Nico Olsak

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| fullname = Nicolás Olsak

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| height = {{height|m=1.87}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Maccabi Herzliya

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| 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)

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Nicolás "Nico" Olsak ({{Langx|he|ניקו אולסק}}; born 25 November 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maccabi Herzliya.{{cite news |last=Rahmani |first=Maor |date=2020-06-29 |title=בנתניה נפרדו מאולסק, שהודה: הגשמתם לי חלום |trans-title=Netanya Said Goodbye To Olsak: You Fulfilled My Dreams |url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/19-20/1,1,8,56246/361958.html?ref=hp |language=he |access-date=2020-06-29 }}

Early life

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.

College career

After high school, Olsak went to Belmont University.

Club career

Olsak arrived in Israel as a tourist on Birthright.{{cite news |last=Rahmani |first=Maor |date=2017-11-25 |title=היידה: המסע של ניקו אולסק עד מכבי נתניה |trans-title=Nico Olsak's Journey To Maccabi Netanya |url=https://www.one.co.il/article/301424.html |language=he |access-date=2020-06-29 }} 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.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-08|title=בית"ר ירושלים: ניקו אולסק חתם, אנטואן קונטה נחתך, דיוגו ורדאסקה הוקפא - וואלה! ספורט|url=https://sports.walla.co.il/item/3416697|access-date=2021-02-08|website=וואלה!News|language=he}}

Personal life

Olsak holds Argentine, Israeli, Polish, and American citizenships. In 2020, Olsak got engaged to Tali Shimon, an American of Israeli descent from Florida.{{cite web |url=https://sport1.maariv.co.il/general/Article-830176/ |title=ארוסתו של אולסק בראיון: "הייתי שמחה שיגיע לאחת הגדולות" |last=Sharon |first=Liron |date=2020-02-09 |website=Sport1 |publisher=Maariv |language=he |trans-title=Olsak's Fiancee: I Would Love For Him To Get To One Of The Big Ones |access-date=2020-06-29 }}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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	colspan="2" \|–	0	0	33	1
Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon \|2015–16 \|Liga Leumit \|32	0	1	0	0	0	colspan="2" \|–	0	0	33	0
rowspan="5"\|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
colspan="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
colspan="3"\|Career total !216	6	12	1	16	0	0	0	0	0	245	7