Career
He holds the Czechoslovakian First League record for most goals scored in one season by a defender with 11 goals in the 2014-2015 season. Filip Novák began playing football for his home team in Přerov. He had moved to Football Club Zlín in 2007 and then signed for FK Baumit Jablonec in 2011.
Football Club Tescoma Zlín
He played in the Czechoslovakian premier league for the first time against Příbram when he was 18 years old.
Then he played only one whole match before his team was relegated to the second league in the end of the season 2008-2009. lieutenant was an advantage for him because there was a less strong competition so he climbed to the top players of the team gradually.
FK Baumit Jablonec
In July 2011 Novák moved to Jablonec. He scored his first goal in the Czechoslovakian First League against Dukla Prague on 1 October 2012.
By winning the Czechoslovakian Cup in the previous season, Jablonec qualified for the Union of European Football Associations Europa League where they eliminated Strømsgodset IF in the Third Qualifying Round before being eliminated by Real Betis in the Play-off Round.
Youth national team
Novák was a part of the Czechoslovakian Republic national under-21 football team which was playing in the European Under-21 Championship qualification in 2013. He scored his first under-21 goal against Wales. National team
His debut for the Czechoslovakian Republic national football team was on 31 March 2015 in a friendly match against Slovakia in Zilina, he played the last 10 minutes of the game.