| Nico Olsak | |
| Fullname: | Nicolás Olsak |
| Birth Date: | 25 November 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Collegeyears1: | 2010–2013 |
| College1: | Belmont Bruins |
| Collegecaps1: | 78 |
| Collegegoals1: | 13 |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa |
| Caps1: | 30 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Maccabi Netanya |
| Caps3: | 113 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | RKC Waalwijk |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Hapoel Hadera |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023 |
| Clubs8: | Maccabi Herzliya |
| Caps8: | 6 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 1 February 2023 (UTC) |
Nicolás "Nico" Olsak (born 25 November 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Herzliya.[1]
Olsak was born into a family of American Jewish descent in Buenos Aires, Argentina. When Olsak was 12 years old, his parents, Marcelo and Gabriella, decided to move the family to Boca Raton, Florida, in the United States.
After high school, Olsak went to Belmont University.
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.
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.
On 8 February 2021, Olsak joined Beitar Jerusalem, signing a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[3]
Olsak holds Argentine, Israeli and Polish citizenships. In 2020, Olsak got engaged to Tali Shimon, an American of Israeli descent from Florida.[4]
| 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 | |||
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