Domen Novak (handballer) explained

Domen Novak
Birth Date:26 April 1998
Birth Place:Ljubljana, Slovenia
Nationality:Slovenian
Height:1.81 m
Position:Right wing
Currentclub:HSG Wetzlar
Clubnumber:75
Youthyears1:2006–2015
Youthclubs1:ŠD RK Krim
Years1:2015–2017
Clubs1:ŠD RK Krim
Years2:2017–2018
Clubs2:RD Slovan
Years3:2018–2019
Clubs3:MRD Dobova
Years4:2019–2021
Clubs4:RK Celje
Years5:2021–
Clubs5:HSG Wetzlar
Nationalteam1:Slovenia
Nationalcaps1:37
Nationalgoals1:76
Ntupdate:12 May 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 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slovenia beat Denmark for a trip to Cologne! . Handball Planet . 4 March 2024.
  2. Web site: "Perfekter Ersatz für Kristian Björnsen": HSG Wetzlar verpflichtet slowenischen Nationalspieler . Handball World . 4 March 2024. de.
  3. News: HSG Wetzlar kegelt den Meister raus . 4 March 2024 . Hessenschau . 3 October 2023. de.
  4. News: Kiels Krise spitzt sich zu: THW scheitert im Pokal am Bundesliga-Vorletzten. de. 4 March 2024 . Kicker.de . 3 October 2023.