovan | ||
2018–2019 | MRD Dobova | ||
2019–2021 | RK Celje | ||
2021– | HSG Wetzlar | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Slovenia | 37 | (76) | |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 12 May 2024 | |||
Career
editNovak has represented Slovenia 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 victory over Denmark.[1] At club level, 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 3 October 2023, he scored nine goals as Wetzlar won 32–31 against THW Kiel in a DHB-Pokal match.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Slovenia beat Denmark for a trip to Cologne!". Handball Planet. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ ""Perfekter Ersatz für Kristian Björnsen": HSG Wetzlar verpflichtet slowenischen Nationalspieler". Handball World (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "HSG Wetzlar kegelt den Meister raus". Hessenschau (in German). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Kiels Krise spitzt sich zu: THW scheitert im Pokal am Bundesliga-Vorletzten". Kicker.de (in German). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.