Nico Olsak

Argentine footballer
Nico Olsak
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Olsak
Date of birth (1991-11-25) 25 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Herzliya
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Belmont Bruins 78 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 30 (1)
2015–2016 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 32 (0)
2016–2020 Maccabi Netanya 113 (5)
2020–2021 RKC Waalwijk 8 (0)
2021 Beitar Jerusalem 5 (0)
2021–2022 Maccabi Petah Tikva 19 (0)
2022–2023 Hapoel Hadera 4 (0)
2023 Maccabi Herzliya 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Nicolás "Nico" Olsak (born 25 November 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Herzliya.[1]

Early life

Olsak was born into a family of American Jewish descent in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] When Olsak was 12 years old, his parents, Marcelo and Gabriella, decided to move the family to Boca Raton, Florida, in the United States.[2]

College career

After high school, Olsak went to Belmont University.[2]

Club career

Olsak arrived in Israel as a tourist on Birthright.[2] After a successful trial, he joined Maccabi Kabilo Jaffa. The following year he moved to Ironi Ramat Hasharon. In his third year in Israel, Olsak signed with Premier League club Maccabi Netanya.[2]

After four seasons, and with his contract expiring, Olsak visited the training grounds of Maccabi Netanya on 29 June 2020 to say goodbye to his former teammates and coaches before returning to the United States as a free agent. Shortly after, he signed with RKC Waalwijk of the Dutch Eredivisie.[1]

On 8 February 2021, Olsak joined Beitar Jerusalem, signing a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[3]

Personal life

Olsak holds Argentine, Israeli and Polish citizenships.[2] In 2020, Olsak got engaged to Tali Shimon, an American of Israeli descent from Florida.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 2014–15 Liga Alef 30 1 3 0 0 0 – 0 0 33 1
Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon 2015–16 Liga Leumit 32 0 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 33 0
Maccabi Netanya 2016–17 Liga Leumit 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 2
2017–18 Israeli Premier League 35 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 39 1
2018–19 Israeli Premier League 29 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 39 1
2019–20 Israeli Premier League 20 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 2
Total 113 5 7 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 131 6
RKC Waalwijk 2020–21 Eredivisie 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Beitar Jerusalem 2020–21 Israeli Premier League 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2021–22 Israeli Premier League 19 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Hapoel Hadera 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Maccabi Herzliya 2022–23 Liga Alef 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 216 6 12 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 245 7

Honours and achievements

Maccabi Netanya

Maccabi Netanya

References

  1. ^ a b Rahmani, Maor (2020-06-29). "בנתניה נפרדו מאולסק, שהודה: הגשמתם לי חלום" [Netanya Said Goodbye To Olsak: You Fulfilled My Dreams] (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Rahmani, Maor (2017-11-25). "היידה: המסע של ניקו אולסק עד מכבי נתניה" [Nico Olsak's Journey To Maccabi Netanya] (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  3. ^ "בית"ר ירושלים: ניקו אולסק חתם, אנטואן קונטה נחתך, דיוגו ורדאסקה הוקפא - וואלה! ספורט". וואלה!News (in Hebrew). 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  4. ^ Sharon, Liron (2020-02-09). "ארוסתו של אולסק בראיון: "הייתי שמחה שיגיע לאחת הגדולות"" [Olsak's Fiancee: I Would Love For Him To Get To One Of The Big Ones]. Sport1 (in Hebrew). Maariv. Retrieved 2020-06-29.